Christmas Parades & Boat Parades in Pinellas (2025 Update)
YOUR GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS PARADES AND BOAT PARADES NEAR ST. PETE-CLEARWATER
Looking for local Christmas parades around Pinellas to take the family? You’ve come to the right place!
We found it was harder than it should be to track down the dates of all the Christmas events in our area in one place. So, we made our own list of Christmas events around the Clearwater-St. Pete area, including these fun parades.
We’re two local Pinellas moms and these are places we hit up with our own kids around the holidays. We especially love our local boat parades, which we’re lucky to have so many of given all our waterfront.
Our hope is that this list, specifically tailored for Pinellas families, saves you time sorting through long lists of the huge Tampa Bay area.
On to the parades!
Pinellas Christmas Parades
There are lots of Christmas Parades happening throughout Pinellas between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Here is a list the local parades happening this year, updated for 2025.
TIP: Bring along a stocking to collect candy or trinkets thrown from the floats
St. Petersburg
Nov 29, 2025: Downtown St. Petersburg Santa Parade & Tree Lighting (website)
Clearwater
Dec 9, 2025: Clearwater 12 Days of Christmas Parade (Website)
Dunedin
- Dec 13, 2025: Dunedin Old Fashion Christmas & Parade (Website)
- Dec 20, 2025: Dunedin Golf Cart Parade (Facebook)
Belleair
Dec 6, 2025: Belleair Parade and Party (website)
Safety Harbor
Dec 6, 2025: Safety Harbor Holiday Parade
Indian Rocks Beach
Dec 7, 2025: Indian Rocks Beach (website)
Tarpon Springs
Dec 6, 2025: Tarpon Springs (Facebook)
Palm Harbor
Dec 6, 2025: Palm Harbor (Facebook)
Pinellas Park
Dec 13, 2025 – Pinellas Park Christmas Parade (website)
Crystal Beach
Dec 13, 2025: Crystal Beach Golf Cart Parade (Faccebook)
Largo
Dec 20, 2025: Downtown Largo Old Fashion Christmas Parade (website)
Madeira Beach
Dec 14, 2025: Golf Cart Parade (website)
Boca Ciega Yacht Club
Dec 13, 2025: Website
Christmas Boat Parades
A unique Floridian Christmas experience is to watch a boat parade. Boat owners decorate their boats with Christmas lights, music and decoration. The boats sail down a parade route so people on the shore can watch.
You can catch one of these whooping nine boat parades happening in Pinellas this year.
Clearwater Yacht Club
Dec 13, 2025 – Free boat parade at Clearwater Yacht Club (website)
St. Pete
Dec 7, 2025 – Viewable near St. Pete Pier, Vinoy Park, North Shore Park (website)
Tarpon Springs
Dec 12, 2025 – Snow Place Like Tarpon Springs, 8pm boat parade (website)
Dunedin
This parade was canceled in 2024 after the hurricanes and does not seem to be scheduled in 2025
Madeira Beach
Dec 13, 2025 – Madeira Beach Festival of Lights Holiday Boat Parade (website)
Indian Rocks Beach
Dec 20, 2025 – Indian Rocks Beach (website)
South Padadena
Dec 12, 2025: Website
Redington and Indian Shores
Canceled again for 2025 because of 2024 hurricanes
Treasure Island
Dec 20, 2025: Website
Tampa
Dec 20, 2025: Holiday Lighted Boat Parade at Tampa Riverwalk (website)
