# St. Petersburg Santa Parade & Waterfront Holiday Tree Lighting > Event for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 28 · 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM - Where: North Straub Park & Central Avenue, 400 Bayshore Dr NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701 - Ages: All ages; open-air downtown parade with wide viewing sidewalks; stroller friendly - Price: Free public parade and tree lighting celebration; ice skating ticketed separately - Organizer: City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation - Official page: https://www.stpeteparksrec.org/ - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 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/st-petersburg-santa-parade-and-waterfront-holiday-tree-lighting--listing-6481c4434d77ff245b85f7f1 ## About St. Petersburg's historic 98th Annual Santa Parade marches down Central Avenue from 5th Street to Bayshore Drive, filling the downtown arts corridor with marching bands, lighted floats, giant balloons, and costumed dance troupes. Following the parade, families gather in North Straub Park along the waterfront for the official lighting of the giant city holiday tree. The park comes alive with thousands of glowing lights, live holiday music, and the opening of the waterfront holiday ice skating rink. 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