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The 16th Annual Back to School Fair presented by Hillsborough County Public Schools will gather the best Tampa Bay has to offer to make the upcoming school year the best one yet! … and, it’s FREE!

This  back to school bash takes place INSIDE of WestShore Plaza shopping mall on Sales Tax Holiday Saturday!

FREE backpacks are given to the first 500 kids in the backpack line (Exact Location TBD - follow the signs in the mall) - the line for free backpacks usually starts to form around 9am, and there are just 500 backpacks to give out - so get there early and don't miss out!

• Meet and take pictures with local sports teams mascots such as the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Lightning!
• Pose for pictures, listen to a story, and sing with the Princesses of Parties with Character!
• Get your face painted by Childlike Productions!
• FREE Backpacks to the FIRST 500 Kids in line!
• Drawings and contests throughout the day! Enter HERE.
• Over 50 different vendors, including non-profits, schools, activity providers and more!
• Enjoy performances, games, and activities throughout the event.

There will also be: 

• live entertainment
• hands on activities
• workshops
• speaker sessions
• local exhibitors will be providing all sorts of back-to-school related information including health & wellness, safety, private and public schools, resources, childcare, after school programs, school supplies, tutors, children’s retailers, finances and much more! 

With 60+ retailers, this is the chance to get all of your back-to-school shopping done at the same time.

2023 Presenters, Sponsors, Partners and Exhibitors

Presenting Sponsor: Hillsborough County Public Schools

Favorite Teacher Sponsor: Imagine Orthodontic Studio

Straight A's Sponsor: Florida KidCare

Class Sponsors

• Aetna
• BayCare
• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
• Cove Behavioral Health
• Florida Blue
• Flying Squirrel Sports
• Metro Lagoon
• Patel Conservatory
• Pediatrix Med Group
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Exhibitors

• AdventHealth Center Ice
• After Hours Pediatrics
• Barbizon International
• Barrett School of Music
• BeyBlades by Hasbro
• Burnetti, P.A.
• Children's Board of Hillsborough County
• Childlike Productions
• City of Tampa
• ECC of Hillsborough County
• Florida Eye Specialists & Cataract Institute
• HCC PTA/PTSA
• Hillsborough County Sherriff's Department
• Humane Society of Tampa Bay
• i9 Sports
• LifeLink Foundation
• McIlwain Dentistry
• New York Life
• Olympian Clinical Research
• Pediatric Associates
• Playa Family Dentistry
• Ruth Eckerd Hall
• Steam Your Dreams, Inc.
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Tampa Bay Rays
• Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library
• Tampa Music School
• Tampa Police Department
• TGH Imaging by Tower Radiology
• True Health for Emotional Wellness
• VIP Image by Clara
• Watermelon Swim School

For information on becoming an exhibitor or vendor, check out our vendor page here!

Who

All ages

Cost

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