ONGOING
? through Dec. 11 - Fort Walton Beach hosts Christmas Market. Brook Street Landing, in conjunction with Okaloosa on Ice. 10 a.m. ? 8 p.m. Free. www.fwbchristmasmarket.com or (850) 221-7116
? through Dec. 11 - Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus production of ?A Family Christmas.? Municipal Auditorium Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. Seating limited. Adults/$10, seniors and children under 12 years/$8. Purchase at Fancy Flamingo in Destin. Jean Hodgins at (850) 862-1180 or www.fwbcc.org
? through Dec. 16 - Home for the Holidays, 5 - 8 p.m. Carriage rides, caroling and shopping, Harrison Avenue, downtown Panama City. (850) 785-2554
? through Dec. 17 - Strolling Santa and Dickens carolers, Fridays and Saturdays, The Village of Baytowne Wharf. (850) 267-8117
? through Dec. 18 - Jacob Marley?s ?Christmas Carol,? Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. One-man theatrical adaptation of Charles Dickens? classic holiday tale. $20. (850) 231-0733
? through Dec. 27 - Animation in Motion, 6 - 9 p.m. Residential Christmas display in Niceville with animated dolls, Christmas village with two trains, indoor and outdoor lighted displays. Santa visits on Christmas Eve from 7 - 9 p.m. Debbie Lewis, (850) 678-6155
? through December - Destin Commons Center Court, 7 p.m., each evening snow will fall.
? through Jan. 2 - Okaloosa on Ice and Holiday Lights, outdoor ice skating, electric mini train. Radio Z96 2Skate2 every Tuesday night and 105.5 Emerald Coast Country Christmas Nights every December Wednesday night. www.okaloosaonice.com. Fort Walton Beach Landing, Brooks Street.
TRAVEL
? Dec. 16 and 17 ? Jackson County Seniors Christmas at Calloway Gardens, Pine Mountain and Warm Springs, Ga. Merita Stanley, 4469 Clinton St., Marianna, (850) 482-4799
DECEMBER
? 10 - Baytowne Christmas stroll and boat parade. Decorated boats travel through Choctawhatchee Bay into Horseshoe Bayou. (850) 267-7777
? 10 - Candlelight Tour of Wesley House, Eden State Gardens, Point Washington. 5 - 8 p.m. Parking provided at Bay Elementary School. www.floridastateparks.org
? 10 - Holiday Doggy Fashion Show, 2 p.m., register at noon. Center Plaza, Destin Commons. All holiday doggies will be judged, prizes awarded. www.destincommons.com
? 10 ? Santa?s Gingerbread Workshop, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Kitchenique. Chef Yascha Becker, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort pastry chef leads students in creating a gingerbread house to take home. Santa oversees. $20. (850) 837-0432 for reservations. The Market Shops at Sandestin.
? 10 - Peter White presents ?Smooth Jazz and Jingle Bells,? 7:30 p.m. at Okaloosa-Walton College. $35 general admission and $75 front section, available at Kitchenique at the Market Shops at Sandestin. (850) 729-6000 or www.wsbz.com. Proceeds benefit ?Music in the Schools.? (850) 267-3279
? 10 - Yule of Yesteryear celebration of holiday traditions of the past, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., The Heritage Museum, Valparaiso. Perrine Park on Westview Avenue.
? 10 and 17 - Visit with Santa in Gazebo Courtyard of The Market Shops at Sandestin, 3 - 5 p.m. (850) 267-8092 or www.marketshops.net
? 10, 17, 20 and 23 - Holiday gift wrapping at Destin Commons, for donation, by Customer Service Kiosk.
? 11 - ADSO Holiday Open House, 1 - 4 p.m. Art auction 2 p.m. Art & Design Gallery, First Street, Fort Walton Beach. (850) 244-1271
? 11 - Community Choir Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Christ the King Episcopal Church. County Road 393N, Santa Rosa Beach, (850)-267-3332
? 13 ? Warm Winter Dinner, 6 - 8 p.m. Chef Tim Creehan of Beach Walk Caf? prepares a dinner menu for holiday entertaining. $48. (850) 837-0432 for reservations. Kitchenique, The Market Shops at Sandestin.
? 15 - ?Babes in Toyland,? Okaloosa-Walton College Arts Center Mainstage, 7 p.m. (850) 729-6000 or at 100 College Blvd., Niceville.
? 15 - How to create a holiday party setting, rearranging rooms for traffic flow with table d?cor and food suggestions, Sandcastle Designs, 5:30 - 7 p.m., free, plus refreshments and door prizes. (850) 654-4259
? 16 - 17 - Northwest Florida Dance Theatre presents ?The Nutcracker? at Niceville High School Auditorium, 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. Order tickets at http://dancetheatrenwfl.co m.
? 16 - 24 - Live nativity, 6 - 9 p.m., nativity scene, petting zoo, music, refreshments. (850) 243-3163
? 17 - Visit with Santa 1 - 5 p.m., holiday music by First Baptist Church choir, Fort Walton Beach, 1 - 1:30 p.m. and strolling Dickens carolers 1 - 4 p.m. The Market Shops at Sandestin.
? 17 - Philharmonic Society of Northwest Florida Holiday Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., Marina Civic Center, Panama City. (850) 581-5253 or www.philharmonicnwf.com
? 17 - John, Patti and Katie McIlroy, family entertainers and musical ambassadors, perform the music of Scotland and Ireland (bagpipes, fiddles, flute, bodhran, guitar and vocals). A Celtic Christmas, Shenanigans, Tallahassee. (850) 893-GOOD
? 17 - 18 - Christmas Magic in Pine Shores. All streets south on 2nd Street to Hillcrest Way, DeFuniak Springs, will be lined with luminaries and thousands of Christmas lights and displays, 5 - 9 p.m. Free.
? 20 - Philharmonic Society of Northwest Florida Holiday Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., Emerald Coast Conference Center, Okaloosa Island. (850) 581-5253 or www.philharmonicnwf. com
? 22 - Guys night all day, featuring last minute gifts in holiday wrappings for male shoppers to purchase for ladies, at Sandcastle Designs. Pizza, popcorn and sodas served 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Reservations welcomed, but not required. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Free plus door prizes (850) 654-4259
? through Dec. 11 - Fort Walton Beach hosts Christmas Market. Brook Street Landing, in conjunction with Okaloosa on Ice. 10 a.m. ? 8 p.m. Free. www.fwbchristmasmarket.com or (850) 221-7116
? through Dec. 11 - Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus production of ?A Family Christmas.? Municipal Auditorium Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. Seating limited. Adults/$10, seniors and children under 12 years/$8. Purchase at Fancy Flamingo in Destin. Jean Hodgins at (850) 862-1180 or www.fwbcc.org
? through Dec. 16 - Home for the Holidays, 5 - 8 p.m. Carriage rides, caroling and shopping, Harrison Avenue, downtown Panama City. (850) 785-2554
? through Dec. 17 - Strolling Santa and Dickens carolers, Fridays and Saturdays, The Village of Baytowne Wharf. (850) 267-8117
? through Dec. 18 - Jacob Marley?s ?Christmas Carol,? Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. One-man theatrical adaptation of Charles Dickens? classic holiday tale. $20. (850) 231-0733
? through Dec. 27 - Animation in Motion, 6 - 9 p.m. Residential Christmas display in Niceville with animated dolls, Christmas village with two trains, indoor and outdoor lighted displays. Santa visits on Christmas Eve from 7 - 9 p.m. Debbie Lewis, (850) 678-6155
? through December - Destin Commons Center Court, 7 p.m., each evening snow will fall.
? through Jan. 2 - Okaloosa on Ice and Holiday Lights, outdoor ice skating, electric mini train. Radio Z96 2Skate2 every Tuesday night and 105.5 Emerald Coast Country Christmas Nights every December Wednesday night. www.okaloosaonice.com. Fort Walton Beach Landing, Brooks Street.
TRAVEL
? Dec. 16 and 17 ? Jackson County Seniors Christmas at Calloway Gardens, Pine Mountain and Warm Springs, Ga. Merita Stanley, 4469 Clinton St., Marianna, (850) 482-4799
DECEMBER
? 10 - Baytowne Christmas stroll and boat parade. Decorated boats travel through Choctawhatchee Bay into Horseshoe Bayou. (850) 267-7777
? 10 - Candlelight Tour of Wesley House, Eden State Gardens, Point Washington. 5 - 8 p.m. Parking provided at Bay Elementary School. www.floridastateparks.org
? 10 - Holiday Doggy Fashion Show, 2 p.m., register at noon. Center Plaza, Destin Commons. All holiday doggies will be judged, prizes awarded. www.destincommons.com
? 10 ? Santa?s Gingerbread Workshop, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Kitchenique. Chef Yascha Becker, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort pastry chef leads students in creating a gingerbread house to take home. Santa oversees. $20. (850) 837-0432 for reservations. The Market Shops at Sandestin.
? 10 - Peter White presents ?Smooth Jazz and Jingle Bells,? 7:30 p.m. at Okaloosa-Walton College. $35 general admission and $75 front section, available at Kitchenique at the Market Shops at Sandestin. (850) 729-6000 or www.wsbz.com. Proceeds benefit ?Music in the Schools.? (850) 267-3279
? 10 - Yule of Yesteryear celebration of holiday traditions of the past, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., The Heritage Museum, Valparaiso. Perrine Park on Westview Avenue.
? 10 and 17 - Visit with Santa in Gazebo Courtyard of The Market Shops at Sandestin, 3 - 5 p.m. (850) 267-8092 or www.marketshops.net
? 10, 17, 20 and 23 - Holiday gift wrapping at Destin Commons, for donation, by Customer Service Kiosk.
? 11 - ADSO Holiday Open House, 1 - 4 p.m. Art auction 2 p.m. Art & Design Gallery, First Street, Fort Walton Beach. (850) 244-1271
? 11 - Community Choir Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Christ the King Episcopal Church. County Road 393N, Santa Rosa Beach, (850)-267-3332
? 13 ? Warm Winter Dinner, 6 - 8 p.m. Chef Tim Creehan of Beach Walk Caf? prepares a dinner menu for holiday entertaining. $48. (850) 837-0432 for reservations. Kitchenique, The Market Shops at Sandestin.
? 15 - ?Babes in Toyland,? Okaloosa-Walton College Arts Center Mainstage, 7 p.m. (850) 729-6000 or at 100 College Blvd., Niceville.
? 15 - How to create a holiday party setting, rearranging rooms for traffic flow with table d?cor and food suggestions, Sandcastle Designs, 5:30 - 7 p.m., free, plus refreshments and door prizes. (850) 654-4259
? 16 - 17 - Northwest Florida Dance Theatre presents ?The Nutcracker? at Niceville High School Auditorium, 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. Order tickets at http://dancetheatrenwfl.co m.
? 16 - 24 - Live nativity, 6 - 9 p.m., nativity scene, petting zoo, music, refreshments. (850) 243-3163
? 17 - Visit with Santa 1 - 5 p.m., holiday music by First Baptist Church choir, Fort Walton Beach, 1 - 1:30 p.m. and strolling Dickens carolers 1 - 4 p.m. The Market Shops at Sandestin.
? 17 - Philharmonic Society of Northwest Florida Holiday Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., Marina Civic Center, Panama City. (850) 581-5253 or www.philharmonicnwf.com
? 17 - John, Patti and Katie McIlroy, family entertainers and musical ambassadors, perform the music of Scotland and Ireland (bagpipes, fiddles, flute, bodhran, guitar and vocals). A Celtic Christmas, Shenanigans, Tallahassee. (850) 893-GOOD
? 17 - 18 - Christmas Magic in Pine Shores. All streets south on 2nd Street to Hillcrest Way, DeFuniak Springs, will be lined with luminaries and thousands of Christmas lights and displays, 5 - 9 p.m. Free.
? 20 - Philharmonic Society of Northwest Florida Holiday Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., Emerald Coast Conference Center, Okaloosa Island. (850) 581-5253 or www.philharmonicnwf. com
? 22 - Guys night all day, featuring last minute gifts in holiday wrappings for male shoppers to purchase for ladies, at Sandcastle Designs. Pizza, popcorn and sodas served 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Reservations welcomed, but not required. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Free plus door prizes (850) 654-4259