The Castle opened on Guavaween in 1992 as a small saloon with a determined goal: create a great place that all of our friends would like to visit.
Adding in the idea of strong drinks, from a diverse selection of single malt scotches, small batch bourbon, aged tequila and a eclectic mix of beers from around the world didn’t hurt either. A killer jukebox supplied the music for a few years, before Dj’s were added to spice up the varied genre’s that the Castle royalty required.
Since then, there has been many changes but the goals are still the same.
Friday, May 27th is DJ Tom Gold’s Birthday and he will be kicking it “Old School Coffin Classics” all night because, well,… he’s old. He started DJing goth/industrial/80’s at Bennigans in St. Petersburg in 1994. Then started The Castle on Fridays in 1996. Soon after, It’s popularity demanded a Saturday[…]
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***PLEASE READ THIS SECTION FOR ANSWERS TO THE MOST COMMON FAQs*** Come one, come all! Join Escape the Vault for the next installment of Castle Cosplay Night! Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay Best Cosplayer 2019 and 2020 Jack Rozsa will be joined by Elise Wynter and TalleyCraft Cosplay as[…]
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Sunday, May 29th 2022 Memorial Day Sunday 90s video night with VJ Jason Barco in the Dungeon. Cover: $5 Doors: 10pm
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Endless Night Tampa Vampire Ball 2022 Endless Night presents the sixth annual Tampa Vampire Ball which will be held June 18th 2022 to celebrate the Dayside Festival / Sumer Solstice. This event will take place 10pm to 3am at the legendary Castle Ybor in Tampa Florida. There will be a[…]
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09 Nov 2024