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Kids will have fun first at Ybor's GuavaweenBy BABITA PERSAUD © St. Petersburg Times, published October 29, 2000 TAMPA -- Oh, what clever costumes will the masses dream up this year? How rude will they get? Guavaween 2000, Ybor City's Halloween celebration, is tonight. But, before the adult fun begins, it's kid time. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., kids rule in the Family FunFest. A children's costume parade and contest starts at 14th Street and Seventh Avenue at 3 p.m. There will be a scavenger hunt between 1 and 3 p.m. at Centennial Park on Eighth Avenue. The cost is $2. Children in costumes get in free. Shuttles are available from the Florida State Fairgrounds beginning at 11 a.m. A round-trip charge is $3 for adults and free for children before 4 p.m. The Mama Guava Stumble parade begins at Seventh Avenue and 20th Street at 6:30 p.m. Creative types might want to jet over to the stage at Seventh Avenue and 14th Street (Pleasuredome parking lot) for the Features Costumes Contest at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the nighttime portion. Shuttles are $13 for a round trip and Guavaween admission, $6 for round-trip only. Pickup points:Gandy Boulevard and Manhattan (approximately 1 mile west of Crosstown Expressway). Service begins at 4 p.m Tampa Bay Center near Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Service begins at 4 p.m. Tampa Port Authority at Channelside Drive, near the Ice Palace. Service begins at 4 p.m. USF Sun Dome off Fowler Avenue. Service begins at 4 p.m. For information, call Guavaween Hotline: (813) 242-4828.
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