Where You Can Get a COVID-19 Vaccine In Tampa Without An Appointment

If you meet the qualifications, you don’t need to make an appointment to get a shot with the COVID-19 vaccine. The City of Tampa today posted to Facebook that walk-ups are welcome at the Tampa Greyhound Track on Waters Avenue. The site is bring federally run and is open every day from 7am to 7pm.

Pharmacies at Publix, Walmart, Winn-Dixie and CVS in the area are administering the vaccine, but usually require you make an appointment online first.

Those who are eligible to get the vaccine right now:

• Long-term care facility residents and staff
• Persons 65 years of age and older
• Health care personnel with direct patients
• K-12 school employees
• Sworn law enforcement officers 50 years of ages and older
• Firefighters 50 years of age and older

The state announced a earlier this week that the minimum age to get the vaccine for the general public will drop to 60 starting Monday, March 15.

2021 Concert Calendar

With more Tampa area residents getting vaccinated and COVID cases going down, concerts are starting to come back!

• March 28: Vanilla Ice

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  Ice Ice Baby might be on the setlist when Ice plays Busch Gardens in Tampa.

• March 27: 38 Special

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  Best known for their big Q105 hits "Caught Up In You" and "Hold On Loosely." 2 shows at Busch Gardens. First at 5 and second at 7pm.

• March 27: Night Ranger

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  The band plays SeaWorld in Orlando.
• March 28: Blue Oyster Cult

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  More cowbell! BOC plays SeaWorld in Orlando.

• April 2: Sugar Ray

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  Best known for their 90s hit "Fly." 2 shows at Busch Gardens.

• April 3: Sister Hazel

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  Known for their 90s hit "All For You," Gainesville's Sister Hazel plays two shows Busch Gardens.
• April 24: Starship

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  The Mickey Thomas led version of the band plays two shows Busch Gardens.

• April 21: Colin Hay

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  The man with the voice behind Men at Work's biggest hits will two shows at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater.

• May 9: Kansas

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  Carry On My Wayward Song, Dust in the Wind... lots of great hits. Kansas will take the stage at SeaWorld in Orlando.
• May 16: The Beach Boys

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  Bringing “Good Vibrations” back to Ruth Eckerd Hall. Word is John Stamos will be there to play along!

• May 22 & 23: Foreigner

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  A socially distanced acoustic night of Foreigner hits comes to Ruth Eckerd Hall.

• June 21: Backstreet Boys

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  The Bucs' biggest fan Nick Carter is bringing his Backstreet Boys home to Tampa for a show at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
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  Back together again at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• June 18 & 19: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett

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  Miami's show will be on June 18. The next night the tour comes to Orlando. Then the tour moves north but comes back to Florida for a show in Jacksonville on July 2. Unfortunately still no word of any Tampa dates for the tour.

• July 2, 2021: Chicago

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  This rescheduled show will be without Rick Springfield. The show will be at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
• July 20: The Doobie Brothers

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  They still sound great. Caught their 4th of July performance on CNN. See them here in Tampa at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• April 27: Pat Benatar

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  See Pat at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater or in Sarasota April 24 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

• July 8: Matchbox 20

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  Rescheduled date at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
• February 16: Rod Stewart

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  A rare chance to see an intimate performance with Rod at the Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa.

• August 17, 2021: Alanis Morissette

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  Figured you oughta know that the show has been postponed until August 17, 2021 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• August 27: Santana with Earth, Wind & Fire

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  This is the rescheduled date for the show that was originally scheduled for August 2020 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
• September 20, 2021: Daryl Hall & John Oates

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  It'll be a big night of familiar Q105 classics at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• September 24, 2021: Maroon 5

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  Adam Levine is back on the road with the band. Meghan Trainor opens at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• October 30, 2021: Enrique Iglesias

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  This is a rescheduled date. Ricky Martin ("La Vida Loca") co-headlines this one at the Amway Center in Orlando.
• December 4: Jimmy Buffett

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  If you've been to a Buffett show, you know the real show isn't on stage, it's in the crowd. This will be the 3rd attempt at making this concert happened. Jimmy had shoulder surgery that postponed the concert in 2019. Then our friend COVID-19 meant a postponement of the rescheduled 2020 concert at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

• April 24: Elton John

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  A rescheduled performance date for Amalie Arena.

• October 29: The Rolling Stones

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  Finally! The rescheduled performance date at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa! The Stones were originally set to play Ray J July 5, 2020. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets for the previously scheduled show will be honored.
• Cancelled: Cher

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  The concert was originally set for March 26. Cher hoped to reschedule, but given the uncertainty of how long we'll be dealing with coronavirus, she has decided to cancel the show so fans can get refunds.