The Weekends

Hello!

As I am winding down my Sunday I figured I'd touch on the topic of what to do on the weekends in Tampa. I get a lot of questions about what there is to do on the weekends for students....and I always try to reassure people that there is plenty! A lot of campus get nicknamed "suitcase schools" because everyone leaves on the weekends to go home or somewhere else...thats definitely not the case at UT. 

We have so many options when it comes to entertainment and leisure...Off campus options within 30 minutes or less from campus...Lightening Games, Rays Games, Bucs Games, USF Bulls Games, Busch Gardens, Indoor Concerts, Outdoor Concerts, Indie Venues, Comedy Shows, Conventions, the State Fair Grounds, Beaches...Beaches...Beaches..., two malls, more restaurants than you can imagine, recreation areas, parks, Tampa Bay, numerous gym facilities... etc... On campus options... the pool, the park, the game room, UT sporting events, the McNiff Fitness Center, outdoor volleyball and basketball courts, the courtyard, free monthly movies and stand up comedians, at least 10 different dining venues, Student Productions events...etc...

For example last weekend we had a four day weekend, I went out to dinner, went to happy hour and my favorite restaurant/bar (its still strange to me that I'm 22 and am legal to go out), went to the beach (got really sunburned), babysat, watched a movie on campus, went to a friends pool party/house warming party, went to the gym on campus, went shopping at the International Plaza. 

This weekend  I went to our men's soccer game (the women's game got rained out), I went to a boxing class I take across the street at Punch for fitness, I went with about 10 friends to our one of our favorite places called Splitsville, its a bowling alley/bar (always a good time). My roommate is also at the Bucs game right now...I'm babysitting so I couldn't go, but I know a lot of students that went...

Next weekend I got 4 tickets to go to the Lightening game...we'll see what else I do next weekend!

I moved to Tampa from a small town on the east coast of Florida and knew I wanted to move to a small city where there was a lot more to offer in the way of entertainment and nightlife. I know I definitely found a city I love and plan on staying in Tampa after I graduate! 

Let me know if you have any questions about the Tampa area :)