# Season Spectacular Holiday Lighting at Water Street Tampa > Event for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Where: Water Street Tampa, 971 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free - Organizer: Water Street Tampa - Official page: https://www.waterstreettampa.com/events - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/season-spectacular-holiday-lighting-at-water-street-tampa--listing-9918a704f9aedb26d48289ef ## About Water Street Tampa switches on its holiday lights for the season at the 4th annual Season Spectacular, a free one-night celebration on Thursday, November 12, from 5 to 9 p.m. The evening marks the official lighting of the neighborhood, with about 500,000 lights across several city blocks on and around Water Street, including a 35-foot tree that serves as the district's centerpiece and a 24-foot tree of more than 14,000 bulbs at the Heron residences. For kids there is a holiday arts-and-crafts workshop and Santa Snaps photos with Santa, plus storefront windows that come to life with holiday characters. The neighborhood also hosts a glowing dance party, a silent disco and a holiday sing-along. A portion of bar sales benefits the Children's Dream Fund. 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