January Events
New Year's Eve🎉 St. Pete Pier Fireworks & Celebration: December 31st (8 PM - 12:30 AM)
Vinoy Park / Spa Beach Park, St. Pete)
(JW Marriott Tampa Water Street)
🖼️ Downtown Dunedin Craft Festival: January 3rd - 4th
(Pioneer Park & Bandshell, Dunedin)
(Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin, St. Pete)
(Bayshore Blvd & Downtown Tampa)
These are just some of the main events. Please confirm dates and location. Official city websites are the most reliable sources for the most up-to-date information. For more events and details 👇
Tampa Area Events
Clearwater/St Pete Area Events
(Busch Gardens, Tampa)
🤶 Winter Village and Ice Skating (Tampa): Nov 21st - January 4th
(Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)
🤶 Tampa Bay Festival of Lights: November 27th - December 28th (Hillsborough County Fairgrounds)
🤶 Victorian Christmas Stroll (Tampa): Nov 28th - December 31st
(Henry B Plant Museum, Tampa)
🤶 Christmas in the Wild at Zoo Tampa: Nov 29th - Dec 23rd, Select Nights (Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa)
🤶 Holiday Lights in the Garden: Nov 29th - January 3rd
(Florida Botanical Gardens, Largo)
🤶 YuleTides at The Florida Aquarium: Nov 29th - January 5th
(Florida Aquarium, Tampa)
🤶 32nd Annual Art & Craft Festival: Nov 30th - Dec 1st
(Downtown Tarpon Springs)
🤶 Largo Central Park Holiday Lights & Train: Dec 6th - Jan 1st
Tree Lighting Ceremonies
🎄 St. Petersburg Tree Lighting: November 29th (Downtown St. Petersburg)
🎄 Tampa Riverwalk Tree Lighting: November 30th (Tampa Riverwalk)
🎄 Clearwater Bright and Beautiful Tree Lighting: November 30th
(Coachmen Park)
🎄 Gulfport Holiday Tree Lighting: December 1st (Clymer Park)
🎄 Oldsmar City Tree Lighting: Dec. 1st (Oldsmar City Hall)
🎄 Tarpon Springs Tree Lighting: December 3rd (Sponge Docks) &
December 6th (Downtown Tarpon Springs)
🎄 Dunedin Tree Lighting: December 4th (Downtown Dunedin)
🎄 Safety Harbor Tree Lighting: December 5th (Safety Harbor City Center)
🎄 New Port Richey Light Up the Night: December 5th (Downtown NPR)
🎄 St. Pete Beach Tree Lighting: December 5th (Horan Park)
🎄 Indian Rocks Beach Tree Lighting: December 5th, 7:00 PM
(12th Avenue Park)
🎄 Palm Harbor Tree Lighting: December 6th (Downtown Palm Harbor)
🎄 Tarmpa's Santa Fest and Tree Lighting: December 6th
(Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)
🎄 Holiday Tree Lighting and Strolling Market: December 6th
(Largo Central Park)
🎄 Light Up Trinity: December 8th (Generations at Trinity)
🎄 Seminole WinterFest & Tree Lighting: December 12th
(Seminole City Center)
Holiday Parades (Santa/Street)
🎅 St Pete Santa Parade and Tree Lighting: November 29th
(North Straub Park, St Pete)
🎅 Tarpon Springs Christmas Parade: December 6th
(Downtown Tarpon Springs)
🎅 Belleair Holiday Parade & Party: December 6th, 5:00 PM -
🎅 Safety Harbor Holiday Parade: December 6th (Main Street, Safety Harbor)
🎅 Palm Harbor Christmas Parade: December 6th (Downtown Palm Harbor)
🎅 Indian Rocks Beach Christmas Street Parade: December 7th, 1:00 PM (East Gulf Blvd to Kolb Park)
🎅 Clearwater Beach 12 Days of Christmas Parade: December 9th
🎅 Gulfport Community Holiday Parade: December 13th, 2:00 PM
(Beach Blvd & Clymer Park, Gulfport)
🎅 Dunedin Old Fashioned Christmas and Holiday Parade: December 13th (Downtown Dunedin)
🎅 Oldsmar Holiday Golf Cart and Bike Parade December 13th
(Oldsmar Public Library)
🎅 Pinellas Park Christmas Parade December 13th, 6:00 PM (Park Blvd)
🎅 NPR Holiday Street Parade December 13th (Downtown New Port Richey)
🎅 Crystal Beach Christmas Golf Cart Parade: December 13th, 7:00 PM
(Live Oak Park, Crystal Beach)
🎅 Madeira Beach Christmas Golf Cart Parade: December 14th, 4:30 PM (Holiday Isles Elks Lodge)
🎅 Ozona Annual Holiday Golf Cart Parade: December 14th, 6:00 PM (Downtown Ozona)
🎅 Largo Old Fashioned Christmas Parade: December 20th, 12:00 PM (Downtown Largo)
🎅 Tarpon Springs Cartin' Tarpon Golf Cart Parade: December 20th, 4:00 PM (Tarpon Springs Yacht Club)
🎅 NPR Sip's Deck Your Cart Parade: December 21st, 7:00 PM (Downtown New Port Richey)
Lighted Boat Parades
🛥️ New Port Richey Cotee River Boat Parade: December 6th, 6:00 PM (Cotee River to Sims Park)
🛥️ South Pasadena Holiday Boat Parade: December 12th, 6:00 PM (Viewing available from Horan Park, St. Pete Beach, around 6:45 PM)
🛥️ Tarpon Springs Boat Parade: December 12th
(Craig Park and Spring Bayou, Tarpon Springs)
🛥️ Madeira Beach Festival of Lights Boat Parade: December 13th, 6:15 PM (ROC Park to John's Pass)
🛥️ Boca Ciega Yacht Club Holiday Boat Parade Gulfport: December 13th (Gulfport Casino / Boca Ciega Bay)
🛥️ 25th Annual Hillsborough River Holiday Boat Parade December 13th (Lowry Park Boat Ramp, Tampa)
🛥️ Tarpon Turtle Waterfront Grill Christmas Boat Parade: December 14th Tarpon Springs
🛥️ Downtown St. Pete Lighted Boat Parade: December 14th, 6:00 PM (Downtown St. Pete waterfront/Pier)
🛥️ Clearwater Beach Holiday Boat Parade December 14th
(Mandalay Channel to Yacht Club, Clearwater Beach)
🛥️ Tampa Riverwalk Lighted Boat Parade: December 20th
(Tampa Riverwalk, Tampa)
🛥️ Treasure Island Boat Parade: December 20th
(Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island)
🛥️ Indian Rocks Beach Christmas Lighted Boat Parade: December 20th, 7:00 PM (Intracoastal, Holiday Inn Harbourside)
🛥️ CANCELLATION: Dunedin Holiday Boat Parade
🛥️ CANCELLATION: St. Pete Beach Lighted Boat Parade
City Festivals & Special Events
🎁 Grand Central Christmas Block Party: December 5th, 5 PM - 10 PM
(Central Avenue, St. Pete)
🎁 Winter Wonderland in Oldsmar: December 5th, 5 PM - 9 PM (R.E. Olds Park)
🎁 Snowfest: December 7th, 9 AM - 2 PM (North Straub Park, St. Pete)
🎁 There's Snow Place Like Tarpon Springs: December 12th (Tarpon Ave)
🎁 Mega Christmas Night Market Music & Food Festival:
December 12th - 14th (Pinellas Park)
🎁 Merry Beach Market Holiday Festival: December 13th - 14th
(ROC Park, Madeira Beach)
🎁 St. Pete Holiday Festival (Indie Flea): December 21st, 12 PM - 4 PM
(Albert Whitted Park, St. Pete)
🎁 Winter Wonder Land Asian Mega Night Market: December 26th - 28th (Win Derby, St. Petersburg)
Santa Firetruck
🎅 Safety Harbor Santa Firetruck: December 12th, 13th, 19th, and 20th
🎅 Clearwater Santa Firetruck Tour: Dec. 14th - 17th, 6 PM - 8 PM (Clearwater Beach, North Greenwood, Countryside, Morningside neighborhoods)
🎅 Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Santa Ride: Dec. 8th - 20th (Various neighborhoods; excludes the 14th)
🎅 Tarpon Springs Santa Firetruck Tour: Dec. 8th - 11th & 15th - 17th
(Various sections of the city)
🎅 Dunedin Fire Rescue Operation Santa: Starting Thursday, December 11th, at 5:30 PM (Various routes)
Runs & Walks
🏃 2025 REINDEER RUN (YMCA): December 13th, 8:30 AM (John Chesnut Senior Park, Palm Harbor)
🏃 Boley Centers 43rd Annual Jingle Bell Run: December 14th, 7:30 AM
(North Straub Park, St. Pete)
🏃 Jingle Bell Jog 2025: December 19th, 9 AM - 2 PM
(Curlew Creek Elementary, Palm Harbor)
New Year's Eve
🎉 St. Pete Pier Fireworks & Celebration: December 31st (8 PM - 12:30 AM)
Vinoy Park / Spa Beach Park, St. Pete)
🎇 Busch Gardens NYE Celebration: December 31st (Busch Gardens Tampa)
🎆 Clearwater Beach Fireworks: December 31st Midnight
(Set off near Sand Key)
🍾 NYElectric® Tampa Countdown Party: December 31st
(JW Marriott Downtown)
These are just some of the main events. Please confirm dates and location, and confirm the event has not been cancelled, as there has been conflicting information about the boat parades. Official city websites are the most reliable sources for the most up-to-date information. For more events and details 👇
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