December 16th – 10am-2pm - Annual Christmas Craft Show
held at the Zephyrhills Wesleyan Church located at 38924 C
Ave, Zephyrhills, FL. 33542 There will be Crafters, Bake Sale
as well as a cookie walk, lunch with hamburgers, hot dogs, an
assortment of non-alcoholic beverages. Come and join the fun!
Fri Dec 15th - First Friday - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Downtown
Historical Dade City Changed to 3rd Friday in December due
to Magical Night Christmas Parade Dec. 1st. Music, Carriage
Rides, Shopping and more!
Sat Dec 16th - Dade City Symphony Christmas Concert - Starting
at 7:00 PM Pasco Middle School Auditorium
Contact: Dade City Symphony Event Website: www.dadecitysymphony.
com Doors open 6:30pm.
December 21, 22, and 23rd. Church Street Christmas - 6:00
PM to 9:00 PM Church Ave in Downtown Dade City Holiday
Festive nights filled with Christmas Music, Life Size Christmas
cards, and more.
Dec 31st Sunday New Year’s Eve Party at Scotland Yards,
9424 Hwy 301, Dade City, 33525, 352-567-7600
Event Website: www.scotlandyards.com. New Year’s Eve party
at Scotland Yards. $89-99 per couple. Endless champagne, live
DJ and karaoke. Spiced pork tenderloin with grilled peaches,
turkey, lobster and shrimp pasta, potato au gratin, vegetables,
salad, and dessert tray. Reservations only! Space is limited.
Sat. Jan 6th - Dade City Car Show - 3:00 PM to 7:00
PM Downtown Dade City Contact: Ronnie Setzer 813-879-
1616. Located in downtown Dade City and operated by Ronnie
Setser. $10 per car registration, trophies will be presented.
Giveaways to the first cars registered. Activities for kids arranged
by Ronnie. Attendees and Car enthusiasts are encouragaed
to visit the fabulous shops and restaurants in Dade City.
Sat Jan 6th - Raising Cane, A Sweet & Spicy Event – 9:00
AM to 5:00 PM - Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, 15602
Pioneer Museum Road, Dade City - Contact: Pioneer Florida
Museum & Village 352-567-0262. Event Website: www.PioneerFloridaMuseum.
org. Chili tasting & Syrup Making. Admission
$5 per person. Children under 5 entre free. Email bminton053@
gmail.com for more information or an entry form.
Whooping Cranes and Celebration of Lights at the Wildlife Park
in December - Whooping cranes will be highlighted during the
month of December at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife
State Park. Later in the month, The Celebration of Lights
will feature a spectacular, synchronized light and sound display
in the Garden of the Springs by Sebastian Hawes.
The Endangered Whooping Cranes - The Park is currently
home to a pair of Whooping cranes, Peepers and Levi, who live
in a natural habitat with a pond surrounded by grassy banks.
Wanda Easton, from Tampa will present an Operation Migration
program on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 at 1:00 pm in the
Florida Room at the park’s Visitor Center located on US 19
in Homosassa Springs. She will discuss Operation Migration
and their partnership with several government and non-profit
organizations to form the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership
(WCEP). Under the WCEP umbrella these organizations work
together to safeguard the rarest crane in the world. Easton has
been a supporter of Operation Migration for many years and
has worked with Whooping Cranes as a docent at Tampa’s
Lowry Park Zoo.
Christmas Celebration of Lights begins December 19 - The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Ellie Schiller
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, along with the Friends
of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park, will host its annual Christmas
Celebration of Lights, a nine-evening event, from Tuesday,
Dec. 19 through Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24, and again
on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. The park will open at 5:30 p.m.
on these evenings and remain open until 9 p.m. The Celebration
of Lights will be closed on the evening of Monday, December
25, 2017.
Acrylic Painting Classes now being offered at the new Out on a
Whim studio. Located at 5210 7th Street in Zephyrhills. Held
Tuesday and Friday afternoon or evenings. Also Candle Making,
Learn chalk painting techniques, “Paint A Project”, Paint & Sip
(makes a great nite out!), and more! For more info on classes,
dates, costs: 813.355.3992 or email: info@outonawhim.shop.
Located at: 5210 7th Street, ZHills 33542.
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