Whether your crew is heading to a sunset sail off Clearwater Beach, pregaming before a Tampa Bay Rays game on I-275, or celebrating a bachelorette weekend along Cleveland Street, Party Bus Tampa makes it easy to rent a bus in Clearwater for any occasion. Call 813-964-3021 or get an all-inclusive quote online in under 30 seconds — no hidden costs, no surprises.
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Party Bus Tampa has been coordinating group transportation across the Tampa Bay region since 2011 — Clearwater, St. Pete, Tampa, and everywhere in between. Our fleet ranges from 14-passenger Sprinter limos to full 56-passenger charter buses, so your group never pays for more seats than it actually fills. Online pricing is all-inclusive and ready in under 30 seconds, with a 24/7 reservation team on standby whenever questions come up.
Clearwater's geography is one of those things that looks simple on a map until you're actually trying to move a group through it. The Memorial Causeway (SR 60) is the only road connecting downtown Clearwater to Clearwater Beach, and it backs up early on Friday afternoons and before any major beach event. Getting a full party across the bridge and parked before sunset is a real logistical headache — one bus on a pre-set timetable solves it cleanly.
From Countryside Boulevard hotel blocks to beachside resorts on Gulf Boulevard, we build the route around your stops so the group stays together from the first pickup to the last drop-off. Call 813-964-3021 any time to get your plan started.
Book a 14-passenger Sprinter limo, a 15- to 50-passenger party bus, a 15- to 35-passenger minibus, or a 40- to 56-passenger charter bus — whatever fits your headcount. Browse our full fleet or call 813-964-3021 for instant availability and a no-obligation quote.
For nights out along Mandalay Avenue or late finishes at Shephard's Beach Resort, our 15- to 50-passenger party buses come loaded with a full-length bar, color-changing LED lighting, premium Bluetooth sound, flat-panel TVs, and wraparound seating with an open center area for dancing. Sprinter limos handle smaller bridal party runs with premium leather, USB charging at every seat, and tinted privacy windows. Full-size charter buses are built for longer hauls — think spring break convoys to Fort De Soto or group transfers to Tampa International — with reclining seats, climate control, overhead storage, WiFi, power outlets, onboard restrooms, and undercarriage luggage bays.
ADA-accessible vehicles are always available; just flag the need when you book.
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Clearwater party bus rental prices depend on vehicle size, your date, and how long the bus is reserved. As a general guide: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour. Weekend rates typically run higher than weekday equivalents, and peak-season dates — spring break along Clearwater Beach, Clearwater Jazz Holiday weekend in October, and prom season in April and May — command the strongest demand.
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| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $170 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $187 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $312+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $113 – $246+ | $147 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $158 – $327+ | $162 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| Rates vary by trip length, travel dates, passenger count, amenities, and availability. Use our online quote form or call 813-964-3021 for exact pricing. | |||
Clearwater is a genuinely tricky city to move a group through. The Memorial Causeway is the only bridge onto the island, parking on Clearwater Beach runs $3–$5 per hour at the best of times, and during events like the Clearwater Jazz Holiday or beach volleyball tournaments every surface lot on Mandalay and Poinsettia fills by early afternoon. Coordinating multiple cars across that single chokepoint — each car arriving at a different time, each car hunting for a space — is exactly the kind of friction that turns a fun occasion into an exhausting one.
Party Bus Tampa puts the whole group on one vehicle with one coordinated plan. We know where the bus drops at Coachman Park, how far the main entrance is from the parking lot at BayCare Sound, and which approach road backs up first on concert nights along Drew Street. Our 24/7 reservation team is always a quick call away to walk through logistics, and because pricing is all-inclusive in under 30 seconds, you know the exact number before you ever commit.
With over 15 years coordinating trips across the Tampa Bay area, we handle the route so your group can put all their energy into the occasion itself. Call 813-964-3021 to get started.
Party Bus Tampa handles group transportation for every kind of occasion across Clearwater and the surrounding region — airport runs, weddings, proms, corporate events, pub crawls, school field trips, and more. Whatever brings your crew together, we have a bus and a plan ready. Call 813-964-3021 to get moving.
Tampa International Airport (TPA) (4100 George J. Bean Pkwy, Tampa, FL 33607) sits about 20 miles east of Clearwater Beach — roughly 25 to 35 minutes in normal traffic on SR 60 to I-275, but easily 50 minutes or longer on a Friday afternoon when the Courtney Campbell Causeway backs up behind drawbridge openings. St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) (14700 Terminal Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33762) is the closer option at roughly 10 miles from downtown Clearwater, with charter bus pickup on the lower Arrivals level at the designated commercial ground transportation zone.
For either airport, the workflow is the same: your group gathers with luggage at the agreed arrivals door, the coordinator calls our team, and the bus pulls to the commercial lane. Have everyone assembled before you call — no partial pickups on the departures level. For TPA, charter bus pickup is on the lower Ground Transportation level curbside at the designated commercial zone.
We recommend reviewing the TPA ground transportation page before you land. Call 813-964-3021 to book your Clearwater airport shuttle today.
Clearwater Beach runs a legitimate nightlife circuit — Shephard's Beach Resort (619 S Gulfview Blvd, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767) has a poolside tiki bar and a main nightclub that goes until 2 a.m., and Palm Pavilion Beachside Grill & Bar (18 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767) is a perennial sunset-hour stop. Across the bridge, Dunedin's Main Street craft brewery strip and downtown Safety Harbor add different vibes without much distance. The challenge is crossing the Memorial Causeway more than once in an evening — $3/hour parking, one road in and one road out, and the lots nearest the strip fill by 9 p.m. on weekends.
A Clearwater bachelorette party bus handles all of it. The group boards at the hotel, the itinerary runs in order — drinks on the bus, drop at Shephard's, across the bridge to a Dunedin brewery, back to the beach for last call — and no one draws the short straw on driving. Our party buses come with a built-in bar, mood lighting, and a premium sound system that keeps the energy up between every stop.
Call 813-964-3021 and we'll build the route around your night.
The Pinellas County corridor has a dense enough event venue network — pavilions at Crest Lake Park, ballrooms inside several Gulf Boulevard resort hotels, and private spaces in Dunedin and Largo — that milestone birthdays here often involve moving guests across the county and across the causeway in the same evening. When the guest list hits 25 or 30, coordinating that many separate arrivals becomes its own project.
A party bus rental in Clearwater keeps the guest of honor and the whole crew together from the opening photo stop to the last song of the reception. Pre-load a custom playlist, pick your color scheme, and the bus becomes part of the celebration itself — not just a way to get between stops. For adult milestone birthdays that extend to the beach strip or wrap up at a late-night spot in downtown St. Pete, we keep the itinerary running on schedule while you enjoy every moment.
Call 813-964-3021 to start planning.
BayCare Sound (300 Cleveland St, Clearwater, FL 33755) is Clearwater's primary outdoor amphitheater — a 4,000-capacity waterfront venue right on the edge of downtown that draws national touring acts and serves as the anchor for the Clearwater Jazz Holiday each October. Parking near the venue fills up well before doors on show nights, the garage on North Garden Avenue caps out, and foot traffic on Cleveland Street gets thick. Getting a rideshare out after a late show means surge pricing on a single-exit corridor.
A Clearwater concert bus rental drops your group on Cleveland Street near the entrance and waits nearby for post-show pickup — no parking scramble, no app-summoned wait at 11 p.m. For the Clearwater Jazz Holiday weekend in mid-October, when four days of headliners pack the waterfront and downtown hotels fill weeks out, book your bus at least two months ahead. Our party buses come with LED lighting and a Bluetooth sound system that keep the concert atmosphere going from the first pickup to the last drop.
Call 813-964-3021 for a show-night quote.
Clearwater's corporate corridor runs along the US-19 and Drew Street intersection — Honeywell, healthcare campuses, and business-services firms anchor the north end of the city, while downtown offices concentrate near Court Street and Osceola Avenue. Shuttling staff between hotel blocks near Gulf to Bay Boulevard and event venues inside the beach causeway is a daily logistics puzzle when only one road crosses the water.
A corporate charter bus in Clearwater cuts out that puzzle. Set up a morning loop from Countryside-area hotels to a downtown conference space, or run a staggered minibus between a Gulf Boulevard resort and a private dining event at the Capitol Theatre (405 Cleveland St, Clearwater, FL 33755). For executive transfers between Clearwater and Tampa's downtown or the Tampa Convention Center on Channelside, a minibus with WiFi and power outlets handles the 25-minute run cleanly — staff arrives focused, not frazzled from stop-and-go traffic on SR 60.
Call 813-964-3021 to discuss corporate shuttle arrangements.
Clearwater's event calendar stacks up across multiple seasons. The Clearwater Jazz Holiday (mid-October) draws 100,000-plus attendees to Coachman Park over four days — parking around Cleveland Street becomes impossible, and rideshares on the last night of the festival run 2–3x surge. The Clearwater Beach Seafood Festival (late March) floods the beach strip and triggers the same causeway backups.
The Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival (spring, typically April through May) turns the beach park into a sand-sculpting event for several weeks, filling adjacent parking lots from opening each day.
For any group outing during these windows — family reunion days, church outings, festival shuttles — one charter bus keeps everyone together at a flat, predictable rate instead of splitting into a convoy and paying $5/hour for each parking spot on the island. Book the Clearwater Jazz Holiday two to three months ahead and the Sugar Sand Festival at least six weeks out. Call 813-964-3021 and we'll build a plan scaled to your group's event.
Pinellas County high schools — Clearwater High, Countryside High, Dunedin High, East Lake High, and others across the county — hold proms across a five-week window in late April and May. That concentration of demand on a tight calendar means the right-size vehicles book out fast. For prom: lock in your bus by January or you're looking at premium rates and limited options by spring.
A typical 6-hour prom rental for 30 students — school pickup, photo stop at Sand Key Park or Coachman Park, venue drop-off at a Gulf Boulevard hotel ballroom, and post-prom return — runs $1,800–$2,200 when booked early, and $2,800–$3,400 or more if you're calling in March.
Party Bus Tampa coordinates with parent committees and school groups across Pinellas County every season. The bus picks up the group, runs the pre-prom photo itinerary on schedule, and gets everyone home — no one in formal wear navigating Memorial Causeway traffic at midnight, and no parent volunteering to be the designated driver. Call 813-964-3021 to confirm your date.
Pinellas County school groups have strong local options. Clearwater Marine Aquarium (249 Windward Passage, Clearwater, FL 33767) — home of Winter the dolphin — is one of the most popular field trip destinations in the region and sits on the Island Estates causeway where parking is extremely limited; bus drop-off is coordinated at the front entrance on Windward Passage. Ruth Eckerd Hall (1111 McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759) runs student matinee programming, with school group buses using the designated loading zone off McMullen Booth Road.
For longer drives south, the Florida Aquarium in Tampa is about 30 miles via the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
A charter bus keeps every student together and accounted for from school to destination and back, with overhead storage for backpacks and lunch coolers, climate control through Florida's warm school year, and TV monitors to keep the ride productive. Undercarriage bays hold the gear on longer hauls, and onboard restrooms mean no unscheduled stops. ADA-accessible vehicles are available — just confirm the need at booking.
Call 813-964-3021 for school field trip transportation in Clearwater.
Clearwater is the spring home of the Philadelphia Phillies, who train at BayCare Ballpark (601 N Old Coachman Rd, Clearwater, FL 33765) every March for Grapefruit League games. The ballpark holds about 8,500 fans, the adjacent lot fills fast on weekends, and Phillies fans traveling from out of town typically base in Tampa or downtown St. Pete — a 30-to-40-minute run up I-275 and SR 580. A charter bus from a Tampa hotel block drops the whole group curbside on Old Coachman Road and waits nearby for the return trip.
For Tampa Bay Rays games at Tropicana Field in downtown St. Pete — about 20 to 25 minutes from central Clearwater on I-275 — a bus rental skips the stadium parking garage entirely and drops at the designated commercial zone on 1st Avenue South. For Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Lightning games at Raymond James Stadium and Amalie Arena, the route runs 20–30 miles east on SR 60 or the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Call 813-964-3021 for a game-day quote.
Clearwater Beach is one of the most sought-after wedding destinations in Florida — ceremonies happen on the sand at Sand Key Park, in the ballrooms of Sandpearl Resort (500 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767), at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach (301 S Gulfview Blvd), and at dozens of garden venues through Safety Harbor and Dunedin. Moving guests between a Countryside or downtown Clearwater hotel block and a beachside reception means crossing the Memorial Causeway at least twice — which, on a Saturday evening in season, runs 15–20 minutes on a clear night and considerably longer when the lots are full.
A wedding shuttle in Clearwater takes the causeway logistics entirely off everyone's plate. Guests board at the hotel, the bus runs the loop on your timeline, and no one in formalwear is circling the Mandalay Avenue parking situation at 10 p.m. A 14-passenger Sprinter limo handles the bridal party on the wedding morning — premium leather, individual climate zones, privacy glass.
Party Bus Tampa has been coordinating wedding transportation across Pinellas County since 2011, which means your timeline runs tight from the first pickup window to the final return drop. Call 813-964-3021 for a free wedding transportation quote.
The craft beer and wine scene along the Pinellas County coastline is genuinely worth building a day around. Dunedin Brewery (937 Douglas Ave, Dunedin, FL 34698) — Florida's oldest craft brewery — anchors the Dunedin Main Street strip, walkable from the waterfront but a haul from Clearwater Beach without a bus. Add Crabby's Dockside (37 Causeway Blvd, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767) for waterfront post-crawl food and sunset views, 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Pete for the southward leg, and Tarpon Springs Brewing Company north along Alt US-19 if the group wants Greek food between pints.
A Clearwater pub crawl bus keeps the group on one vehicle across every stop — no splitting into cars at the second brewery, no negotiating a designated driver, no surge-priced rideshare back across the causeway at midnight. The bus waits at each stop while the group explores, then moves everyone to the next destination on your schedule. Call 813-964-3021 to build your crawl route.
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Party Bus Tampa serves Clearwater and the entire surrounding Pinellas County region. Whether you need a St. Petersburg bus rental, a Dunedin party bus, transportation to Safety Harbor, a minibus in Largo, or a charter bus to Tarpon Springs, our fleet covers every corner of the Tampa Bay area. Call 813-964-3021 to confirm your route.
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Getting our crew of fourteen to the stadium and back for game day was effortless. We stocked it with cold drinks, loaded everybody on, and rolled in together loud and ready while the parking-lot crowds were still hunting for spots. After the game it was right there waiting, no wandering a dark lot. Staying together the whole day made the win feel like a group win, and even a tough loss felt better with the squad still hanging out on the ride home.
Maren
Edwin
A winery day out in the country is so much better when nobody's stuck being the sober one watching everybody else have fun. We all got to taste, relax, and enjoy the rolling hills without a single person sacrificing their day. Came home loose and happy with a few bottles in tow, and the ride back through the countryside was its own little reward. Exactly how a day like that should go.
Indira
My best friend was having a rough stretch so a few of us put together a girls' night to lift her spirits, and this turned it around fast. We belted out songs horribly off-key between stops, laughed until our sides hurt, and watched her mood climb by the mile. Eight of us packed in around Clearwater, and by the end of the night she was glowing again. Sometimes you just need the whole group together with the music up.
Grover
Took a guys' trip to an away game and the smartest move was keeping all of us on one bus instead of split across three cars losing each other on the highway. Drinks stayed cold the whole ride, we trash-talked and laughed the entire way, and we showed up as one unit. Hanging out together for the drive was honestly as good as the game itself. Made the whole road trip click.
Clearwater party bus rental prices vary by vehicle size, date, and how many hours you need. As a general range: small party buses (15–20 passengers) run $204–$378/hour; mid-size (20–30 passengers) run $244–$414/hour; large party buses and minibuses (35–50 passengers) run $294–$490/hour; and full-size charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Weekend evenings, spring break week (mid-March), prom season (late April–May), and Clearwater Jazz Holiday weekend in October all drive stronger demand and tighter availability.
The fastest way to get an exact number for your date and group size is to call 813-964-3021 — all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds, no obligation.
Charter bus pickup from TPA uses the Ground Transportation level (Level 1, lower roadway) at the designated commercial bus zone. The drive from central Clearwater is about 20–25 miles via SR 60 to I-275 South — 30 minutes in light traffic, 50-plus minutes on Friday afternoons when the Courtney Campbell Causeway and I-275 slow down. Have your full group assembled with luggage at the agreed arrivals door before calling the bus in; TPA's commercial loading window is limited, so a partial load-and-wait isn't an option.
For cruise groups continuing from TPA to Port Tampa Bay, the port sits about 12 miles south of the airport via I-275 — a single bus handles both legs in one straight shot. Call 813-964-3021 to book your airport transfer.
Charter buses at BayCare Ballpark (601 N Old Coachman Rd, Clearwater, FL 33765) drop passengers curbside on North Old Coachman Road at the main entrance. The stadium-adjacent lot charges $10–$15 per car on game days and fills well before first pitch on popular Grapefruit League weekends. Overflow bus parking is available in designated lots off Drew Street — confirm the current assignment with the stadium before your visit by checking the Phillies spring training ballpark page.
For groups coming from Tampa or Clearwater Beach hotels, one bus consolidates everyone at a single pickup and drops them steps from the ticket gates — no juggling parking passes across three different lots.
Yes — standard charter buses and party buses cross the Memorial Causeway (SR 60) without restriction. The causeway has no height or weight limits that affect typical commercial passenger vehicles, and this is the standard approach for all bus drop-offs on Clearwater Beach. What does affect timing is traffic: the causeway is a single four-lane span with no practical alternate route, so on Friday evenings in season, during beach festivals, and after large events at BayCare Sound, it backs up from the Mandalay Avenue roundabout all the way to the mainland.
A well-timed departure — earlier than you think you need — is the main variable. Drop-off on the beach is typically curbside on S Gulfview Boulevard or Mandalay Avenue depending on your destination.
In order of how quickly vehicles disappear: prom season (late April–May across every Pinellas County high school — book by January); Clearwater Jazz Holiday (mid-October, four days at Coachman Park — book by late August); spring break week (mid-March, Clearwater Beach reaches capacity and the causeway crawls — book 6–8 weeks out); and Philadelphia Phillies spring training weekends in March when fans fly in from across the Northeast. For any of these, waiting until three or four weeks before the date typically means premium pricing or no availability in the right vehicle size. The earlier you call, the more options you have.
For most Clearwater events outside the peak windows, two to four weeks of lead time is workable. For prom, book by January — full stop. For Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Phillies spring training weekends, and spring break, book two to three months out.
Weddings and large corporate events should confirm six to nine months ahead, especially if your date is a Saturday in spring or fall when beachside venues book up across Pinellas County simultaneously. Call 813-964-3021 as soon as your headcount and date are set — that's the moment to lock in the right bus at the best rate.
From the Gulf-front beach strip to inland performing arts venues, Clearwater and the surrounding Pinellas County area offer a wide range of worthwhile stops. Here are six destinations your group will want on the itinerary, along with the logistics every bus group needs to know before arriving.
Clearwater Beach — accessible via the Memorial Causeway off SR 60 — consistently ranks among the top beaches in the United States. The 2.5-mile stretch of powdery quartz sand faces the Gulf of Mexico, anchored on the north end by Pier 60 (1 Causeway Blvd) and its nightly Sunsets at Pier 60 festival, which runs free two hours before and after sunset year-round. The commercial strip runs along Mandalay Avenue and S Gulfview Boulevard, with metered parking at $3/hour.
On peak weekends in March, April, and October, every surface lot within two blocks of the water fills by early afternoon. A party bus drops your group curbside on S Gulfview Boulevard and waits nearby — the difference between arriving relaxed at golden hour and circling for 40 minutes looking for a spot.
Address: Pier 60, 1 Causeway Blvd, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a working marine rescue facility famous as the real-world home of Winter the dolphin from the Dolphin Tale films. It sits on Island Estates — a residential island between downtown Clearwater and the beach — with extremely limited on-site parking. General admission runs $27.95 for adults, and group rates are available for parties of 15 or more with advance booking.
Charter bus drop-off is at the Windward Passage entrance; buses need to wait off-site during the visit since on-island parking cannot accommodate commercial vehicles. For school groups, curriculum-aligned programs are available — reserve at least two weeks ahead. We recommend checking the CMA group visits page for current group rates and program availability before your trip.
Address: 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater, FL 33767 | Phone: (727) 441-1790
BayCare Sound is Clearwater's signature outdoor waterfront amphitheater, with a capacity of roughly 4,000 on the lawn and a prime position above Clearwater Harbor on the Cleveland Street bluff. The venue hosts national touring acts year-round and serves as the main stage for the Clearwater Jazz Holiday every October — four evenings of nationally recognized jazz and blues artists drawing over 100,000 attendees across the weekend, with free general admission to the park. Parking on Cleveland Street and in downtown garages fills hours before headliners, and the single-road post-show exit toward the causeway makes rideshare waits unpredictable.
Bus drop-off is on Cleveland Street near the park entrance; buses wait on nearby side streets during performances. For Jazz Holiday: book your group's bus by August or expect limited options.
Address: 300 Cleveland St, Clearwater, FL 33755
Sand Key Park is a 95-acre Pinellas County park at the south end of Clearwater Beach island — Gulf-front beach, a lagoon, picnic shelters, and restroom facilities, with none of the strip-mall congestion of the main beach corridor. It's one of the most popular spots for outdoor wedding ceremonies in the county, and pavilion rentals are in constant demand on spring and fall Saturdays; reservations go through Pinellas County Parks. Parking costs $5/hour in the gated lot, which fills completely on weekend mornings from March through May.
Charter buses drop passengers at the Gulf Boulevard entrance and wait along Gulf Boulevard, respecting the no-parking zones marked near the lagoon turnaround. For weddings here, staggered bus loops from a Clearwater Beach hotel keep guests arriving in coordinated waves rather than backing up the single-lane park entrance.
Address: 1060 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33767 | Phone: (727) 588-4852
Ruth Eckerd Hall is Pinellas County's premier indoor performing arts venue — a 2,180-seat theater hosting Broadway touring productions, comedy acts, and national musical artists year-round. The venue sits inland off McMullen Booth Road, about 10 miles from Clearwater Beach and 5 miles from downtown Clearwater. Surface parking is free, but lots fill quickly for sold-out performances, and the post-show exit onto McMullen Booth Road backs up 15–20 minutes after final curtain.
Charter buses use the designated loading zone off McMullen Booth Road at the north entrance. For group ticket purchases of 10 or more, contact the box office directly. Check the Ruth Eckerd Hall plan your visit page for current show-night directions and any event-specific access notes before your group arrives.
Address: 1111 McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759 | Phone: (727) 791-7400
Philippe Park sits on the western shore of Old Tampa Bay in Safety Harbor — a 122-acre Pinellas County park with a boat ramp, picnic pavilions, nature trails, and a Native American mound estimated to be over 1,000 years old. It's a go-to for company picnics, family reunion cookouts, and corporate outings that need a scenic waterfront setting outside the beach-strip price range. Pavilion rentals accommodate groups up to 150 and book months ahead for spring and fall weekends through Pinellas County Parks.
The entrance is on Philippe Parkway off McMullen Booth Road, with free surface parking that handles buses in the outer rows. For large group cookouts heading from Clearwater or the beaches, a charter bus keeps everyone on the same timeline — no scattered arrivals navigating the Safety Harbor back streets from three different starting points.
Address: 2525 Philippe Pkwy, Safety Harbor, FL 34695 | Phone: (727) 669-1947