RELIAQUEST BOWL PARADE
Tuesday, DECEMBER 30, 2025
5:30 PM
Tampa's historic Ybor City Latin District is host of the popular ReliaQuest Bowl Parade. Fans enjoy High School Marching Bands from across the country along with floats and the participating college bands and cheerleaders as they march down 7th avenue.
Stay for the Pep Rally at the end of the parade route then stop by the many restaurants and night spots throughout Ybor and Downtown Tampa.
The Parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. Unlike the Knight Parade and the past St. Patrick's Parades, this parade travels West on 7th Avenue beginning at 20th Street. Our float will be staged on 7th Avenue, travel west on 7th Avenue and disband near 15th Street.
DETAILS
Staging: Floats and vehicles will stage on 7th Ave between 20th and 22nd. Vehicles/floats will start arriving around 2:30. The parade starts at 5:30 and please be in staging no later than 4:30. This parade is extremely short and therefore, we will not be providing any food or beverages. You are allowed to bring your own water as long as it is in a non-glass container.
Participants: No one under the age of 18 is allowed to walk the route. If you are bringing a guest 18 or younger, they must ride the float for the duration of the parade. ALL participants will be required to sign Krewe of Italia's Release and Hold Harmless prior to parade start. Blank releases will be available on the day of the parade.
If you have guests (non-Krewe members), they must register here: https://kreweofitalia.wildapricot.org/event-5973351. The code to register is B6B43P5Z.
Security: We will have 6 monitors around the perimeter of the float for your safety.
Music: In consideration of the High School Banks, NO MUSIC WILL BE PLAYED FROM ANY FLOATS OR VEHICLES ON THE PARADE ROUTE. There will be plenty of live music provided by the bands...and remember they are competing during this parade. The Band Champion will play on the field as part of the pre-game show for ReliaQuest Bowl on December 31st.
Throws: Beads only, no coins, no candy, no paper materials etc. This is a BYOB parade - BRING YOUR OWN BEADS.
Attire: Our Krewe of Italia costumes are highly recommended (actually requested by the sponsor). If you are in not in costume, you may wear a team jersey of _______________ or the ________________.
Pep Rally: There will be a pep rally celebration after the parade in Centro Ybor Plaza at 7:00
Krewe of Italia will again be hosting the Latin American Fiesta Krewe. We are expecting approximately 3-5 members from to join us. Please make sure they have a warm Krewe of Italia welcome. Most of the guest (if not all) have participated in parades before.