Christmas parades and holiday lights in Tampa Bay

St. Petersburg Santa Parade & Tree Lighting

Safety Harbor Holiday Parade

Tampa's Santa Fest & Tree Lighting

The mayor lights seven Christmas trees at Curtis Hixon after a free parade, and the lawn becomes an outdoor cinema.

Merry Beach Market & Holiday Festival

The boat parade threads the finger canals toward John's Pass, and Friday night ends with fireworks.

Brandon Parade of Lights

Clearwater Yacht Club Annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade

Dunedin's Old Fashioned Christmas & Holiday Parade

Douglas Avenue closes for a December Saturday, and the Old Fashioned Christmas half begins the moment the last float passes.

Tampa Holiday Lighted Boat Parade

Boats launch near the Davis Islands lighthouse and head up the Hillsborough River, so the whole Riverwalk is a free grandstand.

Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park

A covered outdoor ice rink on the edge of the Hillsborough River, with curling lanes and a Friday silent disco.

Holiday Lights in Largo Central Park

More than 2.5 million LED lights, with a Ferris wheel and a carousel at the far end of the lawn.

Holiday Lights in the Gardens

Volunteers string more than a million lights through the Florida Botanical Gardens, with snowflake tunnels and lit bridges.

Clearwater's Bright and Beautiful Tree Lighting

Snowfest

Real snow is packed into toboggan slides in North Straub Park, one Saturday in early December.

Chanukah in the City

A menorah carved from ice goes up in South Straub Park, and Chabad of St. Petersburg lights it after sundown.

Historic Old Northeast Candlelight Tour of Homes

Seven private homes in the Historic Old Northeast open their doors, and a trolley loops between them.

Jingle Bell Bazaar at Ybor

More than 100 vendors fill Centennial Park, with dance academies and drumlines taking turns on the stage.

Church Street Christmas

Candle luminaries line seven blocks of Dade City's Church Avenue, and the three churches open their doors for a live nativity.