Paradegoers braved chilly temperatures to watch festive boats glide down the Hillsborough River.
People line the Riverwalk to watch hundreds of illuminated boats make their way down the Hillsborough River as they take part in the Christmas Boat Parade Saturday in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Paradegoers braved chilly temperatures to watch festive boats glide down the Hillsborough River.
Tampa’s largest lighted boat parade took place Saturday along the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa. The parade began at the southern tip of Davis Islands and traveled through the Convention Center basin and up to the Heights finishing at Sparkman Wharf.
Boats decorated with holiday lights glide down the Hillsborough River Saturday in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Families play as simulated snow falls at Curtis Hixon Park Saturday in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Amiyah Hudson, 5, plays in the simulated snow at Curtis Hixon Park. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Boats decorated with holiday lights make their way along the Hillsborough River through downtown Tampa on Saturday. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Onlookers watch as boats decorated in holiday lights float past Saturday. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Gianna Saint-Simon and her mother Andrea Saint-Simon watch as boats glide past during a holiday lighted boat parade Saturday in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
A decorated boat glides by as onlookers watch Saturday in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
People line the Tampa Riverwalk as decorated boats glide past Saturday in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
The minarets of the University of Tampa are seen in the distance as people watch boats glide past the Tampa Riverwalk. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Decorated boats glide beneath bridges over the Hillsborough River Saturday in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
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