GiGi's Playhouse Tampa

08/21/2026

🎤✨ Fantastic Friends: Open Mic Night! ✨🎤

Get ready to take the stage, show off your talents, and enjoy a night of fun, laughter, and friendship! 💙💛 Join us for a Fantastic Friends: Open Mic where adults 18+ can share their talents, cheer each other on, and make some amazing memories together! 🎶🎭🎤

📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa
👥 Ages 18+

Whether you want to sing, tell jokes, perform, or simply come support your friends, we want to see you there! 🙌

🎟️ Register for this program through our Playhouse Calendar — link in bio!

08/21/2026

⚾️💙💛 Cheer Gems are taking the field! 💛💙⚾️

Join us on Saturday, September 5th at 6:30 PM at George M. Steinbrenner Field for the Tampa Tarpons vs. Dunedin Blue Jays game! Our GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa Cheer Gems will be performing during the game, and we couldn’t be more excited to cheer them on! 📣✨

Even better—a portion of every ticket purchased through our link will come back to support our Cheer Gems program! 🙌

Come enjoy a night of baseball, cheer on the Tarpons, and support our amazing Cheer Gems! ⚾️📣💙

🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/2026GiGisPlayhouse

Bring your family and friends and let’s fill the stands with support for our Cheer Gems! 💛💙

9/5/26 @ 6:30 PM - Gigi's Playhouse

08/21/2026

A visit to GiGi's Playhouse Tampa is about so much more than attending a program.

It's where confidence begins to grow, friendships are formed, families discover a supportive community, and individuals with Down syndrome are encouraged to reach goals they never thought possible.

Every smile, every milestone, and every connection is a reminder of what's possible when people are surrounded by acceptance, encouragement, and opportunity.

Our Playhouse exists because of an incredible community of families, volunteers, donors, and partners who believe everyone deserves a place where they belong.

Whether you're looking to volunteer, support our mission, or learn more about our free programs, we'd love to welcome you.💛

Check out the link in our bio for more info.

08/20/2026

📣This month our Kids Club Program will be on Saturday, August 29th at the Tampa Playhouse!📣This program will be from 12:00- 1:30pm.📆📆 This program is recommended for ages 8- 12 years old.🫂

📍Kids Club supports the development of social skills and language through peer- to- peer interaction in a casual and fun setting. This program will also support gross motor skills through active games, fine motor, and self- help skills through meal/ snack preparation and activities. We are so excited to have this program as it targets our school age learners.💛💙💛

You can register for this program via our Playhouse Calendar by using the link in our bio.

08/20/2026

"🎉 We're honored to be nominated for Best Nonprofit in Best of the Bay!

This nomination is a reflection of our incredible participants, families, volunteers, donors, board members, and community partners who make GiGi's Playhouse Tampa such a special place.

Now it's time to bring it home, and we need your help!

🗳️ Voting is open now through August 30, and you can vote once per day.

Every vote helps shine a light on our mission of providing free, life-changing programs for individuals with Down syndrome and their families.

💙 Cast your vote using the link in our bio, and don't forget to share this post with your friends and family. Your support means the world to us!

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08/19/2026

💙 It’s Not Too Late to Register!

You’re invited to tonight’s Family Speaker: Parent University Program! Join us each month as we welcome guest speakers from community organizations to share valuable information, resources, and tools to support individuals with Down syndrome and their families.

Tonight, we’re excited to welcome Dr. Joleen Fernald from REConnections DIR Center for an informative presentation on DIRFloortime! 📚

✨ You can still register for tonight’s program!
💻 Attending virtually? Be sure to register by 5:00 PM to ensure you receive the virtual meeting link.
🏠 Joining us in person? Just be sure to register before the program begins!

This is a great opportunity to learn, ask questions, and connect with other families. Register now using the calendar link in our bio! 💛

📣 Are you a business or organization interested in presenting at one of our monthly Family Speaker: Parent University programs? We’d love to connect! Email us at [email protected] to learn more about becoming a guest speaker and sharing your expertise with our families.

08/19/2026

🏈 BIG KICKOFF PARTY IS COMING! 🏈

We are SO excited to have been selected as the benefiting nonprofit for the BIG Kickoff Party, with proceeds benefiting our incredible Cheer Gems program! 💙✨

Join us on August 22 from 4–8 PM at Midtown Tampa for an evening filled with football, games, activities, food, and BIG Ten fun for everyone! 🎉

Whether you’re a BIG Ten fan or just looking for a fun way to spend your Saturday, we encourage our entire GiGi’s Playhouse network to stop by, enjoy the festivities, participate in the games, and show your support for our Cheer Gems! 🏈💙

📅 August 22
📍 Midtown Tampa
⏰ 4–8 PM

Come kick off the season with us and help support our amazing Cheer Gems! We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉

08/19/2026

It's hard to put into words what makes GiGi's Playhouse so special, but sometimes it's as simple as the smiles, the laughter, and the love you feel when you walk through the doors. 💙

For Jessica, serving on the Board of Directors is about supporting a place that creates lasting impact for individuals with Down syndrome and their families every single day.

From meaningful friendships to life-changing programs, GiGi's Playhouse Tampa is built on a foundation of inclusion, encouragement, and community, and it's our incredible volunteers, board members, donors, and families who make it all possible.

Thank you, Jessica, for your leadership and your heart for our mission!💛

Interested in joining our Board of Directors? Email us at [email protected].

08/18/2026

💙 Different perspectives. One shared mission.

GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa recently joined Bloom on WFLA to share more about the community, connection, and advocacy happening right here at our Playhouse.

Board members Dan, Nick, and Sam had the opportunity to represent GiGi’s Playhouse and help bring greater awareness to our mission. And we’re especially proud to have self-advocates like Nick and Sam using their voices and experiences to help shape how our community grows.

At GiGi’s Playhouse, inclusion means more than creating a place where individuals with Down syndrome are welcomed. It means creating opportunities to lead, advocate, contribute, and be heard.

A huge thank you to Bloom and WFLA for giving our team the opportunity to share the GiGi’s Playhouse mission with Tampa Bay! 💙

📺 Watch the full segment at the link in our bio.

08/18/2026

🎉💙 8 YEARS OF GIGI’S PLAYHOUSE TAMPA! 💙🎉

Today marks 8 YEARS since we opened our doors to our families and the Tampa Bay community! 🥳🏠💙

For 8 years, we’ve provided FREE programs to individuals with Down syndrome. 📚💪🎨🗣️ For 8 years, we’ve built connections, created friendships, celebrated milestones, made a difference in countless lives, and spread awareness and acceptance for individuals with Down syndrome. 💙🤝✨

We are beyond grateful for EVERY single person who has walked through our doors over the past 8 years — whether you are a family member, participant, volunteer, community partner, donor, or supporter. 🥹💙 We truly could not do this without y’all! Your support has allowed us to continue making a difference in our community and spreading the message that acceptance is for EVERYONE. 🌎💙

🎈 This past Saturday, our incredible community came together to celebrate our 8th Birthday, and what an AMAZING celebration it was! 🥳🎉 Take a look back at some of the special moments from the day! 📸✨

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to everyone who helped make our celebration so special:

🥪 Potbelly — Thank you for providing SO many amazing volunteers who jumped in wherever they were needed, along with sandwiches, chips, and cookies! You helped make our special day even sweeter! 💙🍪

🍫 Bissinger’s — Thank you for donating delicious chocolates for our celebration! 🍫🤎

🍿🍫 Tristan & Sweet Tooth Syndrome — Thank you to one of our very own participants for providing brownie bites and gourmet popcorn samples! You brought the SWEET to our celebration! 😋🎉

💙 Family Network on Disabilities — Thank you for joining us, setting up a table, and sharing valuable resources and information with our families! We are so grateful for your partnership! 🤝📚

🙌 Our incredible weekly volunteers — Thank you for always showing up, jumping in, and helping wherever needed. Our Playhouse simply wouldn’t be what it is without you! 💙

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 And most importantly, THANK YOU to our families! Thank you for coming out, celebrating with us, and making our 8th Birthday so special. You are the heart of everything we do! 💙🥹🎈

Here’s to YEAR 8! 🥂🎉 We can’t wait to see all the incredible things we accomplish together and all the lives we continue to impact. 💙✨

Cheers to many, MANY more years of serving our families, strengthening our community, building connections, and creating a world where individuals with Down syndrome are accepted, embraced, and celebrated for exactly who they are! 🎉💙🌎

💙 Interested in supporting GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa? Use the link in our bio to learn more about the many ways you can support our Playhouse! 🔗✨