Tampa Riverwalk Holiday Spectacular nominated on USA Today list [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay area is beginning to gear up for the holiday season, and for many, this time of year is incomplete without a night spent looking at colorful, dazzling lights.

According to a press release from Friends of the Riverwalk, nominees are chosen by a panel of industry experts, USA Today editors and contributors. 

The annual spectacular, which begins on Nov. 29 right along the Hillsborough River, traditionally features a 35-foot-tall Christmas tree, lighted floating displays of gingerbread houses and strings of twinkle lights draped on various oak trees in the Water Works Park.

“We are thrilled to be nominated once again as one of America’s best public holiday lights displays,” Executive Director of Friends of the Riverwalk MaryBeth Williams said in a statement. “We invite everyone to vote for …