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2026 Lantern Parade at Tampa Riverfest
- Presented By: Water Works Park
- Dates: May 2, 2026
- Time: 8:30 PM
- 📍Water Works Park
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.
Kits will be available to purchase in Water Works Park at the event on Saturday, May 2nd!
Kits available:
Manatee Kit: $25
Sea Turtle Kit: $25
Basic Kit: $20
Lantern Kits are also availble for purchase NOW at the Unlock Tampa Bay Visitors Center!