December 1-3 Star Towne Christmas Village Get ready for a one-of-a-kind Christmas adventure that's fun for all ages! Star Towne Village, an enchanting, old time Christmas Village, invites you to step back in time and embrace the holiday spirit! Ruskin, FL 6-9PM
December 2-3 Walk through Bethlehem Step back in time and feel the hope and joy of that first Christmas over two thousand years ago! Bring your whole family to experience this live, dramatic, walk-through Christmas adventure! Continuous tours from 4:30-8:30 pm. It's free, but the experience is priceless! 4:30-8:30
December 1-3 Drive thru Bethlehem Come visit Bethlehem how it was that first Christmas night. Drive through the gates and pass the soldiers to find the town of Bethlehem, complete with tax collectors, village vendors, fishermen and carpenters. You'll then make your way to the stable where there will be a living nativity depicting Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. 6-8PM
December 14-17 The Living Nativity A 45-minute, outdoor presentation with live animals, flying angels, and a large cast portraying the birth of Jesus. Gates open at 6PM
St Armands Key Lutheran Church Experience an outdoor living nativity, dates and times TBA
November 11 - January 1 Spectacular Nightly Light Shows Enjoy the sights and sounds of the season with shows along Cattlemen Rd. UTC 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, every 30 minutes
December 8-10, 12-23, 26-30, 2023; and January 1-3 Selby Gardens Lights in Bloom Lights in Bloom® features more than two million lights illuminating the gardens and walkways of our Downtown Sarasota campus. 6:30-9PM
December 15 and 16 Southside Christmas Town Celebration From our lights maze and snow machines to the new improvements coming to a “Journey to Bethlehem“ and Elf Games, you don’t want to miss this event. This year, we can not wait to celebrate Christmas with you! All of our friends and family in the Sarasota area are invited to join us!
December 14, 15, 21 and 22 CHRISTMAS AT CREATOR’S FARM Included with admission you will stroll through 6 acres of gardens at night for a wondrous Christmas event where you’ll encounter thousands of Christmas lights, decorations, music and activities such as crafts, kids games, and hot cocoa, tea or coffee
December 15, 16, 17 and 18Winter Nights Under the Lights Palma Sola Bay Community Holiday light display. Free Event, donations accepted. 6-9PM DatesTBD
Select Nights in December SRQ Trolley The Holiday of Light Tour Reserve your tickets in advance to tour the best Christmas light displays in Sarasota
Antzcak Christmas Lights (Colonial Gables Neighborhood off Bee Ridge and Honore) Enjoy driving through a festive neighborhood with Christmas lights galore, pass under a tunnel of lights and be sure to stop at the Antzcak house for an extra special display! TBD - Check their FB page
Cedar Hollow Christmas Display Come see the neighborhood Christmas light display put on in Cedar Hollow. A neighborhood full of lights and a road covered with arches. Starts Thanksgiving night and is ongoing. Check the FB page for updates
Braun Family Light Show Come join Ralph Elf and DaleMarie for their annual Christmas light show with synchronized music! The light show will run from Saturday, December 2nd through New Year’s Eve. Weekdays: 6:30p-9:30p lights only (no music) | Friday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s: 6:30p-9:30p lights with synchronized music | Beginning December 20th: 6:30p-9:30p lights with synchronized music will run weekdays and weekends through New Year’s Eve.*This is not a drive through event* Please bring lawn chairs to sit and enjoy the show. Please join the Facebook page: Braun Family Christmas Light Show for more information
Lights of Palmetto Enjoy over 200,000 Christmas lights set to music. This is the last year to attend!
Enander's Winter Wonderland Cancelled this year.
