K-Pop Asian Night Market — Tampa

Tampa is turning Perry Harvey, Sr. Park into a three-day K-pop night market starting Friday, April 24, with food stalls, vendors and live performances. (tampa.gov) The event runs Friday through Sunday, April 24-26, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. each day at Perry Harvey, Sr. Park, listed on the event page at 1000 E. Harrison St. in downtown Tampa. (tampa.gov) The City of Tampa’s listing says the market will include K-culture activities alongside the food, shopping and stage programming, and it directs visitors to a schedule and additional details through Saigon Night Market. (tampa.gov) The market lands during a packed downtown weekend. Tampa’s April 24-26 traffic advisory says the city expects heavier traffic around major entertainment hubs, with three nights of BTS at Raymond James Stadium drawing more than 60,000 fans each night. (tampa.gov) City officials tied other Asian and Pacific Islander programming to this spring’s festival calendar. Tampa’s Mayor’s Asian American Pacific Islander Advisory Council held the 2026 Tampa Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on March 28. (tampa.gov) Perry Harvey, Sr. Park is one of Tampa’s regular special-event sites, with a performing space, fountain, basketball courts and skate park, according to the city’s parks page. The city also describes the park as a place with significant art and history. (tampa.gov) The park sits in an area tied to Tampa’s Black history. The city’s public art page says Perry Harvey, Sr. Park commemorates The Scrub and the Central Avenue business district, long a center of African American life in the city. (tampa.gov) The practical advice for this weekend is simple: expect crowds, use the city’s event schedule before you go, and plan extra travel time downtown. (tampa.gov)