Bayshore Boulevard / Hyde Park
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: South Boulevard between Swann Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa, Florida
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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The grand homes along Bayshore Boulevard and through Hyde Park go all out for the holidays, and the single best stretch is South Boulevard between Swann and Bayshore.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Tampa is around 5:36 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 6:02 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 52°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 8 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 12 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Holiday Spectacular on the Tampa Riverwalk
- River of Lights Holiday Boat Cruise (Pirate Water Taxi)
- Streamside Drive in Carrollwood
- Tampa Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
- Winter Village Express Streetcar
- Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park
- YuleTides at The Florida Aquarium
- Christmas In The Wild at ZooTampa
Make a night of it. This is stop 2 on our 11-stop Tampa lights loop — about 19.9 miles and 92 minutes of driving in total.