Family Activities in Tampa Bay

Sheriff's Spooktactical Night

5:30 PM

Manatee County Sheriff's Office Operations Center

Bradenton, FL

Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel (select dates Oct 22–31)

6:00 PM

Henry B. Plant Museum

Tampa, FL

UNDead in the Water: Halloween Attraction (select nights)

7:30 PM

American Victory Ship & Museum

Tampa, FL

Creatures of the Night (select dates Sep 25–Oct 31)

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Tampa, FL

DK Farms Fall Festival (run Oct 4–Nov 1)

DK Farms & Gardens

Halloween Harvest (through Oct 27)

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Tampa, FL

Harvest Days at Ananda Farms (run Sep 25–Nov 1)

Ananda Farms

Hyde Park Village's Annual Pumpkin Patch (run Oct 10–25)

Hyde Park Village · 1602 W Snow Ave, Tampa, FL 33606

Tampa, FL

Pumpkin Parlour at Fat Beet Farm (run Sep 26–Nov 1)

Fat Beet Farm

Selby Gardens – Lights at Spooky Point (on display Oct 1–31)

Historic Spanish Point campus (Selby Gardens)

Shimmering Lights presents Kingdoms of Lights (run Oct 8–31)

SunKissed Acres · 2302 N Dover Rd, Dover, FL 33537

Dover, FL

Sweetfields Farms Fall Season Fun (run Sep 26–Nov 8)

Sweetfields Farm

Clearwater Greek Festival (Oct 23–25)

11:00 AM

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Clearwater, FL

Busch Gardens Halloween Spooktacular (Saturdays & Sundays, Oct 23 through Nov 1)

12:00 PM

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay · 10165 N McKinley Dr

Tampa, FL

Gator's Gore Horror Film Festival

Wave & See Creative Sanctuary

Tampa, FL

Fall Family Dip Netting in the Bay (Mote)

10:00 AM

1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy

Sarasota, FL

Florida Railroad Museum Pumpkin Patch Express (through Oct 25)

10:30 AM

Florida Railroad Museum

Parrish, FL

Community Lawfest & Resource Fair 2026

12:00 PM

St. Petersburg College Midtown Center

St. Petersburg, FL

Eddie's Dunedin Halloween Kids' Party

1:00 PM

1283 Bayshore Blvd

Dunedin, FL

Dog Parade on the St. Pete Pier

4:00 PM

St. Pete Pier

St. Petersburg, FL

Riverwalk Trick or Treat / Trick-or-Treat on the Riverwalk

4:00 PM

Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park

Tampa, FL

Family Drive-In Movie Night

5:00 PM

10540 Browning Road

Lithia, FL

Temple Terrace Fall Festival

6:00 PM

Family Recreation Complex

Temple Terrace, FL

Motors on MacDill (car meet)

8:00 AM

1983 (MacDill Ave)

Tampa, FL

Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival (final weekend, through Oct 25)

9:00 AM

Hunsader Farms

Bradenton, FL

The STROLL Hyde Park Pet Parade

9:00 AM

Hyde Park Village

Tampa, FL

Bump, Baby and Beyond - Fall Pregnancy and Family Resource Fair

New Victory Baptist Church · 8425 North 40th Street, Tampa, FL, 33604

Tampa, FL

Dade City Farms Fall Weekend Activities (weekends, Sep 26–Nov 1)

Dade City Farms

Dade City, FL

Florida Botanical Gardens Pumpkin Fest

Florida Botanical Gardens

Largo, FL

Fox Squirrel Corn Maze (weekends, Sep 26–Oct 25; final weekend)

Fox Squirrel Corn Maze

Plant City, FL

Lumley's Farm Fall Festival (weekends, Sep 26–Nov 1)

Lumley's Farm

Plant City, FL

SLAM Tampa Fall Fest

SLAM Tampa · 7116 Gunn Highway, Tampa, FL, 33625

Tampa, FL

The Heights District's 9th Annual Fall Fest

Armature Works · 1910 North Ola Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33602

Tampa, FL

Hyrox Tampa (Oct 22–25, various times)

various

Tampa Convention Center

Tampa, FL

Selby Gardens — Spooktacular

10:00 AM

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sarasota campus

Sarasota, FL

Taste of Latino Festival (8th Annual)

12:00 PM

Ybor Centennial Park

Tampa, FL

Taste of The Bay (Sarasota-Manatee Originals)

12:00 PM

The Oval at The Bay Park

Sarasota, FL

Fall Festival

Italian Club of Tampa · 1731 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33605

Tampa, FL

Harvest Days at Keel Farms (Sat–Sun in October)

Keel Farms

Plant City, FL

OCC Road House Haunted Prison

6:00 PM

OCC Road House · 10575 49th Street North

Clearwater, FL

Movie on the Lawn Double Feature - Halloweentown & The Shining

Armature Works · 1910 N Ola Ave, Tampa, FL, 33602

Tampa, FL

Art After Dark: Halloween Edition

5:00 PM

Museum of Fine Arts

St. Petersburg, FL

Fear Fest Grounds (haunted houses)

5:00 PM

11349 Bloomingdale Ave

Riverview, FL

UTC Fall Carnival 2026 (starts Oct 29)

5:00 PM

The Mall at University Town Center

Sarasota, FL

Butterfly Effects ABA Therapy - Tampa Center Fall Social Event

Butterfly Effects - ABA Therapy for Autism · 10004 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL, 33618

Tampa, FL

Palm Harbor Halloween After Dark (Downtown Palm Harbor Community Market)

4:00 PM

797 Florida Avenue

Palm Harbor, FL

Halloween Drive-In & Trunk-or-Treat at RCP America

5:00 PM

RCP America · 8901 Maislin Dr

Tampa, FL

Movies on the Lawn: Halloween Special

Tampa, FL

The Final Flockdown

Skateworld Tampa

Tampa, FL

Halloween Horror Picture Show 2026

10:00 AM

Cinema 6 Movie Theater

Port Richey, FL

Sarasota Fine Art Show by Hot Works

10:00 AM

JD Hamel Park

Sarasota, FL

Community Pet Vaccination Clinic — Valrico

9:00 AM

Adorable Pets by Dena

Valrico, FL

Reptiday Sarasota

9:00 AM

Sahib Shrine Auditorium

Sarasota, FL

Harvest Party 2026

The Point Church · 1430 Belleair Road

Clearwater, FL

Art After Dark: Trivia Night with Max Blowers

7:00 PM

Museum of Fine Arts

St. Petersburg, FL

Ringling Underground // November

7:00 PM

The Ringling

Sarasota, FL

Manatee Movie Night at Parrish Community Park

Parrish Community Park

Parrish, FL

Family Fun Day

11:00 AM

9019 Creedmoor Ln

New Port Richey, FL

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest

11:00 AM

St. Petersburg, FL

Turning Points Veteran Stand Down

8:00 AM

Manatee County Fairgrounds

Palmetto, FL

Ferraris on the Circle

9:00 AM

300 Madison Dr, Suite 201

Sarasota, FL

Excelsior University's Fall Fest in St. Petersburg

Excelsior University · 9400 4th Street N, Ste 100, St. Petersburg, FL, 33702

St. Petersburg, FL

FALL FESTIVAL

14604 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL, 33618

Tampa, FL

Ferraris on the Circle

St. Armands Circle

Sarasota, FL

Jazz Night & Market

6:00 PM

1502 E Sligh Ave

Tampa, FL

Second Annual Parrish Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony

10:00 AM

Fort Hamer Road / Parrish Community Park

Parrish, FL

Manatee Movie Night at Mixon Farms

Mixon Farms

Bradenton, FL

Thriving Together: A Family Wellness Fair

City Center at Hanna Avenue · 2555 East Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33610

Tampa, FL

4th Annual Oldsmar Rod Run (benefiting Oldsmar Cares)

10:00 AM

Oldsmar, FL

Blues, Art & Seafood Festival

10:00 AM

Trolley Market Square

Gulfport, FL

Suncoast's Largest Food Truck Festival 10

11:00 AM

The Mall at University Town Center

Sarasota, FL

Mayor's Community Walk: Discover Gulfport Walking Trail

8:00 AM

Gulfport Beach, Pavilion #6

Gulfport, FL

Wonder 2026 — Curiosity, Creativity & Family Fun

9:00 AM

Wilkinson School

Sarasota, FL

Santa's Grand Arrival Parade

North Cattlemen Road

Sarasota, FL

Thankful Family Feast

5:00 PM

6850 Adams St

New Port Richey, FL

Pirate Water Taxi River of Lights (run Nov 20–Jan 3)

Pirate Water Taxi

Tampa, FL

Winter Wonder at Williams Park (runs Nov 20–Jan 3; ice rink, holiday market, live entertainment)

Williams Park

St. Petersburg, FL

Holiday Lights in Largo Central Park (run Nov 26–Dec 27)

Largo Central Park

Largo, FL

Black Friday Photos with Krampus

12:00 PM

2606 Fairfield Ave S

St. Petersburg, FL

Holiday Lights in the Gardens (run Nov 27–Jan 2)

Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Rd

Largo, FL

North Pole Express (from Nov 27, runs through Dec 22)

Florida Railroad Museum

Parrish, FL

98th Annual Santa Parade & Tree Lighting

6:30 PM

Downtown St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, FL

Holiday Night of Lights on St. Armands Circle - 48th Annual!

5:30 PM

St. Armands Circle

Sarasota, FL

Safety Harbor Tree Lighting

6:00 PM

John Wilson Park Gazebo

Safety Harbor, FL

Dade City Christmas Parade

7:00 PM

Downtown Dade City

Dade City, FL

2026 Winter Festival- Tampa

10:00 AM

Northbridge University - Tampa · 3251 West Hillsborough Avenue

Tampa, FL

Gasparilla Cars-In-The-Park 2026

10:00 AM

Carrollwood Village Park

Tampa, FL

Tampa's Santa Fest & Tree Lighting

1:00 PM

Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

Tampa, FL

26th Annual Hillsborough River Holiday Boat Parade

5:00 PM

Lowry Park boat ramp

Tampa, FL

Holiday Dressage Festival I & II

9:00 AM

800 N Auburn Rd

Venice, FL

Day of Play December 2026

Gardenville Recreation Center · 6219 Symmes Road, Gibsonton, FL, 33534

Gibsonton, FL

Lights in Bloom® (run Dec 5–Jan 2)

Selby Gardens - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Sarasota Holiday Parade

Downtown Main Street

Sarasota, FL

Winter Wonderland 2026

Old Main St · 302 12th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205-7819

Bradenton, FL

Bert's 10th Annual Toy Run

7:00 AM

Bert's Barracuda Harley-Davidson, 10525 49th St. N

Clearwater, FL

Snowfest

9:00 AM

North Straub Park

St. Petersburg, FL

Holiday Movies in the Park (weekly)

St. Petersburg, FL

Jingle Carts 2026: Forest Hills Bicycle & Golf Cart Parade (8th Annual)

Babe Zaharias Golf Course Clubhouse

Tampa, FL

Harbor Holiday Nights (Dec 11–12)

6:00 PM

Folly Farm Nature Preserve

Safety Harbor, FL

South Pasadena Holiday Light Boat Parade - MarineMax St. Petersburg

6:00 PM

MarineMax St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, FL

Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade

6:00 PM

Manatee River (Palmetto / Bradenton riverfront)

Palmetto, FL

Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights (40th Annual)

7:00 PM

Sarasota Bay / Bayfront Park

Sarasota, FL

An Old Florida Christmas

Manatee Village Historical Park area

Bradenton, FL

Holiday Movies in the Park (series)

St. Petersburg, FL

Largo Old Fashioned Christmas Parade 2026

12:00 PM

Downtown Largo

Largo, FL

Wreaths Across America

12:00 PM

Mansion Memorial Park

Ellenton, FL

Tampa Riverwalk Holiday Lighted Boat Parade

6:15 PM

Hillsborough River / Riverwalk

Tampa, FL

Holiday Movies in the Park (series)

St. Petersburg, FL

Holiday Movies in the Park (series)

St. Petersburg, FL

Sunset to Sparkle (New Year's Eve celebration)

3:00 PM

Pier 60

Clearwater Beach, FL