Tis the season for holiday goodies! Check out the best parades, winter camps & Santa spottings & holiday parties in town with our 2016 Holiday Guide, sponsored by St. Andrews Methodist Church.[separator style_type=”none” top_margin=”10″ bottom_margin=”10″ sep_color=”” icon=”” width=”” class=”” id=””]
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St. Andrews Methodist Church. Join us as we celebrate Christmas! We have Advent studies with childcare, a Christmas Cantata on Dec 18, a free Caroling in the Courtyard event with an outdoor viewing of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on Dec 21, and four amazing worship services to choose from on Christmas Eve including a Family service at 4:30pm with milk and cookies! Click here for all the details.
Florida Aquarium. Something really cool is coming here – snow! We’ll have a real snow play area for the kids from Dec 26 to Dec 31 from 12-5pm. There will also be dive shows and a flurry of fun holiday activities for the whole family. Click here for more details.
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Free Community Events
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- Dec 4, 11: Celebrate the Season @ IKEA Tampa Bay
- Nov 11 – Dec 24: Santa’s Flight Academy @ International Plaza
- Nov 18 – Dec 25: Winter Village @ Curtis Hixon Park
- Nov 25 – Dec 25: Christmas Lane @ Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds
- Nov 25 – Jan 1: Waterfront Lights & Display @ St Pete Waterfront
- Nov 25 – Jan 3: Christmas Lights Display @ Oakdale
- Dec 1-31: Lights of Lake Park Estates
- Dec 2-18: Winter Wonderland @ Downtown Clearwater
- Dec 4: Holiday Shoppe @ Meadow Pointe
- Dec 4, 11: Celebrate the Season @ IKEA
- De 4-25: Holidays @ Heritage Village
- Dec 3-31: Symphony in Lights @ Shops at Wiregrass
- Dec 5: Polar Express Movie & Craft @ New Tampa Library
- Dec 6, 8: Family Holiday Movie Time @ Children’s Board Family Resource Centers
- Dec 8: A Beatrix Potter Holiday @ Jam Kamins Platt Library
- Dec 8: Winter Holiday Tales @ Bloomingdale Library
- Dec 8: Essrig Elementary Concert @ Chick Fil-A Waters Ave
- Dec 8: Holiday Hayride @ Forbes Rec Center
- Dec 9: Breakfast with Santa @ Land O Lakes Library
- Dec 9 – 31: The Christmas Trail @ Plant City
- Dec 9, 16, 23: Snack With Santa @ Chick Fil-A
- Dec 9: Santa’s Little Helper @ Center Court
- Dec 9: Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball @ Barnes & Noble
- Dec 10: Cards, Cookies & Cocoa @ Temple Park Terrace Library
- Dec 10: Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas Party & Movie @ Southshore Library
- Dec 10: Decorate Cookies With Dad @ Children’s Board Family Resources Center
- Dec 10: Santa Visit @ Hugh Embry Library
- Dec 10: Old Fashioned Christmas & Holiday Parade @ Downtown Dunedin
- Dec 10: Night in Bethlehem @ Tampa Bay Presbyterian Church
- Dec 10: 43 Annual Christmas Parade @ Pinellas Park
- Dec 10: Country Christmas @ Pioneer Florida Museum
- Dec 10, 17: Breakfast with Santa @ Chick Fil-A
- Dec 11, 18: Breakfast With Santa @ The Breakfast Nook
- Dec 11: Santa Claus Visits the Market @ Stained Market Place
- Dec 12: Puppet Show: Winter Tales @ Lutz Library
- Dec 13: Breakfast & Photos with Santa @ South Holiday Library
- Dec 14: Storytime + Santa @ Centennial Park Library
- Dec 15: Sweets & Treats with Santa @ Hudson Library
- Dec 15: SMB Steam Program: Frosty’s Snowy Adventure @ Sefner-Mango Library
- Dec 17: Cookies & Cocoa with Santa @ TopGolf
- Dec 17: Santa’s Sleigh is on its Way Storytime @ Barnes & Noble
- Dec 17: Holiday Parade @ Main Street Safety Harbor
- Dec 17: Elves Workshop @ Highland Rec Complex
- Dec 17: Santa Visit @ Centennial Park Library
- Dec 17: Sweets & Treats with Mr & Mrs Claus @ Hudson Regional Library
- Dec 17: Polar Express Movie Night @ Chick Fil-A
- Dec 18: Meet Santa @ Nature’s Food Patch & Market Cafe
- Dec 18: Share the Christmas Spirit @ Dunedin Community Center
- Dec 20: Christmas Party @ Zephyrhills Public Library
- Dec 21: Storytime With Santa @ Regency Park Library
Ongoing Paid Events
- Nov 11 – Jan 8: Synthetic Ice Skating @ Shops at Wiregrass
- Nov 25 – Dec 31: Holiday Lights @ Florida Botanical Gardens
- Nov 25 – Dec 30: Christmas in the Wild @ Lowry Park Zoo
- Nov 25 – Dec 31: Christmas Town at Busch Gardens
- Nov 24 – Dec 31: Tampa Bay’s Wonderland of Lights
- Nov 25 – Jan 3: Santa’s Workshop @ MOSI
- Dec 1-23: Christmas Stroll @ Plant Museum
- Dec 3-23: Santa & Ice Skating @ North Straub Park
- Dec 10-11, 17-18: Christmas Train 2016 @ Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad
Where to Find Santa
- Busch Gardens
- Humane Society of Tampa Bay
- International Plaza
- Lowry Park Zoo
- Shops at Wiregrass
- Tyrone Square Mall
- Westfield of Brandon
- Westfield Citrus Park
- Westshore Plaza
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