Visiting Pasco County
Visit Pasco Website
The Office of Tourism Development maintains a separate website, VisitPasco.net, which is the County's official tourism website and includes information for our visitors on hotels, attractions, tours, parks and more. Take a visit!
On February 26, the Tourist Development Council and the Board of County Commissioners held a joint workshop to discuss the Tourism Development Plan for 2010-2014 and possible allocations and projects. The next Tourist Development meeting is June 19 in New Port Richey. See the County calendar for details.
Current Events
To find out about our current events and happenings please read our Tourism Tidbits newsletter and County Calendar.
Visitors can also follow Pasco County's Tourism Ambassadors and event calendar on the Visit Pasco Facebook page.
Annual Tourism Summit
The Office of Tourism Development celebrated tourism in Pasco County on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at the Donald R. Tapia School of Business. Located at Saint Leo University the school hosted the celebration with a focus on international tourism, film and sports. The Office of Tourism Development also honored the top local special event, sport event and partner of the year from 2012.
Best Special Event- Kumquat Festival
Best Sport Event- Longleaf Triathlon
Tourism Partner of the Year- Giraffe Ranch
The 2013 Tourism Summit will be held the week of October 23.