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Dec
5
Thu
Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House
Dec 5 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House

Sundays: 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Travel through time with us as we take you room to room with various Christmas decorations through the years of the Baker House. Each room is decorated by a local business or civic group. Reservations required.

Tribute to ZZ Top/Stevie Ray Vaughn @ Whispering Oaks Winery
Dec 5 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tribute to ZZ Top/Stevie Ray Vaughn @ Whispering Oaks Winery

Tickets will go on Sale approximately 1 month before the show date

Dec
7
Sat
Christmas on the Florida Frontier @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Dec 7 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Christmas on the Florida Frontier @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Celebrate a pioneer Christmas at Dade with old timey music, wreath making, punch tin crafting, Virginia Reel, caroling, rag, corn husk and clothes pin doll making, soap carving, period demonstrators, home-made wassail, popcorn over a fire, candle-making, old time general store, frontier foods and more.

Cost is $5/vehicle for park entry and event.

Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House
Dec 7 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House

Sundays: 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Travel through time with us as we take you room to room with various Christmas decorations through the years of the Baker House. Each room is decorated by a local business or civic group. Reservations required.

Dec
8
Sun
Baker House Christmas Tours (Sun) @ Baker House
Dec 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Baker House Christmas Tours (Sun) @ Baker House

Sundays: 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Travel through time with us as we take you room to room with various Christmas decorations through the years of the Baker House. Each room is decorated by a local business or civic group. Reservations required.

Dec
9
Mon
Light Up Bushnell @ Bushnell Plaza Park
Dec 9 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Light Up Bushnell @ Bushnell Plaza Park

On Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m., the City of Bushnell will host Light Up Bushnell, featuring “Santa in the Park,” in the Bushnell Plaza Park!  We invite you to take part in free games, cookies, hot cocoa, ornaments, raffles, bounce houses, a cake walk, letters to Santa and more.  Don’t forget to submit your pre-decorated gingerbread house in the Gingerbread House Contest for a chance to win a trophy and prize! Various food trucks will be on-site for you to purchase your favorite “eats.” Bring your lawn chairs and a cozy blanket for a festive evening in downtown Bushnell! The schedule of events is as follows:

4:00 p.m. – Event Begins
5:00 p.m. – Santa Arrives
7:00 p.m. – Santa Returns to the North Pole
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Live Entertainment

For more information or questions, contact Kelli Barnes at 352-303-0382 or 352-661-0463 (call or text), or by email at kellibarnes@cfl.rr.com.

Dec
10
Tue
Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House
Dec 10 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House

Sundays: 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Travel through time with us as we take you room to room with various Christmas decorations through the years of the Baker House. Each room is decorated by a local business or civic group. Reservations required.

Dec
11
Wed
Saxophonist Eirinn Abu @ Whispering Oaks Winery
Dec 11 – Dec 12 all-day
Dec
12
Thu
Saxophonist Eirinn Abu @ Whispering Oaks Winery
Dec 12 – Dec 13 all-day
Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House
Dec 12 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Baker House Christmas Tours (Tue, Thu, Sat) @ Baker House

Sundays: 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays: 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Travel through time with us as we take you room to room with various Christmas decorations through the years of the Baker House. Each room is decorated by a local business or civic group. Reservations required.

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