HolidaySanford
Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild
Giant illuminated lanterns shaped like animals and nature scenes light up the Central Florida Zoo on select evenings through mid-January, an easy family outing north of Orlando.
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Friday November 13
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Saturday November 14
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HolidayOrlando
Festival of Trees at the Orlando Museum of Art
The Orlando Museum of Art fills its galleries with more than 50 designer-decorated trees, wreaths and gingerbread creations for its 40th annual holiday festival.
Friday November 20
HolidayEmerald Coast
Pensacola Winterfest
Downtown Pensacola turns into a storybook Christmas village, with trolley tours to a life-size Polar Express engine, Grinch games and photos with Santa on select nights.
Saturday November 21
HolidaySt. Augustine
Nights of Lights
Millions of small white lights outline the historic buildings of downtown St. Augustine every night, turning an evening stroll through the old city into a holiday tradition.
HolidayOcala
Light Up Ocala
Ocala kicks off the holiday season with an afternoon of shopping from more than 100 vendors, live entertainment and the lighting of the downtown square.
Wednesday November 25
HolidayJacksonville
Deck the Chairs
Lifeguard chairs decorated by local groups line the oceanfront plaza in Jacksonville Beach, lit up nightly through New Year's Day for a free holiday walk.
November 2026
HolidayOrlando
EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
EPCOT dresses World Showcase for the season with Holiday Kitchens, cultural storytellers, a gingerbread Spaceship Earth and the Candlelight Processional with a mass choir and orchestra.
HolidayNaples
Johnsonville Night Lights in the Garden
Naples Botanical Garden stays open after dark through the holidays, with its tropical gardens and water features lit up for an evening stroll.
HolidayFort Myers
Holiday Nights at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
The winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford glow with holiday lights and period decorations on evening visits along the Caloosahatchee River.
Holiday30A
Seaside Holiday Parade and Turn on the Town
Seaside kicks off the holidays with a parade along 30A, a theater performance and the lighting of the town, a cozy small-town tradition on Thanksgiving weekend.
HolidayJacksonville
Holiday River Fest and Light Boat Parade
Jacksonville's downtown riverfront hosts a tree lighting, a parade of lit boats on the St. Johns River and fireworks, all in one evening after Thanksgiving.
December 2026
HolidayWinter Park
Winter Park Christmas in the Park
The Morse Museum and the City of Winter Park set Tiffany stained glass windows glowing in Central Park for a free evening of holiday music under the oaks.
HolidayDowntown
Orlando Tree Lighting Celebration
Downtown Orlando lights its city Christmas tree at Lake Eola with live music, food trucks, a holiday market and a little Florida snowfall.
HolidayDowntown
Eola Wonderland Christmas Tree Show
Every evening through early January, Orlando's tall holiday tree at Lake Eola comes alive with a free light show synchronized to music.
HolidayNorth Florida
Tallahassee Winter Festival
Tallahassee's downtown holiday festival packs an afternoon and evening with four stages of live entertainment, a lighting ceremony, the Jingle Bell Run and a nighttime parade.
HolidayAmelia Island
Dickens on Centre
Historic Centre Street turns into a Victorian Christmas village for a weekend, with a holiday market, costumed characters and seasonal events on Amelia Island.
HolidaySarasota
Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
Sarasota's long-running holiday boat parade, now in its 40th year, lights up the bayfront, with free viewing from Bayfront Park and dinner seats at Marina Jack.
HolidaySt. Petersburg
Downtown St. Pete Lighted Christmas Boat Parade
Lit and decorated boats leave the municipal marina and cruise past the downtown waterfront, with free viewing from the Pier and the bayfront parks.
HolidayKey West
Schooner Wharf Bar Lighted Boat Parade
Decorated boats glide through Key West Bight in this long-running holiday parade, with a steel band, candy tossed from the decks and judging at Schooner Wharf Bar.
HolidayPanama City
Panama City Boat Parade of Lights
Lighted boats cruise St. Andrews Bay from the yacht club past downtown and Historic St. Andrews, with a drone show and holiday village warming up the crowd.
HolidaySt. Augustine
Regatta of Lights
Decorated boats cruise the Matanzas River between the Vilano Beach Pier and the Bridge of Lions, adding a waterborne show to the city's holiday lights.
HolidayDestin
Holiday on the Harbor Boat Parade
Decorated boats follow the Coast Guard across Destin Harbor for an hour of twinkling lights on the water, a holiday tradition now in its fortieth year.
HolidayTampa
Tampa Riverwalk Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
Decorated boats cruise the Hillsborough River from Davis Islands up to Tampa Heights and back, with the Riverwalk as a front-row seat.
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