Hillsborough County

  • Jingle Bell Bazaar: Find the perfect one-of-a-kind gift at the Jingle Bell Bazaar located in historic Ybor City! With live music, a fashion showcase, food trucks, and more, there’s no shortage of holiday cheer. Admission to the Bazaar is totally FREE!

  • Enchant Christmas: Families’ favorite sparkling Christmas land is back at Tropicana field. Over a million twinkling lights are arranged in an array of colorful displays! At Enchant, traverse the Christmas Maze, explore the Christmas Village, or glide along an Ice Skating Trail (with real ice)!

  • Riverwalk Christmas: Celebrate the holidays at the scenic Tampa Riverwalk! This waterfront pop-up marketplace will be a shopping experience not soon forgotten. There is plenty to do and see around the Riverwalk, like Armature Works, the nearby Glazer Children’s Museum, and the historic Tampa Theatre. The market will jingle all weekend long!

  • Holiday Cosplay: Dubbed the ‘Winter Comic-Con’, this event has all your favorite characters, merch booths, and general comic convention fun just in time for the winter holidays. Holiday Cosplay Tampa Bay is a family-friendly event celebrating all things superhero, video game, and television related! They are currently running a promotion that offers 50% off VIP and General Admission, so get tickets while supplies last!

Pasco County

  • Broadway On Ice: An Ice-tastic Winter show is gliding onto AdventHealth Center Ice! Broadway On Ice is full of incredible performances and tricks by elite figure skaters and participants of Learn to Skate. Tickets are just $15 per person!

  • Weeki Wachee Winter Waterland: One of the most beautiful natural spots in all of Florida just got even more enchanting. During Weeki Wachee Winter Waterland the park will be decorated with lights and Christmas cheer, and don’t miss a performance by Frosty’s Winter Water Mermaids. For as low as $5 per person, come explore a true Winter paradise!

  • Holiday Street Parade of New Port Richey: Holiday cheer comes in droves at this parade in the New Port Richey area! The Holiday Street Parade will have floats from local businesses and residents looking to spread holiday magic, even nearby high school band ensembles will march along. Mr. and Mrs. Claus are sure to drop by!

Pinellas County

  • Holiday Lights In the Garden: Bask in the heartwarming glow of hundreds of twinkling lights in Largo. Holiday Lights in the Garden is home to musical light displays and the Enchanted Forest. The event is FREE admission with an opportunity to donate to the Florida Botanical Gardens, which help preserve our state’s natural beauty.

  • Ugly Sweater Bar Crawls: Come prepared with your ugliest outfit! The Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl is kicking off this Saturday. Travel to all manner of local spots and receive an Ugly Sweater swag bag at the end. Complete movie trivia during the journey to win awesome prizes! Keep in mind that this event is 21+!

Sarasota/Manatee Counties

  • Suncoast Renaissance Festival: Hear ye! Hear ye! The Suncoast Renaissance Festival is returning again this year. The much-beloved festival takes a journey back into medieval times and is full of funny shows, a plethora of food, music, dancing, and death-defying feats like sword swallowing and fire breathing!

  • Lights In Bloom: Over two million lights illuminate the picturesque Selby Gardens located in Sarasota. Lights in Bloom is the perfect spot in the Sarasota area to snap dazzling holiday photos with family, friends, or pets! Live entertainment and holiday activities are in store.

Polk County

  • Holiday Night Market: Curated by Downtown Lakeland, Buena Market, Lakeland Punk Flea, and Art Crawl this expansive 4-in-1 flea market experience has over 100 different vendors! The Holiday Night Market will not only have shopping but live music, specialty food and drink, extended local business hours, and performances by Local Motive Dance and Swan City Roller Derby.

  • Free Holiday Concert: This FREE outdoor lawn concert lets you get into the spirit and enjoy hot chocolate on the house! Lakeside Village’s Free Holiday Concert, ‘Tis the Season, starts at 5pm this coming Saturday. You can also enjoy a special reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

Citrus County

  • A Country Christmas: A tribute to the world’s favorite country icons, this concert celebrates Christmas, Nashville-style! A Country Christmas With The Legends features tributes to Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and more. Tickets are still available for the show on Saturday from 6 to 8pm!

  • Ho-Ho-Ho Fishing 4 Dough: Catch fish for charity at this seemingly odd but incredibly charming holiday event! Ozello Keys Marina’s Ho-Ho-Ho Fishing for Dough Kayak Tournament is an opportunity to raise money to get gifts for children in need throughout Citrus county. If you love fishing and are free Saturday morning, consider coming out for a jolly old time!

Lee County

  • Reba McEntire: The “Queen of Country” is coming to Hertz Arena in all her red-headed glory! Reba McEntire known most commonly as ‘Reba’ has been a staple of country music for nearly 50 years and her songs have inspired generations. Don’t miss her legendary act with special guest Suzy Bogguss!

Hernando County

  • Christmas Under the Moon: HarvestMoon Fun Farm is ready to blend Christmas traditions with farm activities for both the naughty and the nice! Go on an enchanted hayride while singing Christmas Carols, jump on the 70ft jumping pillow, take a stroll through the lighted Christmas Tree Trail, visit with baby goats, ride the Cow Train, Photo Ops, and of course drink yummy hot chocolate all at Christmas Under the Moon!

Charlotte County

  • Gardens Aglow: Explore a path of breathtaking light displays and holiday cheer. Among many holiday gardens this season, Gardens Aglow stands out at the gorgeous Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Gardens. The grounds feature preserved natural wetlands due to its unique location along the Peace River. You can roast s’mores and sing carols in this garden too!