Holiday Lighted Boat Parades Dates
- Bradenton – Saturday, Dec. 11, 6:30pm
- Clearwater – Saturday, Dec. 11, 6pm
- Dunedin – Saturday, Dec. 4, 6pm.
- Gulfport – Saturday, Dec. 11, 6pm
- Madeira Beach – Saturday, Dec. 11, 6:30pm
- Redington Beach and Indian Shores – Sunday, Dec. 19, 5:45pm
- Sarasota – Saturday, Dec. 11, 6:45pm
- Tampa – Saturday, Dec. 18, 6pm
- Tarpon Springs – Friday, Dec. 3
- Treasure Island – Saturday, Dec. 4, 6:20pm
Additional info is posted online at www.Paradisenewsfl.com
Holiday Happenings
Friday, November 26-Sunday, January 2, 2022 – Enchant Christmas
$20-$25, Tropicana Field, 1 Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg. This whimsical and heartful Christmas light maze and village returns with art installations and an ice skating trail. In addition to a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, there will be a Christmas Market with home decor, jewelry, gourmet foods
Saturday, November 27 – Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2021
$37-$100, 8pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz and his friends will perform Christmas classics, a Hanukah medley, and hits. The “friends” include South African guitarist/singer Jonathan Butler, trumpeter Rick Braun, saxophonist Richard Elliot and vocalist Rebecca Jade. 727-791-7400 rutheckerdhall.com
Tuesday, November 30 – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
$29-$70, 7pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. With script adaptation, direction, and a flawless performance by award-winning 40-year theatre veteran Scott H. Severance as Scrooge, the stage is filled with song and dance, a heavy dose of humor and a timeless message. Beloved traditional carols are woven throughout the classic tale. 727-791-7400 rutheckerdhall.com
Tuesday, November 30 – Cirque Dreams Holidaze
$35-$65, 7:30pm, The Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. Whimsical Broadway style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry. A fantastical cast of ballerinas, nutcrackers, snowmen, penguins, aerialists, gingerbread people, carolers, and colossal ornaments present an elaborate wonderland, invoking the stories behind children’s eyes as they dream on the most magical of nights. 727-300-2000 themahaffey.com
Saturday, December 4 – 11th Tierra Verde Tree Lighting
Donation of unwrapped child/youth toy or monetary gift. 4-8pm, parking lot of Downtown Tierra Verde, 1120 Pinellas Bayway S, St. Petersburg. Donations benefit the Lealman Fire District’s toy drive for needy kids.
Sunday, December 5 – Martina McBride: Joy of Christmas Tour
$49.50-$99.50, 7pm, Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. McBride’s latest Christmas album, “It’s the Holiday Season” features her favorite Christmas standards, with the backing of a symphony orchestra 727-300-2000 themahaffey.com
Tuesday, December 7-Sunday, December 12 – Cats
$36.50-up, Straz Center, 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa. Cats tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn. 813-229-7827 strazcenter.org
Wednesday, December 8-Sunday, January 2 – Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
$32-$53, times vary by date. American Stage, 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg. The story of Scrooge is well known, but what about Marley? How did his haunting afterlife begin? In playwright Tom Mula’s version of the carol, Marley is escorted by a spritely creature along the pathway to redeeming his soul. 727-823-7529 boxoffice@americanstage.org
Friday, December 10-Sunday, December 12 – Twas a Girls Night Before Christmas: The Musical
$34.50-$49.50, Straz Center, 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa. From the producers of Girls Night: The Musical comes Twas A Girls Night Before Christmas: The Musical. Five ladies gather for a night on the town to laugh, cry, gossip and just let their hair down during the craziest of times: the holidays! 813-229-7827 strazcenter.org
Friday, December 10-12 and 17-19 – SPBC Nutcracker
$15/$25/$100, 7pm/3pm Sundays, St. Petersburg Ballet Conservatory, 1500 58th St. S, Gulfport. 727-914-7257 stpeteballetconservatory.com
Wednesday, December 15 – Sarah Brightman
$53.75-$253.75, 8pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Sarah Brightman, accompanied by orchestra and choir, will perform renditions of holiday classics, personal favorites and her greatest hits. 727-791-7400 rutheckerdhall.com
Sunday, December 19 – Trans–Siberian Orchestra
$99-$970, 3:30pm/7:30pm, Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. Multi-platinum progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra celebrates the 25th anniversary of the group’s landmark album, “Christmas Eve and Stories.” 813-301-2500 amaliearena.com
Thursday, December 30 – Holiday Magic starting Adam Trent
$28.75-$53.75, 7pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Produced by the same creative team behind The Illusionists brand, Trent’s production is an immersive entertainment extravaganza of magic, comedy, and music perfect for the entire family. 727-791-7400 rutheckerdhall.com