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Birthday Bash

15th Annual Birthday Bash
In Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
September 27, 2025 | 9:30am-12:30pm*
*Due to expected thunderstorms, Birthday Bash will be ending early at 12:30pm.

Celebrate GCM’s 15th birthday at our free party in the park with local organizations!
Party with us outside and then enjoy $15 Admission to GCM for Florida Residents

Entertainment + Play

501st Legion ● Bounce A Lot Inflatables ● Cave Printing ● FDOT Touch a Truck ● Imagine Pediatrics ● Kid Bees Soft Play
Mini Highland Cattle Co.* ● Owls Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife* ● Tampa Police Special Operations Division ● Sensory Studio

*Meet live animals!

Stage Performances by
9:30-10am ● Dancing for a Difference
10:15-10:45am ● Barrington Middle School
11-11:30am ● Tampa Bay Pride Band
11:45-12:15pm ● Hora Loca with Happy Birthday
12:30-1pm ● Game Day Glamorous
1:15-1:45pm ● Entertainment Revue Foundation

Entertainment + Play

501st Legion
Bounce A Lot Inflatables
Cave Printing
FDOT Touch a Truck
Imagine Pediatrics
Kid Bees Soft Play
Mini Highland Cattle Co.*
Owls Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife*
Tampa Police Special Operations Division
Sensory Studio

*Meet live animals!

Stage Performances by
9:30-10am ● Dancing for a Difference
10:15-10:45am ● Barrington Middle School
11-11:30am ● Tampa Bay Pride Band
11:45-12:15pm ● Hora Loca with Happy Birthday
12:30-1pm ● Game Day Glamorous
1:15-1:45pm ● Entertainment Revue Foundation

Food + Drinks

Aleph Coffee ● Cote France Cafe ● Egg Rolls N More ● Four Green Fields ● Gateway Subs ● Hamster Time Snow Cones
Healthy Homemade Boba & Desserts ● Jays Premium Jerky ● Justens Kids Goodies* ● Soderlund Sourdough

*This is a kid vendor!

Food + Drinks

Aleph Coffee
Cote France Cafe
Egg Rolls N More
Four Green Fields
Gateway Subs
Hamster Time Snow Cones
Healthy Homemade Boba & Desserts
Jays Premium Jerky
Justens Kids Goodies*
Soderlund Sourdough

*This is a kid vendor!

Vendors

Aniya’s Creations Worldwide* ● Cave Printing ● Childlife Preschool ● Delaney Michelle Co ● Fly Boy Kennel* ● Fly Frogs ● Glossgodess
LED Marquee Tampa ● Purple Box Mobile Kids Spa ● Slime for Smiless ● Speedy’s Awesome Slime!* ● Teaghan’s Trinkets*

*This is a kid vendor!

Vendors

Aniya’s Creations Worldwide*
Cave Printing
Childlife Preschool
Delaney Michelle Co
Fly Boy Kennel*
Fly Frogs
Glossgodess
LED Marquee Tampa
Purple Box Mobile Kids Spa
Slime for Smiless
Speedy’s Awesome Slime!*
Teaghan’s Trinkets*

*This is a kid vendor!

Community Partners

AMA Behavioral Consulting ● Arts4All Florida ● Bikers Against Child Abuse ● Cairo and Friends ● Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
Children’s Board Family Resource Centers ● Children’s Home Network ● Children’s Medical Services ● Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
Early Learning Coalition ● Easterseals Florida ● Explore the Spectrum ● Family Healthcare Foundation
Glazer Vision Foundation ● Gulf Coast JFCS ● Heights Pediatric Dentistry ● Kinovu Schools ● REACHUP
Tampa Hackerspace ● Tampa Police Department ● The Kidpreneur Club Nonprofit ● WMNF 88.5FM Community Radio

Community Partners

AMA Behavioral Consulting
Arts4All Florida
Bikers Against Child Abuse
Cairo and Friends
Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
Children’s Board Family Resource Centers
Children’s Home Network
Children’s Medical Services
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
Early Learning Coalition
Easterseals Florida
Explore the Spectrum
Family Healthcare Foundation
Glazer Vision Foundation
Gulf Coast JFCS
Heights Pediatric Dentistry
Kinovu Schools
REACHUP
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Police Department
The Kidpreneur Club Nonprofit
WMNF 88.5FM Community Radio

Meet Our Birthday Bash Emcee

Carla Johnson M.Ed is a native of Tampa, Florida, and a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Marketing, and a Master’s degree in Business Education. She is an NFL alumni cheerleader, brand ambassador, and on-camera and stage host. Director and Founder of Cheer Girl Entertainment LLC and Game Day Glamorous entertainment companies, she specializes in freelance choreography, cheerleading, dance team camps, competition choreography, cheer and dance audition prep classes, and fashion show creative direction. As a tenured member of the NFL Alumni, Carla has had an illustrious career with over 25 years of experience working with various national and international brands.

Sponsorships Available ● Please email giving@glazermuseum.org
Volunteer Opportunities Available ● Please email Emily Woods ewoods@glazermuseum.org

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  Kyo Autism Therapy    

 

Happening On

Our World: Worldwide Day of Play is part of Nickelodeon’s Our World global initiative to inspire kids and provide them with tools to activate their individual and collective agency. As part of a network of more than 300 ACM member children’s museums that reach millions of families in North America and the more than 1,000 museums participating in Museums for All, a national access initiative that ACM manages, Glazer Children’s Museum is a vital collaborator in the Our World: Worldwide Day of Play.