Holiday Spectacular on the Tampa Riverwalk
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Tampa Riverwalk, from Armature Works to Curtis Hixon Park to Sparkman Wharf, Tampa, Florida
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
35-foot LED Christmas tree floating in the harborlighted displays on barges2.6 miles of decorated riverwalkattraction
Tampa decorates 2.6 miles of its downtown Riverwalk for the holidays, with a 35-foot LED Christmas tree floating in the harbor and additional lighted displays mounted on barges along the water.
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.
- Bayshore Boulevard / Hyde Park
- 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 3 on our 11-stop Tampa lights loop — about 19.9 miles and 92 minutes of driving in total.