Add some exquisite taste to your holidays at the 7th Annual Wine for the Holidays to be held from 6-8 p.m. at Government House in St. Augustine’s historic Plaza de la Constitucion. Featuring great wines, beautiful cheeses, dried fruit, savory hors d’oeuvres, sinful desserts, spiced eggnog, and mouth-watering chocolates, the event is sure to please even the most discriminating palate. Put on your favorite holiday attire or period costume for this scrumptious event and then join with hundreds of historic re-enactors in the spectacular, candle-lit Grande Illumination and British Night Watch parade.
This event takes place at the Government House Museum from 6 to 8 p.m.
Cost: $30 per person, includes parade candles
Savannah Residents Publish Cookbook Featuring Local Restaurants
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Savannah residents Debra Zumstein and Wil Kazary will be at 700 Kitchen Cooking School at the Mansion on Forsyth Park on Thursday, November 29, from 5:00pm – 7:00pm, signing copies of their newly released cookbook, Carolina Cooking: Recipes from the Region’s Best Chefs (Gibbs Smith, Publisher, $19.95, Paperback). Featured in the cookbook are numerous recipes from Chef Darin Sehnert of 700 Kitchen Cooking School at The Mansion On Forsyth Park, along with over a hundred recipes from other top restaurants in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Morning Christmas Jazz Concert – St Augustine, Florida
Jazz up the morning with a pre-parade jazz concert in the plaza. Local jazz musicians will play Christmas Holiday tunes prior to the annual Christmas Parade. The concert is from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Then following the parade, the band continues while Santa jazzes it up with photo-ops from noon to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
Plaza de la Constitucion
9 to 10 a.m. & noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday December 1st.
Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, FL 32084. Call 904.501.6153 for more information.
53rd Annual Christmas Parade – St Augustine, Florida
The 51st Annual Christmas Parade has grown to be one of the largest parades in north Florida. With all the things a parade has to offer including floats, bands, cars, horses, tigers, and the arrival of Santa. The parade will start promptly at 10am by the Mission of Nombre de Dios; continue through the downtown streets of historic St. Augustine and end behind the Visitors Center on Castillo Dr. Pictures with Santa will follow in the Plaza de la Constitucion.
10 a.m., Downtown St. Augustine. 904.461.9518
Mt Pleasant Towne Center Holiday Events – South Carolina
Santa Arrives at noon
95 SX’s Special Ed, Santa’s little helper, will be broadcasting live helping to welcome Santa to Towne Centre.
Santa Photos from noon- 8pm
Horse drawn carriage rides from noon- 6pm. Visit the website for more information about the holiday events.