Tarpon Springs’ Greek community holds what is billed as the largest Epiphany celebration in the Western Hemisphere. It ends with the cross dive into Spring Bayou, where young divers leap from boats to retrieve a thrown cross.
- On the water: After the Archbishop throws a cross into Spring Bayou, teenage divers leap from a semicircle of small boats to retrieve it. The diver who surfaces with it is held to be blessed for the year.
- Where to watch: Spring Bayou shoreline (crowds in the tens of thousands).