Tampa Bay Beer Week returns with COVID-19 changes to continue supporting local business We check out the plan for Tampa Bay beer week. and last updated 2021-03-05 18:38:14-05 TAMPA, Fla.âPeople all over the Tampa Bay area will get to raise their glass to support local business in a week-long celebration: Tampa Bay Beer Week is back. This yearâs event will look different due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. âThere are still many events going on. Theyâre just smaller scale,â said Tampa Bay Beer Week executive director Chris Fairchild. âEverything thatâs going on is smaller scale, not the big thousand person festivals that we used to see.â