Tampa's only outdoor ice skating rink opens Friday, November 16, 2012 at 5 p.m.
Admission is only $10 per person and includes skates 90 minute skate
The rink is open daily from Nov. 16 - January 5, 2013
Monday – Thursday from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday from Noon – 9 p.m.
Holiday Hours:
Thanksgiving Day, November 22 - CLOSED Monday, December 24 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 25 - 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Friday, November 30, 2012 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Holiday merry-making begins with the lighting of Tampa’s holiday tree at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. The Tree Lighting is a free event offering fun activities, music and refreshments for the entire family.
Tampa’s Downtown on Ice, an authentic ice skating rink, is also located in the park, and will also be open for visitors’ enjoyment at a special holiday festival rate.
Saturday, December 1, 2012 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park , 600 N. Ashley Drive
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park is transformed into a winter wonderland with activities and amusements for the entire family.
Visit with Santa Claus Enjoy continuous holiday entertainment Make-n-take holiday crafts Hands-on games and activities Ice skating Fun for the young and the young at heart!
Holiday Parade
At 11 a.m. the will begin at Morgan Street and Kennedy Boulevard, travel west on Kennedy Boulevard to Ashley Drive, turn north and end at Ashley Drive and Cass Street
For parade and festival information, please call 813-966-5505
Introducing Tampa’s Christmas Market, open during Tampa’s Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, November 30, 2012, from 5pm until 9 pm and Santa Fest on Saturday December 1, 2012, from 12 noon until 4pm. Christmas-themed vendors will receive a 10x10 space, a red and white striped tent with one table and two chairs. It will also include electric. The vendors will be grouped together into a festive Christmas Market.
