Holiday Events & Things to Do
Near North Central Florida

#1 New Year’s Eve 2020 in Tampa Bay | Club Prana
at Club Prana
The ultimate New Year’s Eve party in Tampa Bay is at Club Prana featuring 5 parties in one with a variety of music on every level, champagne toasts at midnight and the fireworks view from the rooftop sky bar.

Gainesville Brew Bus Family Christmas Light Tours
at Haile Village Venter
We will be hosting a Christmas Light tours around the Gainesville community that highlight the best light displays in town!

The Nutcracker by Dance Alive National Ballet
at Reilly Arts Center
Become entranced by the beauty of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her dazzling Court, enchanted by the swirling snowflakes and breathtaking snow, and cheer for the tiny toy soldiers and their leader, the handsome Nutcracker Prince.

Candlelight Visits at the Historic Haile Homestead
at Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation
Friday, December 13th 6 PM to 9 PM, $10 at the door, under 12 free $7 in advance – Order on-line at www.hailehomestead.org – click on the Donate button or purchase from any docent.

Marley Mae's Holiday Market
at Marley Mae Market & Paperie
get your holiday shopping done in the very best way - by shopping LOCAL! we'll have lots of great vendors set up in our outdoor market area, and tons of fun inventory inside the shop

Home For The Holidays
at World of Beer
Give a rescue a home before the holidays! In collaboration with local rescue shelter, Plenty of Pit-bulls, we are hosting an event to get an adoptable dog (or two or three) a home before the holidays!

Holiday Nights in Tioga Town Center
at Tioga Town Center
You're in luck! This year we are bringing not one, but THREE holiday nights to Tioga Town Center! Check out the line up:

Elf on the Big Screen
at First Magnitude Brewing Company
You don't want to be a cotton-headed ninny-muggins and miss this free showing of Elf on the big screen!

Brooksville's Christmas on the Hill
at The Wired Bird
An evening of shopping and fun. Travel from shop to shop and enjoy a beautiful evening of specials, snacks and prizes. The Shops on the Hill will be open and full of Christmas Spirit.

3rd Annual Ugly Sweater Contest
at Blackadder Brewing Company
Things are going to get UGLY! Join us for our 3rd Annual Ugly Sweater Day Contest Thursday Dec 19th. Winners will be announced at 8PM (Must be present to win).

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
at Reilly Arts Center
Celebrate the 2019 Holiday Season as the Victorian Troupe, Phantasmagoria, returns to the stage with its own uniquely dark adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale “A Christmas Carol, A Ghost Story of Christmas”.

A Very Harry Christmas Trivia Night
at Blackadder Brewing Company
What's on your Christmas list? Wizard crackers, an invisibility cloak or a handmade Molly Weasley sweater...

5th Annual Tipsy Elf Bar Crawl
at Maggie's Attic of Florida and The Cellar at Maggie's
The Tipsy Elf Bar Crawl is back for the 5th year!

#1 New Year’s Eve 2020 in Tampa Bay | Club Prana
at Club Prana
The ultimate New Year’s Eve party in Tampa Bay is at Club Prana featuring 5 parties in one with a variety of music on every level, champagne toasts at midnight and the fireworks view from the rooftop sky bar.

Downtown Countdown
at Bo Diddley Plaza
Get ready to Rock & Ring in the New Year with Heavy Petty!

6th Annual Magical New Year- Casino Royale
at Hilton Ocala
Hank Whittier, Veternas Helping Veterans USA, Inc. and Jinky Diaz, Caliber Home Loans, Inc.invite you to the 6th Annual Magical NEW YEAR CASINO ROYALEwith nothing but open hearts, a magical evening, and blessings to share.

1/24 THE GRASS IS DEAD - Bluegrass Tribute to the Grateful Dead
at HIGH DIVE
The '80s are invading Thanksgiving

Valentine’s Eve at the Museum
at Florida Museum of Natural History
Spend Valentine's Eve at the Museum playing trivia and exploring the exhibits.

A Dickens Christmas: The Urban Family Holiday Exhibition
at Appleton Museum of Art
The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, will present “A Dickens Christmas: The Urban Family Holiday Exhibition,” Nov. 9, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020.