The 2027 parade night
The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago stages the Illuminated Knight Parade on February 13, 2027. The krewe's events calendar carries that date, from 12:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The homepage lists the Illuminated Knight Parade on February 13th, 2027. The parade runs along Seventh Avenue in Ybor City, and the krewe has staged it every year since 1974.
The parade page says the parade begins around 7 p.m. Treat the calendar block as the day window and the 7 p.m. line as the step-off hour.
More than 100 organizations take part, according to the parade page. The page says thousands of spectators line Seventh Avenue.
One warning sits on that page. Its text still reads February 14, 2026, and its pre-party note still carries 2026. The calendar entry's venue field is empty. Check the date and the venue on any page you book from.
Reserve the Friday first
The one priced item on the krewe's site is the pre-party. The homepage card reads February 12th, 2027, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Carmine's in Ybor City, at $25 per person.
Live music runs the night. Food comes out from 7 to 8:30. A cash bar stays open all night. The krewe bills it as the official Knight Parade Pre-Party and welcomes everyone.
The calendar entry for the same party reads 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and its location field reads TBD. Both records sit on krewesantyago.org. Call the office and confirm the window before you pay for a Friday night.
What a bleacher seat covers
The krewe sells bleacher seats from its parade page. The sales block reads: “Thank you for your interest in purchasing bleacher seats for the 2026 Illuminated Knight Parade.”
That block carries no price, no seat count and no booking link. The page publishes no online seat product and no seat map.
A seat reserves a place for the 7 p.m. step-off on a street the krewe says draws thousands of spectators. The price per person, the block location on the route and the number of seats held back come from the office.
When to call the Centro Asturiano office
The office sits at Centro Asturiano, 1913 North Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, and answers at 813-248-3088. Hours run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office closes on weekends.
The parade falls on a Saturday. The last weekday before it is Friday, February 12. The office closes at 4 p.m. that day and stays closed through the weekend.
Call on a weekday morning and ask four questions. Ask the seat price per person. Ask where the bleachers sit along Seventh Avenue. Ask whether the $25 pre-party ticket buys anything at the parade. Ask when the office stops taking seat reservations.
Write the answers into one email to info@kreweofsantyago.com. That record settles any difference between the phone call and the website.
The rooms inside Ybor City
The City of Tampa publishes a hotel list with a distance for each property, measured from the Convention Center.
Hampton Inn and Suites Ybor City sits at 1301 East 7th Avenue, 2 miles from the Convention Center, at (813) 247-6700. Hotel Haya sits at 1412 E. 7th Avenue, 2 miles out, at (813) 568-1200. Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor Historic District sits at 1700 East 9th Avenue, 2.3 miles out, at (813) 769-9267.
Two of the three carry Seventh Avenue addresses, and Seventh Avenue carries the parade. Ask each property two questions before you book. Ask how a guest reaches the door on parade night. Ask where a guest parks that night.
Two nights, in this order
The pre-party runs Friday and the parade runs Saturday. Book Friday February 12 and Saturday February 13 together, with a Sunday February 14 checkout. A one-night booking splits a weekend the krewe fills twice.
Reserve the room with a cancellation date that lands after the office confirms your seats. Ask for that date in the confirmation email.
The Florida constraint on our own service
hotelhuddle holds no Florida seller of travel registration today. The company states that position on its seller of travel page, last updated October 22, 2026. Chapter 559, Florida Statutes, governs the registration. The page states that the company cannot process hotel booking requests from or for residents of Florida, Hawaii, Iowa and Washington.
Book the Ybor room direct with the property's sales office. Send a compliance question to compliance@hotelhuddle.com.
Close it out
Call the office on a weekday morning. Reserve the pre-party tickets at $25 each. Reserve the seats at the price the office quotes. Book both nights with a free cancellation date. Keep the email trail for all three.