Central Florida is home to many great family-friendly holiday events. Find family fun for where you live!
Place:
Citrus Tower
141 N. Highway 27
Minneola
Dates and time:
Saturday, Dec. 8 through Monday, Dec. 31 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Thousands of dancing lights synchronized to music on the Citrus Tower.
Music can be heard in the parking lot at the base of the Citrus Tower.
The event is free.
Light Up UCF is returning for another year at the University of Central Florida Arena.
There will be outdoor ice skating, nightly light shows and holiday movies under the stars.
In addition, there will be an ice slide, Santa train, ferris wheel, tornado and photos with Santa.
Times vary each day.
Place:
The Abbey
100 South Eola Drive
Orlando
Times and Dates:
Friday, Dec. 21: 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23 at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased at www.TicketWeb.com or by calling (866) 468-7630.
ICE! at Gaylord Palms Resort returns for its 10th year.
This year's theme is the DreamWorks' Animation TV classic Merry Madagascar, where guests can relive the story how Alex the Lion and his frinds saved Christmas after Santa and his reindeer crashed ont o the island of Madagascar.
Guests can take a drip down one of four, two-story ice slides and see more than 20,000 square feet of hand-carved sculptures made of two million pounds of ice.
Tickets range from $13.99 to $29.99.
Celebrate the magic of the holidays at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.
This celebration is held on select nights at the Magic Kingdom theme park.
The party features a special fireworks extravaganza -- Holiday Wishes: Celebrate the Spirit of the Season, as well as Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade, and your favorite Disney characters.
Times: 7 p.m. to midnight
Dates: Nov. 9, 12, 15, 16, 25, 27, 29 and 30
Dec. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 21.
Ring in the season with Mickey Mouse and his friends in Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade.
The parade mixes colorful creatures and festive music with larger-than-life animal pupits that dance.
Parade schedules vary by season. See the Times Guide for exact dates and times.
The Streets of America at Disney's Hollywood Studios are lit up with millions of glittery lights synchronized to holiday music for the Osbourne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights.
Approximately every 10 minutes, the lights spring to life and dance along with traditional holiday music. Also, on some nights, the show ends with a flurry of snow.
Guests will discover more than 100 massive trees, each sparkling, lighted and choreographed to classic holiday tunes, making a dramatic display around SeaWorld’s center lake at SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration.
At the park’s Wild Arctic attraction, guests can jump aboard The Polar Express Experience and take an unforgettable train ride to the North Pole.
Guests can also celebrate the season with the soaring fountains, dazzling lights and fireworks set to holiday music in Holiday Reflections: Fireworks and Fountain Finale.
Holiday events take place on select nights from Nov. 17 to Dec. 31.
Candlelight Processional is a special holiday event held nightly at the American Gardens Theatre in Epcot theme park as part of Holidays Around The World.
The event retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir.
Daily shows: 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m., and 8:15 p.m.
Dates: Nov. 23 to Dec. 30
Seuss Landing transforms into Grinchmas at Universal's Islands of Adventure. See a live version of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas," featuring music recorded by Mannheim Steamroller.
You can also see the Wonky Tree Lot, strolling Whos and even meet the Grinch himself.
On select mornings, you can meet your favorite Dr. Suess characters at The Grinch & Friends Character Breakfast. Tickets and reservations are required to attend.
The Macy's Holiday Parade takes to the streets of Universal Studios.
Every night you can see authentic balloons and floats from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, along with marching bands, street performers, and Santa Claus!
Looking for the perfect wine to go with your holiday feast?
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Find some holiday fun for the whole family! Print out coloring pages, decorate them and send us a picture of the completed project!
Track Santa on his flight to Florida! You can track along with NORAD all day on Christmas Eve.
The holiday shopping season is here!
If you still have presents to buy, you've come to the right place.
Be sure to get those holiday cards in the mail in time! Click here to learn more about domestic, international and military shipping dates.
Need some holiday music while trimming the tree? Want to put the Yule Log on your TV during a holiday party?
News 13 brings you a special holiday tradition to your home this holiday season.
Find the Yule Long anytime on Central Florida on Demand, channel 300!
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