This St. Patrickâs Day, Tampa Bay bar owners hope for a little luck of the Irish After last yearâs festivities were canceled, Florida bars celebrated with St. Paddyâs Day block parties and all-day extravaganzas. Â Â Jessica Chiarito, 40, left, has a beer with her boyfriend Shaine Mathis, 29, while decked out in their St. Patrickâs Day outfits outside at Four Green Fields at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. A year ago, Florida bars were shut down on St. Patrick's Day. This year, Tampa Bay Irish pubs are making up for lost time with block parties and all-day St. Paddy's Day events. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]