2008 Christmas Holiday Happenings

Tallahassee Area Convention & Visitors Bureau  

Christmas Happenings


Date: Dec. 1
Times: 6:30pm
Event: Thomasville Christmas Parade
Phone: (229) 226-3446
Downtown, Thomasville: Broad Street
Website: www.thomasvillega.com

Greet the holiday season with a charming down home parade and welcome Santa to Thomasville, Georgia. A great event for all ages! Free 


 

Date: Dec. 6-7
Times: 10am – 5pm
Event: 43rd Annual Market Days
Phone: (850)575-8684
Contact: Lauren McLendon; lmclendon@tallahasseemuseum.org
North Florida Fairgrounds
Website: www.marketdays.org

Market Days is one of the largest and finest arts and crafts shows in the Southeast with an attendance of 15,000+. Approximately 300 arts and craftspeople display and sell original and handmade creations. Market Days is the perfect venue to find those unique and well-priced gifts for the holiday season. Fee: $6/adults, $4/children

 


 

Date: Dec. 7
Times: 2pm – 5pm
Event: Spice & Splendor Victorian Open House
Phone: (229) 225-4004
Lapham-Patterson House Museum; 626 N. Dawson St., Thomasville

Join us for a cozy Victorian afternoon in the parlour, with caroling and old fashioned refreshments. As our Christmas gift to the community, admission will be free. This is a great place for anyone to spend their afternoon! Free

 


 

Date: Dec. 11-12
Times: 6pm – 10pm
Event: Victorian Christmas
Phone: (229) 227-7020
Contact: Felicia Brannen; felicia@thomasville.org
Downtown, Thomasville: Broad Street
Website: www.downtownthomasville.com

Historic Downtown Thomasville invites you to come and make a memory this Christmas season! Take an unforgettable journey back in time to the 1890's when life was simple and true Christmas spirit reigned. Enjoy horse drawn carriages, strolling carolers, holiday shopping, dancers, musicians, museums, food and holiday delicacies, and of course, St. Nicholas! Free

 


 

Date: Dec. 12-13
Times: 6:30pm – 9pm
Event: 24th Annual Pebble Hill: Christmas Candlelight Tour
Phone: (229) 226-2344
Contact: info@pebblehill.com
Pebble Hill Plantation; Thomasville, GA
Website: www.pebblehill.com

Tour the magnificent Main House of Pebble Hill in all its holiday finery. Learn about Christmases past on the plantation through a special tour narrative. The evening includes a variety of live seasonal music, old-fashioned carriage rides, and a reception featuring champagne and heavy hors d'oeuvres! Reservations Required. Fee

 


 

Date: Dec. 13
Times: 9am – 4pm
Event: "Just One More" Holiday Invitational Arts Festival
Phone: 224-3252
Contact: Allen Thompson; thompsal@embarqmail.com
Downtown Chain of Parks, Tallahassee
Website: www.downtownmarket.com

An encore art festival celebrating the talent of great artists! Join us for live music, fresh produce, fine arts & crafts, food & fun.

 


 

Date: Dec. 13
Time: 2:30pm & 8:00pm
Event: Holiday Magic
First Baptist Church Downtown, Tallahassee

Let the glorious spirit of the season surround you as we collaborate with the TSO Chorus in a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria. Then enjoy cheery seasonal selections and sing along to your holiday favorites! The matinee presents a few delightful surprises with guest performers from the TSYO, a visit from Old St. Nick and selections from the evening concert. Perfect for families and the young at heart, the matinee will be a bit shorter and performed without intermission. For the entire Vivaldi Gloria, make sure to attend the Saturday evening concert!

 


 

 Date: Dec. 13
Time: All Day
Event: Havana’s Annual Holiday Parade & Lawn Mower Contest
Phone: 539-7422
Downtown, Havana

Getting into the holiday spirit has never been more fun! How creative can you be in decorating your riding lawn mower like a parade float? Let your imagination run wild! You may choose a holiday theme or any crazy, zany, fun idea that you think will win one of 3 cash/gift certificate prizes totaling more than $350! Putting together your "float" is a fun family project and stimulates everyone’s imagination. Watching the parade is a real treat, so bring your camera!

Prior years’ contests have seen floats decorated like: the Red Baron airplane, a pirate ship, Noah’s Ark, Santa’s sleigh and 8 tiny reindeer, a choo-choo train, fishing boat, an outhouse, dog house and more. And as an added feature to the parade golf, cart owners are also invited to decorate and enter the contest! A separate prize is awarded to the best-decorated cart! Food & craft vendors line the streets to add a festival atmosphere to the day. 

 


 

Date: Dec. 14
Time: 2pm
Event: Mission San Luis Commemorative Mass
Phone: 487-3711
Mission San Luis
Website: www.missionsanluis.org


 

Date: Dec. 15-16
Time: 12/15 10:30 (Abbreviated Children’s Performance)
12/15 8:00pm
12/16 2:30pm, Matinee
Event: The Nutcracker
Tallahassee Ballet

December brings a beloved holiday – The Nutcracker.  A treasured classic, The Tallahassee Ballet delights audiences of all ages from the moment the curtain rises.  Joining Clara on her journey through the Kingdom of Sweets, audiences are dazzled by stunning dancing, enchanting sets and costumes and the familiar Tchaikovsky score performed by the Tallahassee Ballet’s orchestra.  This year promises to indulge spectators with special surprises tucked within this classic favorite.  Choreography by Henry Hernandez.  

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