Tampa Riverwalk Riverfest Lantern Parade
The Riverfest Lantern Parade is an annual event where participants decorate their own paper lanterns and join a 1-mile parade that illuminates the Riverwalk! The parade will start at Water Works Park at 8:30 PM and end in Curtis Hixon Park.
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Interested in sponsoring the Riverfest Lantern Parade? Please email info@thetampariverwalk.com for more information!
Lantern Kits & Lantern WorkShops
LANTERN WORKSHOPS
Tap into your inner creative, while sipping wine and enjoying lite snacks. Learn step by step how to create a custom paper lantern or create your own! Join us at Armature Works Show + Tell classroom. We encourage you to debut your lantern at Tampa Riverfest’s Lantern Parade on May 3rd.
Tickets cost $40 per person
Ticket includes:
- Step-by-step instructions
- Lantern kit
- Supplies for creating a custom lantern
- Complimentary wine 21+ (ID required)
- Lite snacks
Purchase by clicking your preferred date below!
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Organization:
Friends of the Tampa RiverwalkLocation:
600 N Ashley Dr
Tampa, FL, 33602United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
(813) 221-1539Contact name:
Friends of the Riverwalk
Email address:
Dates:
05/03/2025
Time:
The parade will start at Water Works Park at 8:30pm
Price:
See website
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