Tampa Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Tampa Riverwalk / Hillsborough River, Downtown, Tampa, Florida
When: Saturday, December 20, 2025
Hours: Kickoff at 6:15 PM
Cost: free
billed as the largest lighted boat paradeviewable from Sparkman Wharf, the Convention Center, and Curtis Hixon Parkattraction
Decorated, illuminated vessels cruise the Hillsborough River past downtown Tampa in what is billed as the area's largest lighted boat parade. Waterfront viewing along the Riverwalk, Sparkman Wharf, and Curtis Hixon Park is free.