Center Ybor City Museum State Park in Ybor City Performing arts halls Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center Cultural events Gasparilla Pirate Festival held every January in Tampa Florida State Fair held every February in Tampa Florida Strawberry Festival held every March in Plant City Clearwater Jazz Holiday held every October in Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater; in its 32nd year Guavaween, a Latin-flavored Halloween celebration held every October in the Ybor City section of Tampa Festa Italiana, annual festival of Italian heritage held every April in Ybor City, Tampa's Latin Quarter Recreation The Tampa Bay area is highly noted for its beaches, with the warm, blue gulf waters and nearly 70 miles of barriers islands from North Pinellas south to Venice, attracting tourists from all over the world. Three of the beaches in this area, Fort De Soto's North Beach (2005), Caladesi Island (2008), and Sarasota's Siesta Key (2011) have been named by Dr. Beach as America's Top Beach. The 15th IIFA Awards would be held at Tampa Bay Area in April 2014. Sports attractions, in addition to the teams listed below, include many professional quality golf courses, tennis courts, and pools. Ybor and the Channel District in Tampa, downtown St. Petersburg, and the beaches all along the coast all attract a vibrant nightlife. Theme parks Adventure Island in Tampa Busch Gardens in Tampa Dinosaur World in Plant City Weeki Wachee Springs in Hernando County Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Polk County Zoos and aquariums Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa Florida Aquarium in Tampa Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores Botanical gardens Florida Botanical Gardens, part of the Pinewood Cultural Park in Largo Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, a former tourist attraction now run by the City of St. Petersburg USF Botanical Gardens in Tampa Notable public parks and recreation areas The Tampa Bay area is home to an extensive system of state, county, and city parks. Hillsborough River State Park in Thonotosassa is one of Florida's original eight state parks and Honeymoon Island State Park, near Dunedin, is Florida's most visited state park. Pinellas County is home to the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail, a 37-mile running and cycling trail over a former railroad bed connecting Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg. Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, the