Ormond Beach FL Holiday Activities

Ormond Beach offers many seasonal festivities for your enjoyment. Here, courtesy of East Volusia, News-JournalOnline, are a few of the most popular.

Dec. 12

Meet M/M Claus
The Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions Club has arranged to have Santa and Mrs. Claus at Alfie's Restaurant, 1666 Oceanshore Blvd., from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 12 for breakfast with Santa. The club will have a float in the Ormond Beach Holiday parade at 6:30 p.m. at Division Street and U.S. 1. The club is also sponsoring a "Holiday Tree" adorned with ornaments in honor of or memory of a loved one. Personalized ornaments are $5 for one or $10 for three to be hung on the tree at the restaurant. For more information, call 386-441-7024.

Christmas Parade
Kids of all ages are sure to be lining up early for one of the season's highlights, the city's Christmas parade that will begin at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12. The theme of the 19th annual parade is "An Evergreen Holiday" and this year will mark the seventh time the parade has been held in the evening. Colorful floats, marching bands, decorated vehicles and walkers will begin the 1.5-mile route at Yonge Street (U.S. 1) and Division Avenue, move north to Granada Boulevard (State Road 40) and then east to South Beach Street. Next, a right turn will take the parade a short distance to Tomoka Avenue and another right turn just beyond the library will lead to the parking lot where participants disband. For more parade information, call 386-676-3241.

Christmas Cantata
Christ Presbyterian Church, 1035 W. Granada Blvd., presents "God So Loved the World" a Christmas Cantata at 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 4 p.m. Dec. 13. The annual Cantata dinner will follow the Sunday performance. For more information, call 386-677-4076.

Dec. 17

Free Concert in the Gardens
A free concert featuring The Moonlighters Orchestra, directed by Dr. Joseph Mirante, will take place in Rockefeller Gardens at The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Four hundred seats will be arranged on the east side of the Halifax River where Mike Fisher, as Mr. Rockefeller, and Calvin Sandlin, as Santa, will mingle among guests following the concert.

Dec. 18

Volunteer Opportunity: God's Little Angels, a registered nonprofit, will be delivering holiday gifts of food, hot chocolate, paper goods and other necessities to local senior citizens in need as part of its annual "Winter Wonderland" giveaway on Dec. 18. To help, call Mary Barrs at 386-253-5349 or make monetary donations to God's Little Angels, Inc. at SunTrust Bank, 2300 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118, attn: Sue Register.

La Familglia Italia
The Italian Club of Ormond Beach will have its annual Christmas dinner and dance on Dec. 18 at the Elk's Club, 285 Wilmette Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7. Music by The Main Event. Unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots will be collected. Tickets are $20 for members; $23 for nonmembers. Reservation deadline is Dec. 14. For more information, call 386-441-0244 or 386-677-6704.

Dec. 19

Have Breakfast with Santa
From 8 to 11 a.m. Dec. 19, kids will not only surround Santa at The Casements, they can share a meal with him. There will be three seatings -- 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. -- and each will each accommodate up to 80 diners. Pancakes, sausage, orange juice, coffee and hot chocolate will be served. Advance tickets, $5 per person, are required. Tickets are available at The Casements or for more information, call 386-676-3216.

There's no reason in Ormond Beach not to find some way to feel the holiday spirit and share it with others. If you are reading this in the wintry weather of most of the east part of the country, make your reservations now and come on down!

Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
yourkeytothebeach@gmail.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com