Don’t let the parade pass you by on what looks to be a picture-perfect weekend, with highs in the 70s, lows in the 50s and very little chance for rain to dampen spirits.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
• Floats, marchers, antique cars and the Vero Beach High School Band will be on hand for the 26th annual Christmas Parade at 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Ocean Drive in Vero Beach. The parade begins at Flamevine Lane and heads to Jaycee Park. Cub Scout Pack 567 will collect non-perishable food for the Treasure Coast Rotary Chuck Wagon. For information, call (772) 770-6156 or e-mail to christmasparade@comcast.net.
• If you like your holidays to include lots of dancing, gymnastics and acrobatics, catch “Christmas Island,” an original drama at 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St., Vero Beach. Students from age 3 to 30 will perform in the family-friendly event. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors. For information, call (772) 567-2144 or (772) 770-6500.
• It won’t include ABBA singing “Silent Night,” but more traditional aspects of a Swedish Christmas will be on display from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hallstrom Farmstead Museum, 1723 Old Dixie Highway in Vero Beach, the home Axel Hallstrom, a Swedish horticulturist, built in 1918. Admission is $7.50 to $10; proceeds benefit the Indian River County Historical Society. For information, call (772) 778-3435 or e-mail indianriverhisto@bellsouth.net.
Humanities series: Speaker Bill Belleville, environmental writer, filmmaker; 7 p.m. Thursday, Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach; free; (772) 778-5249.
AWARE Kids: Environmental activities club for elementary-age kids; 4 p.m. Thursday, Deep Six Dive and Watersports, 416 Miracle Mile Plaza, Vero Beach; free; (772) 562-2883; gaylin@deepsix.com.
Master gardeners: Winter gardening; 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Building B, Indian River County Administration Complex, 1800 27th St., Vero Beach; free; (772) 770-5031.
Art en Plein Air: 30 professional landscape painters; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, McKee Botanical Garden, 350 U.S. 1, Vero Beach, $3.50-$6.
Holiday concert: Vero Beach Choral Society conducted by Joseph Spinella; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Community Church, 1901 23rd St., Vero Beach; $10-$25; (772) 778-1070.
Kayaking: Paddle around Wabasso Island; 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach; $35; (772) 589-5050; DiscoverELC.org.
Light up the Night: Santa and Mrs. Claus, music, food; 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sebastian United Methodist Church, 1029 Main St., Sebastian; free; (772) 589-5230; sebastianumc@bellsouth.net.
Book signing: Ana Quincoces Rodriguez, “Sabor: A Passion for Cuban Cuisine”; 4 p.m. Friday, Vero Beach Book Center, 2145 Indian River Blvd.
Green workshop: Building bird nesting boxes; 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach; $25; (772) 589-5050; DiscoverELC.org.
Canoeing: On Indian River Lagoon; 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach; $15; (772) 589-5050; DiscoverELC.org.
Christmas bazaar: Gifts, decorations, bake sale; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Salvation Army Women’s Division, 2655 Fifth Street S.W., Vero Beach; (772) 978-0255.
“Robinson Crusoe”: For ages 5 and older; 1:30, 4 p.m. Saturday, Riverside Children’s Theatre, 3280 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach; $8; (772) 234-8052; riversidetheatre.com.
Rummage/bake sale: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Vero Beach Women’s Clubhouse, 1534 21st St., Vero Beach.
Christmas in the Park: Arts and crafts; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Riverside Park, Vero Beach; free; (772) 336-0606.
“Spirit of Christmas”: 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, First Church of the Nazarene, 1280 27th Ave., Vero Beach; (772) 562-5904.
Fun run: 7:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Edward’s Lower School, 2225 Club Drive, Vero Beach; free; (772) 231-5192; tswift@steds.org.
“Nuncrackers”: “Nunsense” Christmas musical/dinner theater; 6 p.m. Sunday, Best Western Hotel, State Road 60 east of I-95, Vero Beach; $48.35; (772) 567-8321; bwvero@hotmail.com.
Animal Farm: 1 p.m. Sunday, Temple Beth Shalom, 355 43rd Ave., Vero Beach; (772) 569-4700.
“Souvenir”: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach; $20-$50.
Holiday sounds: Thomas Ingui, Day of Joy, Johann Hoogendoorn, The Golden Girls; 2 p.m. Sunday, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1717 County Road 512, Sebastian; free; (772) 589-7117.
100 years of history: Vintage cars, clothing and more; 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Victorian Lady, 1309 Louisiana Ave., Sebastian; benefits Historical Society of Sebastian; (772) 581-9291.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Running from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, the Sights & Sounds Festival will include entertainment by community groups, Santa’s entry by fire engine, vendors and children’s crafts and games. The annual Christmas parade winds through town at 4:30 p.m. with dozens of entries following the theme “Memories of Christmas Past.” About 6:30 p.m. the city Christmas tree in the roundabout at Avenue A and Indian River Drive will be lit and the light display at Marina Square unveiled. For information, call (772) 466-3880.
• Learn how to use palms and bamboo in your landscape — plus buy some of them — at a bamboo workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Heathcote Botanical Gardens, 210 Savannah Road, Fort Pierce. It’s free for Heathcote members, $6 for everyone else. For information, call (772)464-4672.
• You have the right to remain silent as Marshall Frank, a retired police captain and author, talks about his latest book, “Criminal Injustice in America: Essays by a Career Cop,” at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Pierce Branch Library, 101 Melody Lane. Frank served 30 years with the Miami-Dade Police Department, including 16 years in homicide. For more information, call (772) 462-2787.
Hospice “Tree of Life”: 2 p.m. Thursday, HarborPlace Retirement Resort and Assisted Living Community, 3700 S.E. Jennings Road, Port St Lucie; (772) 337-4330; ptstlucieharborplace.com.
Tree lighting: Santa, Port St. Lucie Community Band; 6 p.m. Thursday, Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie; cityofpsl.com.
“Christmas Is”: 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Pineapple Playhouse, Weatherbee Road, Fort Pierce; $10; (772) 465-0366.
Magic act: “The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion”; 7 p.m. Thursday, Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce; $19-$25.
Blues workshop: Featuring guitarist Albert Castiglia; 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Fort Pierce Magnet School of the Arts, 1100 Delaware Avenue, Fort Pierce; concert 8 p.m. Friday, Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce; (772) 979-6176; bluebirdshows.com.
Friday Fest: Featuring music by Mad Cow, vendors, kids activities; 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Marina Square, Melody Lane and Ave. A, Fort Pierce.
“Star of Wonder”: 8 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday, Hallstrom Planetarium, Indian River State College, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.
Holiday lights: Santa, music by Sleepin’ Dogz, fireworks; 6-8 p.m. Friday, 10521 S.W. Village Center Drive, Town of Tradition, Port St. Lucie.
Viennese Christmas: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce, $35-$39.
“Loesser Is More”: Cabaret performance; 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday; Wynne Black Box Theatre, Indian River State College, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce; $17; (800) 220-9915.
Christmas crafts: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, First Congregational Church, 2401 S.E. Sidonia St., Port St Lucie; winansp@aol.com.
Kayaking: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Manatee Observation and Education Center, 480 N. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce; $33-$35; (772) 466-1600 Ext. 3071.
Frogwatch: 6 p.m. Saturday, Savannas Preserve State Park, 2541 Walton Road, Port St. Lucie; free; (772) 398-2779.
Holiday bazaar: Benefits Treasure Coast High School Band; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Whispering Pines Park, Darwin Boulevard, Port St Lucie; tchsholidaybazaar@comcast.net.
BunFest: All about rabbits; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Humane Society of St. Lucie County, 100 Savannah Road, Fort Pierce; donations accepted; (772) 221-1117; hiphopbunnystop.com.
Senior golf: Saturday-Sunday, Fairwinds Golf Course, 4400 Fairwinds Drive, Fort Pierce; $125; 50 and older; (772) 462-2722; stlucieco.gov/fairwinds.
“Splendor of Christmas”: 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Westside Baptist Church, 3361 South Jenkins Road, Fort Pierce; $7; (772) 461-7828.
“Love in Italiano”: Food, entertainment, dancing; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Life Care Center, 3720 S.E. Jennings Road, Port St. Lucie; $20; benefits Safe Space; (772) 223-2399.
Santa’s workshop: 10 a.m. Saturday, Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie; cityofpsl.com.
“Pajama Game”: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce; $40-$50.
Open house: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Lakewood Park United Methodist Church, 5405 Turnpike Feeder Road, Fort Pierce; (772) 465-1187.
MARTIN COUNTY
Hey, mon: The theme of the annual Stuart Christmas Parade is “Caribbean Carnival.” Festivities will start at 7 p.m. Friday as the floats, bands and marchers head from Stuart Middle School to Monterey Road along East Ocean Boulevard.
Smack dab in the middle of the Hobe Sound Stroll and Artwalk, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Mars and Apollo streets, the community’s annual Christmas parade — with bands, floats and equestrian groups — will march along Bridge Road and Dixie Highway.
Taking the term “parade floats” literally, the Martin County Boat Parade will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday starting at Marker 19 in the St. Lucie River east of the Evans Crary Bridge and end with fireworks at 8 p.m. at the Crossroads. Sandsprit Park is the best place for on-shore viewing. Turn to radio station WHLG, 101.3 FM, for fireworks background music. For information, call (772) 283-8300 or log onto toyotaofstuart.com.
“Talkin’ Baseball”: former Major League staffer Hal Evans and former big-league pitcher Rusty Meacham; 2:30 p.m. Friday, Robert Morgade Library, Indian River State College Chastain Campus, 5851 S.E. Community Drive, Stuart; free; (772) 221-1403; library.martin.fl.us.
Joanne Caras: Holocaust cookbook author; 7 p.m. Thursday, Chabad Jewish Center, 2809 S.W. Sunset Trail, Palm City; $10; for ages 13 and up; (772) 288-0606; rabbi@chabadmsl.com.
Gallery tour: receptions at 20 galleries; 5-8 p.m. Thursday, for map, visit martinarts.org.
Book signing: Julia Whorf Kelly, “Feast or Famine: Growing up Bohemian in Provincetown”; 5-9 p.m. Thursday, The Mark Gallery, 47 S.W. Osceola St., Stuart; (772) 223-8838.
Health fair: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Indian RiverSide Park, Jensen Beach; $5; (772) 398-2920.
Christmas concert: Treasure Coast Community Singers; 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, North Stuart Baptist Church, 1950 N.W. U.S. 1, Stuart; $10; (772) 692-1616.
“Barry Manilow’s Copacabana”: By Shiloh Theatrical Productions; 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Lyric Theatre, Stuart; $25.
RiverWalk Jazz: Music, holiday activities, Santa; noon-8 p.m. Sunday, downtown Stuart; free; riverwalkjazzseries.com.
Bel Canto Singers: Sacred and popular Christmas music; 3 p.m. Sunday, St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, U.S. 1 at Bridge Road, Hobe Sound; $10; (772) 546-5150.
Parrot Heads: Christmas in the Caribbean Party to benefit Salvation Army; 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Hutchinson Island Marriott Resort and Marina, 555 N.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart; admission is unwrapped new toy; non-perishable food or cash donation; (772) 288-6737.
Holiday concert: By David Meece; First United Methodist Church, 10100 U.S. 1, Hobe Sound; free; (772) 546-3303.
Singing Christmas Tree: Music, drama, lights. Hobe Sound Bible Church/College, 11295 Gomez Ave., 7 p.m., Friday-Sunday. Free. (772) 546-5696.
The Grand Miracle: Drive-through Christmas Story with live Nativity. New Hope Fellowship Church, 3900 S.W. Citrus Blvd., Palm City, 6-9 p.m., Friday-Sunday. Free. All ages. (772) 283-8343.
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