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Hillsborough River Holiday Boat Parade

December 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
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25th Annual Holiday Boat Parade sponsored by Friends of the Hillsborough River and the Tampa Bay Sierra Club

Signup Instructions: All participants must register.

Bring: Battery operated lights to decorate your canoe, kayak, paddle board or boat; water; layers of clothing in case it is cool after sundown; a flashlight; your own vessel; a whistle; LIFE JACKETS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES

Signup Restrictions: All participants must register and sign the Waiver

Additional Directions: We will gather at the Lowry Park Boat Ramp beginning at 5:00 pm to begin decorating boats so that we can launch at 6:00 pm. Canoes and kayaks lead the parade upstream past the Bird Street bridge at I-275 where the decorated boats will come and turn around and then lead the paddlers back to Lowry Park Boat Ramp.

Cancellation Policy: Heavy rain cancels

For more information and to Register:

https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001AJTEcIAP

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Details

  • Date: December 13, 2025
  • Time:
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Cost: Free
  • Event Categories: Boating, Holiday Events, Kayak & Canoe Trips, Kids & Families, Water Sports

Organizer

  • Sierra Club Florida Chapter
  • Email sierraclubflorida@gmail.com
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Venue

  • Lowry Park Boat Ramp,
  • 1204 W Flora Street
    Tampa, FL 33604 United States
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