Birthday Bash
Celebrate 16 Years of Play with Us.
GCM is celebrating 16 years of play with a free party in Downtown Tampa! Join local organizations with live music, games, vendors, food, & more!
Dates & Details:
September 26, 2026 from 9:30am-1pm
Location: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Join us for Birthday Bash, Glazer Children’s Museum’s annual birthday celebration, and FREE for the community.
This joyful party features hands-on play, live performances, community partners, and family-friendly activities that reflect everything the Museum stands for: creativity, connection, and learning through play.
Birthday Bash is a thank-you to our community and a celebration of the kids, families, and partners who make GCM thrive.
Presented by Publix Super Markets Charities
Birthday Bash 2026 Event Lineup
Check out our growing list of community partners, live performers, food & drink, vendors, and kid-preneurs joining the celebration!
- Cairo and Friends
- Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
- Children’s Home Network
- Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
- Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County
- Explore On The Spectrum
- Family Healthcare Foundation
- Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful
- Lutheran Services Florida – Children’s Board Family Resource Centers
- Purposeful Path Way Group Incorporated
- WMNF 88.5FM Community Radio
- Autism is Real Program @ the Family Enrichment Center
- Tampa Police Department Car Seat Safety
- Gulf Coast JFCS
- Lions World Vision Institute/Glazer Mobile Vision
- Dancing for a Difference
- Barrington Jazz Band
- Entertainment Revue Foundation
- The Studio of South Tampa
- Kids Bees Soft Play
- Bounce Houses
- Balloon Twisters
- Face Painters by YTE
- Tampa Bay Sun FC
- Aleph Coffee LLC
- Baton Roux
- Grace & Garnish Mocktail Bar
- Côté France French Café
- Kickin Carribean
- Alsies Brandon
- Aniya’s Creations Worldwide *Kid-Preneur
- Big Daddy Bombs LLC
- Bright Horizons
- FIT4MOM Tampa Bay
- Flyboy Kennel *Kid-Preneur
- Justens Kids Goodies *Kid-Preneur
- Purple Box Mobile Kids Spa
- Sensory Studio
- Heights Pediatric Dentistry
- HART
- Davon Miller Author
Become a Birthday Bash 2026 Sponsor, Partner or Vendor
Join us in celebrating 16 years of play! The Glazer Children’s Museum’s annual Birthday Bash brings together thousands of attendees for hands-on play, live performances, and community activities. Partnering as a sponsor puts your brand front and center with engaged families across Tampa Bay, reaching thousands of parents with children ages 0–10.
Become a partner or vendor at the Glazer Children’s Museum’s annual Birthday Bash as we celebrate 16 years of play! This high-energy event draws thousands of attendees, offering local vendors and partners an incredible opportunity to showcase their brand, product, or service directly to families.
Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
Suncoast Credit Union • Tampa Bay Water • Imagine Orthodontics • GTE Financial • Primrose Schools
