New in Tampa — July 2026

📅 Events that happened

• 📅 MOSI in Tampa is hosting "Stars, Stripes, and Science," a Fourth of July event with a sensory-friendly fireworks viewing experience.
• 📅 Tampa police are rededicating Memorial Highway in honor of the first female officer killed in the line of duty, who died in 2001.
• 📅 Liberty by the Bay in Tampa has around 1,000 Tampa Police officers getting ready, with thousands expected to attend over the weekend.
• 📅 Fans packed Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg for a World Cup watch party after the United States' win.
• 📅 Thousands of U.S. soccer fans gathered at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg for a watch party as the USMNT played Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2-0.
• 📅 Law enforcement officers and first responders were training for an active shooter response in Lakeland as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission wrapped up its work this week.
• 📅 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in Tampa.
• 📅 The new Miss Florida was crowned after three nights of competition in Lakeland, and she will compete at Miss America in 2027.