15th Annual Cuban Sandwich Festival

Cuban Sandwich Festival is Celebrating its 15 Year Anniversary, THIS Sunday, March 29th in Ybor City Centennial Park. Free Family & Community Festival!

Ybor City/Tampa, Florida: The Cuban Sandwich Festival is celebrating its 15th year anniversary this Sunday, March 29th at Centennial Park in Historic Ybor City! The free family festival will be held on 3 City Streets, as well as at Ybor’s popular Centennial Park. The BIG Cuban Sandwich SMACKDOWN is scheduled for Sunday, March 29th, 2025, at Centennial Park in Historic Ybor City: 1800 E. 8th Avenue, Tampa, FL. Free General Entry. Time: Noon – 6:00 PM.

The VIP area will be held at the Ybor City Museum Gardens – VIP Tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1376398989429?aff=oddtdtcreator

This exciting FREE Food & Art COMMUNITY event is a part of a WORLDWIDE festival and contest to find THE BEST CUBAN SANDWICHES IN WORLD! The BIG SMACKDOWN where Restaurants from all over the United States and the WORLD compete for the title of BEST CUBAN SANDWICH in the WORLD! THE BIG WINNERS WILL RECEIVE CASH PRIZES!

Guests will enjoy great FOOD, ART and LIVE MUSIC and Dance Performances by Tampa Bay favorites!

ENJOY VAYA DJ & EMCEE CHRIS MALOOF leads you thru a day of Fun and LIVE ENTERTAINMENT on main stage and in the VIP AREA AND AT THE RUMBERO SPOT. FREE Salsa and Zume Dance Lessons!

In the VIP Area, Enjoy Tasting all the Cuban Sandwich Contest Entries, PLUS Dancing and performances by Popular Bands, Flamenco Dance and Dance Lessons: Johnnie Rivera -Vaya DJ, Emcee Chris Maloof!

VIP/Celebrity Judges include: State Attorney Suzi Lopez, Commissioner Donna Cameron-Cepeda, Mayor Olga Gonzalez, Danny Alvarez, Sr., Leo Alvarez, and more!

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Thank you to our SPONSORS: Hillsborough County, City of Tampa, Hard Rock Tampa, Hispanic Cultural Resource Foundation (HCRF), Latin Times Media, 92.5 Maxima, CENTRO Newspaper, Telemundo, La Teresita Restaurant, Ybor City Museum, Museum Gardens State Park.

ABOUT HCRF: HCRF is a non-profit 501c3 organization. The Hispanic Cultural Resource Foundation, Inc., is a Christian based organization formed to provide charitable relief of the poor, distressed, disadvantaged, or underprivileged Hispanic/Latino, and/or bilingual and minority communities by promoting education, training, and awareness programs. During these events we also make the Biggest Cuban Sandwich