Events: Holiday Shopping and More

DECEMBER 2022 EVENTS

Stuff & Things & Stuff

When: Opens Dec. 3rd. See website for hours. Where: MIZE Gallery, 689 Dr. M.L.K. Jr St N unit c Cost: Free Annual holiday showcase of artist-made gift items and ornaments. Chadmize.com

A Christmas Carol

When: Friday, Dec. 9th - Sunday, Dec. 18th, Friday & Saturday @ 7:30pm, Sunday @ 2pm Where: 4025 31st St. S. Cost: Adults $23; Students $15 A host of beloved characters come to life on stage in this spectacular annual production.

www.spcitytheatre.org

Candlelight Tour Returns to the Jazz Age

When: Sunday, Dec. 11th from 3pm - 8pm Where: Historic Old Northeast Cost: $25 advance; $30 day of The Roaring Twenties of the last century brought an economic boom and an era of celebration to the United States in the years after World War I, and St. Petersburg reveled in that exuberance. This year’s Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association Candlelight Tour of Homes will re-create that period, featuring homes built during the era. Tour homes range in style from cozy bungalows to Mediterranean mansions. Period attire, music, and vintage automobiles will take visitors back a century to when St. Petersburg and the Old Northeast neighborhood burgeoned. Food trucks will offer a variety of refreshments. Tickets are available online at www.HONNA.org or in person at Marion’s, 1301 Fourth St. N; Old Northeast Rally, 2131 Fourth Street N; and Sunken Gardens, 1825 Fourth St. N. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA). HONNA.org Chase the Dradel 5k

When: Sunday, Dec. 11th from 4pm - 7pm Where: Parking at Congregation B’nai Israel, 300 58th St N Cost: $36 Chase a life-sized dreidel down the streets of St. Petersburg

Historic Old Northeast Candlelight Tour. Photo via honna.org

and the Pinellas Trail on a flat, chip-timed course. Walkers and strollers are welcome. Registrants receive a race shirt and a super potato latke buffet. runsignup.

com/Race/FL/SaintPetersburg/ ChasetheDreidel

Pickleball 101

When: Tuesday, Dec. 13th from 6-7pm Where: Coquina Key Park, 3595 Locust St SE Cost: Free Every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Family-friendly.

healthystpetefl.com

Putt the Pier: Holiday Edition

When: Friday, Dec. 16th - Sunday, Dec. 18th Where: Majeed Foundation Nature’s Walkway, St. Pete Pier, 600 2nd Ave NE Cost: $12 per person; children under 4 are free Play putt-putt with holidaythemed obstacles surrounded by holiday decorations while listening to classic holiday tunes. Golf Balls being used are made of biodegradable materials in case they get in the water* Tickets are limited per time slot.

PuttStPetePier.com

Holizaar: Handmade Holiday Bazaar

When: Saturday, Dec. 17th from 10 AM - 3 PM Where: The Studio @620, 620 1st Ave S Cost: Free Featuring handmade work from 30 local makers. From snacks to jewelry, fine art to holiday decor, you’re sure to find something fun and funky for yourself and everyone on your gift list this year. Thestudioat620.org

View from St. Pete Pier. Photo by City of St. Petersburg

WINTER IN THE ‘WOOD

When: Sunday, Dec. 18th from 2pm – 7pm Where: Seminole Park in Historic Kenwood, 2900 3rd Ave. N. Parking at Metro Inclusive Health, 3251 3rd Ave N Cost: Free A delightful winter festival with exhibits and performances by enclave artists, activities for children and adults, a visit by Santa (3 – 4:30 pm), delicious food, live music, and last-minute holiday shopping opportunities from hyper-local arts & crafts vendors. Bring your lawn chairs, or blankets.

kenwoodartistenclave.org/ winter-in-the-wood

First Night St. Pete

When: Saturday, Dec. 31st from 2pm - midnight Where: Downtown St. Pete Cost: Donations & Button sales. See website for details. First Night St Petersburg is our area’s only family-friendly New Year’s Eve, Community Celebration of the Arts and each year we ring in the New Year with music, dance, aerial arts, silent disco, fire, bubble stompin’, sea creature puppets, aerial art, creative fun, fireworks a scavenger hunt and so much more! This year, we are coming back live and in person in downtown St Petersburg!

Firstnightstpete.com

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