We’re working to bring the light show back, this time as a fundraiser for storm recovery.
2015–2023
What it was
From 2015 to 2023, a front yard on Sylvan Ramble Street in South Tampa hosted a synchronized holiday light show with thousands of individually controllable lights, flame, water, and smoke effects choreographed to music. Shows ran for Halloween and Christmas.
Early on, the yard also hosted a haunted house. About 300 people came through on one Halloween night.
20,000+
visitors across the show’s lifetime
~$50,000
raised for local charities
500+
people on peak nights
NBC
Nightly News coverage
The Halloween show. Two seasons a year, choreographed to music.
Nearly every dollar raised went to other organizations—including more than $9,000 to Clothes To Kids, which provided more than 180 weekly wardrobes for children, and $9,014.45 to Where Love Grows to help fight child hunger.
The press coverage
See it for yourself
Auld Lang Syne, Christmas 2021.
Holly Jolly Christmas, set to Michael Bublé.
The audience
The audience it built
Families came back year after year. Lanterns of Hope would build on that community.
In their words
What people said
“We have been bringing our little boy since he was 3 and he asks every year. You make the holidays special for so many.”
— Neil and Kim Lamis
“Ingenious! Best and most creative light show. Extremely well organized. Handicap welcomed. Great for the young and the older audience.”
— Google review
“This became a family tradition of ours for years. So thankful for the show, donations and good spirits!”
— Michelle Leigh
What’s next
What it’s becoming
Lanterns of Hope is our plan for bringing the light show back as a fundraiser supporting FLP’s disaster-relief work. Sponsored lanterns would help fund recovery assistance for Florida families.
The original show outgrew a residential street, so bringing it back will require a venue, sponsors, volunteers, and a production crew.
If you may be able to help as a host site, sponsor, or volunteer, we’d like to hear from you.
Mailing list
Be told first
If you came to the original light show and want to know whether Lanterns of Hope returns, join this list. We’ll use it for updates about the light show unless you choose to receive other FLP news too.