1- HOLIDAY LIGHTED BOAT PARADES continue
Holiday Lighted Boat Parades will light up waterways with holiday spirit again this weekend! (Click here for more holiday events.)
Treasure Island Holiday Lighted Boat Parade– Saturday, December 17
Boca Ciega Yacht Club Christmas Boat Parade– Saturday, December 17
Redington Beaches & Indian Shores Boat Parade– Sunday, December 18
2- Inaugural Putt the Pier: Holiday Edition
Head out to The St. Pete Pier for their inaugural Putt the Pier: Holiday Edition this weekend, December 16-18. Be one of the first to play a round of 18-hole Putt Putt Golf over Tampa Bay waters on the St Pete Pier. Enjoy 360 degree water view & holiday tunes as you and your family play putt putt with holiday themed obstacles surrounded by holiday decorations. $12/person. TICKETS
3- Christmas Movie in Horan Park
Join the City of St. Pete Beach this Friday, December 16th 7pm at Horan Park for a free showing of the holiday movie ELF (presented by Ballyhoo Media) plus Fo’Cheezy Toasted Melts food truck selling delicious food. Bring your coolers, chairs/blankets, friends and family, and holiday cheer. MORE INFO
Learn more about Fo’Cheezy at www.paradisenewsfl.com/melted-success/.
4- American Stage presents Wonderful Life
American Stage kicks off their production of Wonderful Life this week! In Wonderful Life, George Bailey’s struggle to grasp why life is worth living finds a fresh voice in this imaginative one-person retelling of Frank Capra’s classic film “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Wonderful Life is a heartwarming story about the effect one man’s sacrifices have on the people and town he loves. Get your tickets at https://www.americanstage.org/shows/wonderful-life.
5- Next Generation Ballet’s Nutcracker
Head out to The Straz this weekend, December 16-18, for a Tampa holiday tradition, NGB’s Nutcracker includes principal dancers from the New York City Ballet alongside NGB’s award-winning young dancers. This family-friendly favorite takes audiences into Clara and Drosselmeyer’s fantastical world of dancing sweets, sword-fighting rodents, and some of ballet’s most famous music. Get tickets ($30+/person) at www.strazcenter.org.