7_Exhibit_H_-_Five_Year_Summary_of_Event_Type.pdf

Exhibit H is a five-year event summary document for the Tampa Convention Center, a division of Hillsborough County government in Florida, supporting the food and beverage services re-bid procurement. The facility hosts diverse event types across 517 total events and 1,213 event days from 2021 through 2025, generating approximately 1,551,461 total attendees annually. Event categories include conventions with exhibits (129 events, 456 days, 574,844 attendees), sports events (65 events, 146 days, 423,945 attendees), general meetings (186 events, 382 days, 158,507 attendees), consumer shows (39 events, 99 days, 263,900 attendees), trade shows (57 events, 101 days, 95,760 attendees), and food functions (41 events, 28 days, 34,505 attendees). This historical event volume and attendance data demonstrates the scale and composition of operations that the food and beverage services contractor will support.

The five-year summary provides prospective bidders with critical visibility into facility demand patterns, event frequency by category, and guest volume projections necessary for operational planning and resource allocation. The data indicates that conventions with exhibits and sports events represent the largest attendance drivers, collectively accounting for nearly 65 percent of total five-year attendees, while general meetings comprise the largest number of individual events. This distribution informs staffing requirements, inventory procurement, menu planning, and facility utilization strategies that bidders must address in their proposals for the re-bid procurement due July 27, 2026.