One week after St. Petersburg held its annual Santa Parade and tree lighting ceremony, it was now downtown Tampa's turn. Tampa's 43rd annual Santa Fest Parade and tree lighting ceremony, an event held jointly by the city of Tampa and Friends of Tampa Recreation, was held Saturday, Dec. 2, with the parade kicking off along Madison Street and ending north along Ashley Drive. The Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park held a host of family-friendly Santa Fest activities, including special crafting projects, culinary treats, photo ops and other special events. ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay