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Tampa's Santa Fest Parade and Tree Lighting
- When
- (Starts in 27 days)
- Where
- Tampa, FL
- Date source
- Organizer site · wintervillagetampa.com
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About this event
Tampa's Santa Fest Parade and Tree Lighting is a downtown holiday day that opens with a parade of bands and floats, then moves into Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park for an afternoon of crafts and Santa photos. It wraps up after dark with live entertainment and the official lighting of seven Christmas trees throughout the park, followed by a movie in the park.
Our take: Make a full day of it: watch the parade, then stay in the same park for Winter Village skating and shops until the trees light up.
Good to know
Parade 1 PM; park festivities 1–5 PM; tree lighting 6 PM, then a free movie
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