City of Brandon

Magic of Lights
2025-11-21 - 2026-01-03
Magic of Lights, produced by Family Entertainment Live, is a highlight of the city’s holiday celebration, stretching from November through early January. More than one million festive lights, dazzling, eye-popping themed displays, and a 200-foot Tunnel of Lights illuminate the Brandon Amphitheater grounds as visitors roll through in their vehicles. Free photos with Santa can also be taken at the Jolly Holiday Village.

Krewe De Roux
2026-02-13 - 2026-02-14
Krewe De Roux is the annual city of Brandon and Rankin Chamber celebration of Mardi Gras. The parade rolls through the streets of downtown Brandon on Friday evening, which includes a post parade block party. The annual gumbo cook off is held on Saturday at the Brandon Amphitheater. The event includes dozens of gumbo cooking teams, kids zone, and a king cake eating contest.

Princess Ball
2026-02-20 - 2026-02-21
The City of Brandon Princess Ball provides girls in K4 through the sixth grade an evening of dancing with their dads, grandfathers or other significant males, visiting with friends, enjoying an assortment of catered foods, and doing it all within a seasonal, themed atmosphere. Costumed princesses and pageant winners also attend and interact with the girls throughout the night.

Jubilee Days
2026-04-30 - 2026-05-03
Jubilee Days is a week-long celebration held each spring that includes a Midway Carnival, a concert, a 5K Trail Run and Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, an Artist Market, and an array of other family-friendly events. Various locations throughout the city, including the Brandon Amphitheater, Quarry Park and Shiloh Park, the city’s Tennis Complex, and others host the different activities.

Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
2026-05-07
May 7, 2026

Freedom Fest
2026-07-03
Freedom Fest is held the evening of July 3 at the Brandon Amphitheater and serves as a kickoff, complimentary event for Independence Day celebrations. A variety of attractions– inflatables for the kids, a Cornhole tournament, facepainting, food trucks and much more – culminate in a patriotic concert and fireworks display.

Patriot Day
2026-09-11
Patriot Day is an event that was held for the first time on September 11, 2025. It is envisioned as a Brandon Civic Center breakfast to honor all first responders in a heartfelt salute to their unwavering bravery, and as a solemn remembrance of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001).

Veterans Day Breakfast
2026-11-11
Brandon’s Veterans Day Breakfast is held annually on Veterans Day at the city’s Municipal Complex. Veterans, their family members, local residents and distinguished guests fill the city’s Civic Center to recognize and show gratitude for our military heroes, and to hear an address from the keynote speaker. The youngest and oldest veterans in attendance are recognized and honored, and a variety of patriotic music is performed.

Christmas Tree Lighting
2026-11-21

Holiday Open House at City Hall
2026-12-11
The Holiday Open House is a come-and-go luncheon that is held prior to Christmas in the beautifully-decorated Civic Center at Brandon’s Municipal Complex. Guests enjoy the assortment of dishes along with colorful, sparkling lights and musical accompaniment.

Christmas Parade
2026-12-11
The city’s Christmas Parade, held each year on the second Friday evening in December, spotlights the joy of the season, bringing generations of the Brandon community together. The procession is greeted by thousands who line historic downtown streets to catch candy and beads tossed from the colorful floats.
