List of Holiday events around the Coast

It is the holiday season and there are tons of family friendly festivities happening around South Mississippi this year. Here is a list of festive events across the Gulf Coast.

Events occurring daily:

• 29^th Annual Holiday Tree Gala- Bay St. Louis
• Coastal Stroll of Bay St. Louis
• Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival-Jones Park
• Holiday Lights at Traintastic (Beginning December 7^th)

December 7^th:

• Holiday Lights at Traintastic
• Tree Lighting and Photos with Santa from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center
• HCDC Holiday Block Party at 11:00 a.m. at Intraplex Pkwy, Gulfport
• Christmas in the Park from 5 to 8 p.m. at Marine Park in Gulfport

December 8^th:

• Swetman Family Red Kettlethon at Biloxi Visitors Center
• Ocean Springs Community Holiday Open House from 1-5 p.m. at L&N Depot Plaza
• Christmas in D’Iberville at 5 p.m. at D’Iberville Town Green
• Coca-Cola Caravan stops by TrainTastic at 4:45 p.m.
• Santa’s Workshop at Long Beach Arts and Artisans Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

December 9^th:

• Christmas on the Avenue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Harper McCaughan Town Green
• Santa Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church Long Beach
• Holly Jolly Community Block Party at CrossPoint Church in Gulfport from 3 to 6 p.m.
• Downtown Ocean Springs Santa Crawl from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Diamondhead Town Green Christmas Festival from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Small Town Christmas from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 5400 Ballpark Road
• Christmas by the River and Land Parade starting at 4 p.m.

December 10^th

• Giant Menorah Lighting 4:30 p.m. at Gulfport Premium Outlets
• Discover Christmas Parade 2 p.m. in Downtown Ocean Springs
• Christmas on the Lawn at St. Paul East Campus at 3 p.m.

December 11^th

• Winter Magic at Biloxi High School from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

December 12^th

• Gulf Coast Wind Ensemble Christmas Concert from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mary C. O’Keefe

December 14^th

• Festival of Trees from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Lyman Community Center

December 15^th

• Timber Ridge Christmas Parade at Timber Ridge Boat Launch at 5 p.m.

December 16^th

• Humane Society of South Mississippi annual Holiday Open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Holiday Open House at Biloxi Visitors Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Mistletoe and Main Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Downtown Gulfport
• 12 Bars of Christmas Bar Crawl benefiting Back Bay Mission from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Downtown Biloxi
• Pusharatas for Possums benefiting Wild at Heart Rescue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Martin Community Center

December 17^th

• Santa Paws pictures with Santa at TrainTastic
• Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral Christmas Concert at 4 p.m.
• Christmas at La Point Krebs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

December 18^th

• The Polar Experience at TrainTastic from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

December 21^st

• Caroling on Cathedral Square at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral from 7 to 8 p.m.