The Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers begin their quest for World Series glory in Game 1 on October 23. Excitement is high in both cities as neither franchise has ever won a World Series.
The city of Tampa has already begun parade planning in the event the Rays win the World Series. Multiple parades will honor the team if they bring the MLB championship home to Florida. The Florida (now Miami) Marlins are the only Sunshine State to win the World Series in 1997 and 2003.
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Tampa is planning another boat parade
The prospect of another boat parade in Tampa is thrilling. Fans loved it when the Buccaneers had one in February, 2021. During that parade, a tipsy Tom Brady threw the Lombardi Trophy from his boat to the one behind him.
NO PARADE WILL EVER TOP TOM BRADY GETTING DRUNK OUT OF HIS MIND AND THROWING THE LOMBARDI TROPHY FROM BOAT TO BOAT.
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) October 17, 2026
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LEGENDARY: pic.twitter.com/zunTS3XwtZ
The Tampa Bay Lightning also had a boat parade in July 2021 celebrating their back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. (No parade was held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.)
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE: The Stanley Cup trophy went for a ride on a jet ski as the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated back-to-back championships with a boat parade on Monday. pic.twitter.com/6xsDxXkcdp
— CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil (@CBSEveningNews) July 12, 2021
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St. Petersburg will have a traditional parade
While the City of Tampa is planning its boat celebration, the adjoining city of St. Petersburg is planning a traditional parade with streets lined with festive fans.
The Rays have a lot of work to do before potentially getting into parade mode. Games 1 and 2, October 23 and 24, are in Milwaukee. Floridians will get their first chance to cheer the Rays to victory in Game 3 on October 26. The Rays also host Games 4 and 5 on October 27 and 28 before moving back to Milwaukee for Games 6 and 7 as needed. All World Series games will be televised on FOX.
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