The Cuban Club

I just attended the Florida Metal Fest at this venue. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect from an all day music festival at this venue but it managed it quite well. There was a large stage set up outside in the courtyard areaand the second stage was just inside the building from the courtyard and there was plenty of room between the 2 stages to maintain the turn out. They also fit in food trucks and vendors comfortably and the Cuban clubs bartenders were pleasant to interact with. I’d definitely go to more events here!

Amazing venue to hold an event. Its old, beautiful, and three stories. The bathrooms are very spacious. It’s a great place to hold an event if you want your event to have the authentic taste of Old Tampa.

My theater company recently performed there and it was such a great experience! Jeff and Stan are amazing. They really took care of us, took the stress right out of the whole process, and were great to work with! The space is beautiful and they even fixed up some additional back stage areas for the cast to use. We’ll definitely be coming back to put on our next show there. Thank you!

I had the opportunity to visit the Cuban Club for the first time during the Summer of Rum Festival. The formal name of this historic Ybor landmark is «El Circulo Cubano.» It was previously used as a meeting place for members of the Cuban community, but has since been opened to people of all cultures.
The club is four stories and each level has it’s own unique attributes that contribute to making this venue interesting. The fourth floor has a beautiful grand ballroom with a lovely balcony attached. The first floor cantina has a sunken dance floor and bar area. The second floor even has a theater that can seat up to 450 people! An outdoor patio is also available for outdoor events.
This space is set up for parties, dances, meetings, and even weddings. There is enough diversity in the club that it could fit the needs of any gathering! It is run by a non-​profit organization, so the proceeds from each event held at this facility are used to support restoration projects. The Cuban Club Foundation has put in a lot of work to maintain this historic site and that care shines throughout the building.

We have been providing security to the Cuban Club for years. Not only is it a cool property with lots of history and flavor but all the staff are always so friendly. Jeff and Stan are both awesome to work with and know what they are doing. If you plan to have a concert, a wedding, a business meeting, or anything that requires space I highly recommend the Cuban Club in Tampa. Pleasure working with you all and keep up the good work.
Guy

This is a cool historic social club in Tampa’s Ybor cigar city neighborhood. El Circulo Cubano (The Cluban Club) was a gathering place and society for Cubanos in Ybor (where Jose Marti launched the independence fish against the Spanish and was joined in the effort by Teddy Roosevelt).
A lot of cool history. I got to tour the club as part of an architectural history tour. Here’s a link to the Wikipedia article on the neoclassical building designed by prominent Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott

And here’s the venue’s website:
They are trying to make it viable and to restore and maintain it as a Tampa gem and event space. :)

We just held our daughter’s bat mitzvah service in the theater and a luncheon in the theater lobby. Jeff and Stan were a pleasure to work with and made sure every detail was taken care of. Our guests were floored by the beauty of the building. This is a wonderful venue to hold an event, with several floors of unique spaces to rent. They easily worked with our caterer and we were just delighted with how smoothly everything went. Highly recommend!

Went to The Cuban Club for the Rum Festival. There are several floors to this event space. You can definitely tell the historic features on each floor.
One can tell that this would be a lovely place for a party. With the Rum festival, I just think that many people would be falling down the marble flights of stairs. That’s just my observation.
I know this venue is used often for different events and parties. I’m glad that it can be used in that sense with its atmosphere and history. What a nice place.

Historic Building in Ybor City perfect for weddings and partys. Recently DayGlo was there and there were at least 2000 people there.
The Manager Sean Godin is very helpful in planning whatever event you would like. Its a beautiful building.
Tropical Heatwave is there every year.