Tampa Bay area holiday lights

Each weeknight at 6 and 10 p.m., FOX 13 News has been highlighting Christmas light displays around the Tampa Bay area. We have added the addresses to the map below so you can go see the lights in your neighborhood.

Best of Bay Area holiday lights - Week 4

This week, we wrap up our holiday lights series with stunning displays in Tampa and Bradenton, with appearances by Mickey Mouse, Santa, and even a narwhal.


 

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Best of Bay Area holiday lights - Week 3

This week, homes in Plant City, Clearwater, and Tampa dazzle with scenes from Hollywood, a massive Santa, and some classic holiday light displays.


 

Bay Area Holiday Lights - Best of Week 2

This week, homeowners in Clearwater, Seffner, Inverness, Tampa, and Davis Islands showed us the spirit of the season!


 

Florida Botanical Gardens' Holiday Lights in the Gardens

Charley Belcher visited the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo for the kickoff of their holiday lights, plus their annual plant sale and the effort to build a children's garden next year.


 

Find a Florida-style Christmas tree

Ergle Christmas Tree Farm in Dade City helps customers deck the halls for a Florida holiday.


 

Turning Bay Area treasures into holiday decorations

One local designer offers ideas on how to give a Tampa Bay twist to the traditional holiday decorations.


 

Lakeland Christmas parade returns

The Lakeland Christmas Parade marched through the streets of downtown on Thursday night. The holiday tradition took a year off due to the pandemic but came back in a big way to mark 40 years.


 

Lightning light the way this holiday in Brandon

A family in Hillsborough County is mixing hockey with the holidays, decking the halls by decking out their house for the Tampa Bay Lightning. 


 

Bay Area Holiday Lights - Best of Week 1

Every night duing the month of December, at 6 & 10 p.m. on FOX 13 News, we're highlighting the best and brightest holiday light displays around the Bay Area. This week, we saw how homeowners in Brandon, Clearwater, and Seffner go all out for the holidays.


 

Food, fun, and more at ZooTampa's 'Christmas in the Wild'

It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas at ZooTampa. The zoo is gearing up for its annual ‘Christmas in the Wild’ celebration. The family friendly event is complete with Christmas lights, Santa visits and lots of food.


 

Take a train ride on the North Pole Express

Charley Belcher visited the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish.


 

It's Winter in Florida at Snowcat Ridge

Charley Belcher visited Snowcat Ridge in Dade City for opening day.


 

City of Tampa kicks off Riverwalk holiday with tree lighting

As if the gorgeous sunset wasn't enough, Tampa's Riverwalk is now aglow.


 

Enchant Christmas returns under the Trop

With Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, Enchant Christmas has returned this weekend at Tropicana Field. The baseball stadium has transformed with countless twinkling lights and fun for the whole family.


 

New holiday light display opens at Hillsborough Fairgrounds

Tampa Bay's Festival of Lights is a drive-through experience that is nearly two miles long and covered in one million lights.


 

The benefits of having a 'holiday brain'

If you're the kind of person who likes to jumpstart your holiday decorating -- or even keep a tree up all year, that love of the holidays does a lot of good, experts say.


 

Oakdale Christmas House remains a holiday staple in St. Pete

The Oakdale Christmas House will return the day after Thanksgiving. The St. Pete tradition has been around for more than 40 years -- not even the pandemic hampered this family's holiday spirit. The man behind the brilliant display allows visitors to measure joy in wattage.


 

Homeowners face fines over early holiday display

A Christmas light display in Westchase is getting national attention for going up too early. The family could now face up to $1,000 in fines from their homeowner's association if they don't take the lights down. FOX 13's Jordan Bowen has the story.


 

Tampa's Winter Village opens

The winter tradition returns to Curtis Hixon Park with a café, holiday shops, light displays, and, of course, the ice rink.


 

How a Tampa Chick-fil-A became a holiday lights destination

The switch has officially been flipped at the Tampa Chick-fil-A on Waters Avenue. Nearly one million light bulbs make up the Christmas light display, which has become a Tampa staple during the holiday season -- and it’s a tradition that now spans generations.


 

Ice rink on the beach opens soon in St. Pete

Pinellas County residents don't have to drive to Tampa to get their fix of a winter wonderland this year. The St. Pete Pier announced it will open an outdoor ice rink as part of its inaugural Winter Beach celebration, starting November 20.