Winter Southern Style
Don’t miss visits
from Santa and
Mrs. Claus,
nightly snow
fall on the Zoo’s
Great Lawn, and
festive holiday
music.
Jacksonville, FL
J
acksonville’s HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR AT ST. JOHN’S
TOWN CENTER is filled with
family-friendly activities including
holiday carolers, ice sculpture demonstrations, cupcake decorating,
roaming characters, face painting,
holiday cooking demonstrations,
sledding hills, sleigh rides, and snow
in Jacksonville!
Last year 25,000 people celebrated the city’s first tree lighting of the
season at St. Johns Town Center, Jacksonville’s premier shopping and dining
destination. The annual event leads
up to a live performance from headliner Kellie Pickler, winner of the 2013
Dancing with the Stars, Santa’s arrival,
the official lighting of the 32’ tree and
fireworks. The event is free. Saturday,
November 16, 2013 from 2-8 p.m.
Don’t miss visits from Santa and
Mrs. Claus, nightly snow fall on the
Zoo’s Great Lawn, festive holiday music throughout the path, fire pit for
roasting marshmallows and making
s’mores, special one-way Train Ride
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around half the Zoo with special light
displays, activities, games, animals
and more
While in town enter the magical
world of childlike imagination at
one of Jacksonville’s greatest holiday
traditions. The First Coast Nutcracker will enchant the whole family,
showcasing internationally renowned
principal dancers, the area’s finest
young dance corps and Tchaikovsky’s
best-loved melodies played by the
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
Principal dancers Yumelia Garcia and
Oğulcan Borova, both members of the
Joffrey Ballet, return to the Fi