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3 Holiday Date Ideas to do in Tampa

Alondra L. Rodriguez Perez Student Contributor, University of South Florida
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at USF chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

The most wonderful time of the year is finally here and what better way than to spend it with your beau? Living in Florida it’s a little hard to really live and feel the holiday spirit. Luckily, Tampa Bay has a few options to make you and your honey feel all warm and cozy.

Christmas in the Wild: ZooTampa

If you love animals and cute Christmas lights this is the place to go! Not only does ZooTampa have one of the biggest Holiday light displays in the area, but it also has a great selection of holiday themed treats. If you buy a day pass now you will get free admission into the zoo and the Christmas event for the rest of this year. Definitely a great option!

Christmas Town- Busch Gardens

Another animal and light filled activity! This time though, add some thrill rides. Busch Gardens is a great thrill-filled Christmas option you get all of it, the animals, the holiday feel, treats and most exciting of all: the rides! They also added a firework show which makes the experience even more special and spectacular. If you get a fun card for 2023 you get free admission for the rest of 2022.

Winter Village: Curtis Hixon Park

If you love looking over the riverbank and people watching this is a great option. A little calmer than the thrills of Busch Gardens and all the animal seeing at the zoo. Here you’ll be able to enjoy music, ice skating and treats!

Go out and enjoy the holiday season with your beau!

Alondra is a bright, smiley, cow-loving woman with her B.A. in Psychology Public Health interest. She is also a pharmacy technician on the weekends and a child welfare Case Manager on the weekdays. She hopes to continue her education and work in Public Health. On her day to day she is running from one place to another and seeing her friends. Alondra tends to be a busy bee and also a social butterfly. When she's not busy you will find her sleeping and cuddling with her American Staffy pup, Bella Rose.

She is also a proud puertorican, a libra , a Halloween fanatic and a go-getter.