It's officially the most wonderful time of the year at Tampa Theatre! 🎄
Tampa Theatre Holiday Classics is back for 2026, and this one's extra special: the downtown movie palace opened on Oct. 15, 1926, so this is its 100th holiday season. Watching holiday favorites on the big screen inside that ceiling of twinkling stars hits different. 🤌
Why Holiday Classics at Tampa Theatre Is a Must
This isn't just going to the movies. Before the show, you sing along to holiday carols with the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. Then you snap photos in front of the soaring tree in the lobby, which has an all-new look this year thanks to the 2026 Christmas Tree Sponsor, the Bolin Philanthropic Trust and Bolin Law Group.
The Holiday Classics series is presented by Bank of America.
The 2026 Holiday Classics Schedule
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- 🎅 Sunday, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m.
- Meet Santa and grab photos in the lobby starting at 2 p.m.
Sing-Along White Christmas (1954)
- 🎶 Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Elf (2003)
- 🍝 Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.
- 🍝 Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 3:45 p.m.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Seven chances to catch this one:
- Saturday, Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 3:30 p.m.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
- 🦁 Sunday, Dec. 27 at 3 p.m.
Frozen (2013)
Two very different shows on Sunday, Jan. 3:
- ❄️ 11:30 a.m. sensory-sensitive screening: house lights partially up and the volume lower. Stand up, move around, and get comfortable however you like.
- ⛄ 3 p.m. Sing-Along Frozen: all the lyrics are on screen. Meet Elsa and snap photos in the lobby starting at 2 p.m. Come dressed in a Frozen-inspired outfit and you're invited onstage for the costume parade before the show.
Tampa Theatre Holiday Classics Tickets
- Sing-Along White Christmas and Sing-Along Frozen: $17 ($14 for Tampa Theatre members)
- All other Holiday Classics: $13 ($10 for members)
Grab tickets at the historic Franklin Street box office or online. The Santa and Elsa shows are the ones we'd lock in early. 😉
📍 Where: Tampa Theatre, 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602 — Hillsborough County
🎟️ Tickets & info: tampatheatre.org
Making a downtown day of it? Pair your show with a meal from our Tampa Bay steakhouse round-up.
Bottom line: A 100-year-old movie palace, a Wurlitzer sing-along and the classics on the big screen. That's the holiday season done right. Which one are you going to: Elf, It's a Wonderful Life or Sing-Along Frozen? 👇
