Caladesi Island State Park
Dunedin, FL · Tampa Bay
Caladesi Island is a 20-minute ferry ride from Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin, and the boats run on a schedule built around a four-hour stay. You pay to park at Honeymoon…
Holidays & Parades
Dunedin's Old Fashioned Christmas & Holiday Parade
Date
Saturday, Dec 12, 2026
Location
Downtown Dunedin
Douglas Avenue at Main Street, Dunedin, FL 34698
Douglas Avenue at Main Street, Dunedin, FL 34698
Organized by
Dunedin Parks & Recreation
Route
Starts at 3:30 p.m. and runs north on Douglas Avenue from Beltrees Street to Skinner Boulevard (State Road 580).
About this happenin
Dunedin closes Douglas Avenue on a December Saturday and sends its holiday parade north from Beltrees Street to Skinner Boulevard, Santa among the floats and bands. It steps off at 3:30 p.m., and the Old Fashioned Christmas half begins the moment the last float passes. Clydesdale-drawn carriages run Main Street, a snow slide and an ice rink go up on the pavement, kids roast marshmallows for s'mores, and machine-made flurries fall over Main Street and Broadway while street performers line the sidewalks. Live music plays in Pioneer Park, and the rink supplies skates plus handcarts for anyone who has never been on ice. With Douglas closed to traffic, the city runs a free Jolley Trolley shuttle from satellite lots at Virginia Street and New York Avenue and at Curtis Fundamental, dropping riders near the center of the activities. Donations collected at the activity areas go to the Dunedin For Youth Scholarship Fund; admission itself is free.
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Parking
The free Jolley Trolley has run from 2:30 to 9:30 p.m. Park at the lot on Virginia Street and New York Avenue or at Curtis Fundamental and ride to the activities.
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