Tampa Bay Lightning Fan Fest 29 August
Come checkout the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Fan Fest today!. The St. Pete Times Forum will be open from 3pm to 8pm for this free event. Watch a scrimmage with Lightning players and local personalities, and the jerseys from the game will be auctioned off for charity. There will be autograph opportunities with Lightning players and coaches, question and answer sessions with players and management, including one starting at 4:15 p.m. with general manager Brian Lawton, Martin St. Louis, Mattias Ohlund and Victor Hedman. An open skate for the public is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. following the charity scrimmage, but you have to bring your own skates. Located in the Channelside district of Tampa, the Forum is near downtown Tampa and easily accessible from the Selmon Expressway as well at I-4 and I-275. Parking is available at several public parking lots. Before or after Fan Fest, there are plenty of nearby eateries, including Andreychuk’s directly across the street from the Forum. The Channelside complex is within walking distance of the Forum. At Channelside you can find a wide variety of restaurants from Hooters to Bennigan’s and everything in between. Across the street from Channelside is a multi-level parking structure.
