Where to celebrate Hanukkah in Tampa Bay
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Hanukkah starts at sundown this Sunday and continues through Dec 22.
- Here are a few fun ways to celebrate the Festival of Lights around Tampa Bay:
🕎 Celebrate the first night at the free-to-attend "Chanukah in the City" event, where a giant menorah will be lit at Tampa City Hall.
- Expect hot latkes, authentic sufganiyot (doughnuts), and kosher Chinese food, along with activities like human bowling and obstacle courses.
- Sunday, 5-8pm.
🏒 Light the candle with the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena for its "Jewish Heritage Night," which features a pregame menorah lighting with professional players.
- Tickets start at $45 and include a kosher meal complete with hot latkes and a Tampa Bay Lightning Chanukah pin. Monday, 7pm.
⛸️ Head down to AdventHealth Center Ice for the annual "Chanukah on Ice" event, where guests can watch the lighting of a sculpted ice menorah and skate to Jewish music.
- Admission is $10 for skaters and free for everyone else. Saturday, Dec. 20.
🎉 What says Festival of Lights more than a neon menorah? Find it at Downtown Dunedin's "Hanukkah Festival" with a live DJ, a kosher food truck, a fire truck gelt drop and more. It's free to attend with a reservation.
- Tuesday, 5:30pm.
🏝️ Join the fun at Treasure Island's free-to-attend "Chanukah at the Beach" with live music, giveaways and a sunset menorah lighting.
- Sunday, Dec. 21, 5:30pm.
👀 Pick up a Chanukah Snow Globe during "Light the Night: Chanukah Street Fair" at Wesley Chapel's KRATE, where you'll also find a bungee trampoline, a Cirque Bishop show and, yes, a giant menorah and hot latkes.
- Sunday, Dec. 21, 5-7pm.