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11/27/2025
Great Black Friday deal!!! 🤩
🎉 BLACK FRIDAY AT ANANDA FARM IS LIVE! 🎉
Our BIGGEST deal of the year just dropped — and it runs today through Sunday!
✨ Here’s what you can snag:
$5 Admission — THIS Friday only, and we're open 12pm - 8pm!
25% Off Year Membership Passes (good for a full year!)
50% Off Day Tickets (valid any day for the rest of 2025)
And guess what? 👀
Our Holiday Season officially kicks off this Friday!
Festive lights, magical decor, cozy vibes, and all the holiday fun your soul can handle. ❄️🎄
We got a SNEAK PEEK of Christmas in the Wild at ZooTampa at Lowry Park and WOW!!! It’s brighter than ever with even MORE beautiful lights this year! ✨
But that's not all that's new...Santa has a new house at the Zoo, Mrs. Claus has a new bakery to decorate cookies with the kids, and there's a NEW Christmas tree near the entrance at Manatee Circle.
It’s going to be a gorgeous Christmas in the Wild in 2025 and the best part—it’s included with your ZooTampa membership or Zoo Fun ticket (Pay for a Day). Reservations are not required this year.
Christmas in the Wild kicks off on Friday, November 28 and will illuminate for 17 select nights through December 30, 2025. ⭐️
11/22/2025
‘Tis the season of sparkling lights!! ✨ One of the best Christmas light displays in Tampa Bay is actually INDOORS at FloridaRAMA! Seriously!
We came to check out Lucy Sparrow’s Quick Shop exhibit that just opened and stayed to explore all of the beautiful holiday lights and decor! It’s all so stunning!
After all…FloridaRAMA has the perfect, colorful canvas to create one of the most unique holiday displays you’ll see in Tampa Bay.
There are so many cool things to discover —be on the lookout for the Christmas tree going through a portal, and see if you can find the other half!
Definitely add this to your Holiday Lights Bucket List this year!!
We’ve got even more awesome things to do with the kiddos during the holidays -check out the link in COMMENTS.
11/22/2025
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Starting today, you can try a new up-close Dolphin Experience! Step into the Stone Dolphin Complex with our Animal Care Team and learn how we care for our resident dolphins, keeping them healthy and active, during an interactive and unforgettable dolphin session. Book an individual Dolphin Experience or an Exclusive Dolphin Experience for a private program with just you and your party. These new Dolphin Experiences have limited spots available daily at 1:15pm, and advance reservations are highly recommended! Every prorgram supports the ongoing care for our rescued resident dolphins.
11/22/2025
🎃 It’s still fall, y’all!!
🎃 FREE PUMPKINS ALL WEEKEND!
…and yes, we’re also letting you smash them for free.
Because why not end fall with a little harmless chaos? 😌✨
Swing by Ananda Farm this weekend, grab your free pumpkin, take cute photos, then obliterate it in our Pumpkin Smash Zone.
Free pumpkins. Free smashing. Full fall finale vibes.
See you at the farm! 🍁🔥
11/22/2025
World-renowned artist Lucy Sparrow is bringing her felt art creations back to Tampa Bay, this time at FloridaRAMA in a 700 square foot art pop-up shop/exhibit, “Lucy Sparrow’s Quick Shop”.
These pictures really don’t do justice …
It’s something you truly need to experience for yourself.
This whimsical, immersive exhibit is filled with 13,000 felted creations inspired by everyday items from laundry detergent, medicine, diapers, cheese, produce, candy—pretty much anything you’ll find in the pantry or medicine cabinet, you’ll find here.
It’s pretty incredible! 🤩
And here’s the coolest part—you can actually SHOP this exhibit and take home your very own piece of unique art!
AND you can even shop with Lucy Sparrow herself on:
⭐️ Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 2 pm-6 pm
⭐️ Wednesday, Nov. 26 from 3 pm-7 pm
⭐️ Friday, Nov. 28 from 1 pm-7 pm
The exhibit will be on display at FloridaRAMA until the felted art sells out.
Added bonus: FloridaRAMA is decked out in holiday decor with so many treasures to discover and the most gorgeous holiday lights.
We promise your Thanksgiving guests have never seen anything like it before, so you’ll definitely want to add this to your list of things to do this week!
11/21/2025
Winter Village is BACK in Tampa starting tonight!
One of our favorite new additions is Pirate Water Taxi's River of Lights new home for the holidays, now departing from Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park!!
This is a one stop shop to experience outdoor ice skating, local shopping and holiday goodies at Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park AND THEN, hop aboard the River of Lights to see all of the pretty lights along the river, while you listen to favorite holiday music -- and even drop off your letters to Santa at Tampa's only floating mail buoy!
The "Elf on a Barge" will make sure those letters go straight to the North Police and will even gift each child with a holiday treat.
Winter Village will be open daily throughout Thanksgiving Break, and Pirate Water Taxi’s River of Lights will sail daily (except on Thanksgiving Day).
It’s all a MUST DO and on our list of Favorite Things to Do During Thanksgiving Break in Tampa Bay! Link in comments!
11/21/2025
Black Friday deals are starting to roll in .... just in time to celebrate at the awesome holiday events on schedule at local attractions!! 🤩
We've got the details in COMMENTS.
11/20/2025
Does your kid love building with LEGO? 🚀 Our pals at LEGOLAND Florida are teaming up with LEGOLAND California in search of their new team of Junior Galaxy Explorers!
The parks are challenging kids between the ages of 6-12 to build their own spacecraft (with no help from adults) to enter for a chance to not only join the Junior Galaxy Explorers team, but also be among the first to ride the Galacticoaster when it opens in early 2026!
Need some gifting ideas for the kiddos? 🎁 We caught up with Laurie Schacht of The Toy Insider to find out what the hottest picks are for the 2025 Holiday Season and we're sharing some favorites!
BIG news today from LEGOLAND Florida!! We're learning even MORE details about the new indoor coaster opening at the park in early 2026...the Galacticoaster!! 👀
We're dishing on all the good stuff we learned from the announcement at the IAAPA Expo today, including how the ride will work and even a new LEGO character!
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