Holiday Fun at the Beach

It’s almost time to flip the switch and turn on the Christmas lights! Four main events will set the holiday atmosphere here in Panama City Beach. If you’re looking for something to do this holiday season, look no further!

About Fun for the Holidays:

Panama City Beach is putting on four events to kick-start the holiday season right for everyone! Tickets are available online or at the gate, however- Friday November 18th, admission will be free and will include a performance by the Panama City POPS Orchestra. Tickets will be $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for students, seniors, and active members of the military, $2.00 children age six to 12, and children under six are free. Ice skates are available for an additional $5 adults, $2 children 12 and under. Bay County residents will receive a Thursday discount: $5.00 Adults, $2.00 students, seniors, active military, $1.00 children 12 and under. Fun for the Holidays kicks off on November 18 and will run every Thursday, Friday & Saturday until December 23rd. (Except for Thanksgiving Day)

Christmas Tree Forest and Ice Palace

A forest of lighted Christmas trees and a ice skating rink will transform the intersection of Alf Coleman Drive and Front Beach Road into a winter wonderland and the hub of holiday activities. The ice skating rink will be 50×100-feet. In the center of the Christmas tree forest, you’ll find a 40-foot tree with lights that have been choreographed to festive holiday music.

Santa’s Beach House Village

Shipwreck Island Waterpark will be changed into a beach wonderland, complete with elves, reindeer, and other holiday favorites. Visitors will be greeted by the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Claus- starfish, seahorses, turtles, dolphins, fish, and crabs- each one illuminated. There will be a craft table to make holiday keepsakes, hot chocolate, Christmas cookies, holiday treats, and of course- pictures with Santa.

Christmas Under the Sea

M.B. Miller County Pier will be decorated with lights and animation, allowing you to experience holiday lights while overlooking the Gulf of Mexico!

Beach Ball Drop

2012 will begin after the Fourth Annual Beach Ball Drop hosted by Pier Park on Saturday, December 31st. Complete with family-friendly entertainment including bounce houses, street performers, stilt walkers, face painters, and live music starting at 5:30pm. At 8:00pm thousands of inflatable beach balls will be dropped for the delight of children. Counting down till midnight an 800-pound beach ball will decend 100-feet as we enjoy the last moments of 2011. New Year’s Eve activities are complimentary.

Happy Holidays, from PCB Daily!

Weekend Events – T'was the weekend before Christmas…

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Come on down and chillax a little – this laaast chance before the BIG DAY. Who knows? You might enjoy it so much you’ll move your holiday celebration down here to Santa’s playground! We’ve got unique opportunities to have Christmas on the water, and IF you need a last minute gift-no worries- this is just the place to find something a little bit different!

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Weekend Events – Christmas Parade and more

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You can’t go wrong on Panama City Beach this weekend. What a fantastic place to grab a few gifts and enjoy the lovely surroundings. You can sample established Panama City Beach traditions like the Optimists’ Panama City Beach Christmas Parade at Pier Park, and launch new traditions with your family, right here on the World’s Most Beautiful Beaches.

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We Say Merry Christmas, Tree Lighting

The Christmas Spirit filled the air with smells of pine and cookies arousing our senses. Hundreds of people came to watch as their children and their neighbor’s children sang carols on platform risers with smiles on their faces and sugar rushing through their veins.

Churches and schools from all over Panama City Beach served sweets of all kinds on decorated tables. The choice of beverage was consitently a clear soda mixed with a sherbert and fruit concentrate. A few had cake, but most had cookies.

Young boys and girls walked around with overflowing plates of treats, surely spoiling their dinner, but nobody cared, it’s Christmas. I had my fair share of sweets, and definately spoiled my dinner.

This time of year always seems to bring such joy. Smiles were everywhere and so were friends.

Santa arrived in his lighted chariot with a huge motorized ladder attached to the top, ideal for boarding his sleigh should Rudolf be reluctant to drop below an altitude of 100 feet. As he walked in, kids of all ages gleamed with dreams of presents under the tree.

The tree was lit with much fanfair and excitement. As the lights came to life, the eyes of lookers-on sparkeled. Christmas is officially here, the tree at Frank Brown Park had been lit.

Merry Christmas everyone.