3 Best Performing Arts Venues in The Tampa Bay Area, Florida

Many major events take place at this conveniently located arena, which sits near Downtown Tampa in the Channelside district. The Tampa Bay Lightning call this spot home, but the 670,000-square-foot venue hosts at least 150 special events each year—mostly musical ones.

In existence for just over a century and affiliated with the Ruth Eckerd Hall, this theater brings local, regional, and national musicians to downtown Clearwater. In addition to a stylish, 750-seat auditorium it has a rooftop terrace and bar.

This venue at the south end of the Downtown waterfront is one of the few places in St. Petersburg to see big-ticket national acts as well as the Florida Orchestra, which plays here quite often.