LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE FLORIDA CENTRAL COAST DECEMBER
NOV 23 - JAN 1 Space Coast Lightfest Mesmerize your eyes with over 3 million twinkling holiday lights and animated displays as you drive through Wickham Park for a virtual winter wonderland. This 1-mile drive is another favorite among locals and visitors alike, so tune into local station Lite Rock 99.3 FM for your holiday tunes and drive through the light fest as many times as you’d like. Plus, if you bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots, you’ll get a discount at the gate. www.spacecoastlightfest.com DEC 14 | Cocoa Beach Boat Parade Line the canals and celebrate Christmas on the river with a fantastic boat parade! Starting at Marker 101 near Centennial Park on State Road 520, enjoy the lights flickering off of the water and the creative displays on the boats as they cruise by. For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/ events/1354865301318576/
JANUARY
JAN 11 - FEB 2 | Renaissance Fair Gather one and all for the 5th Season of the Brevard Renaissance Fair in Forest of Wickham Park in Melbourne, FL. A full cast of colorful characters fill the lands with music, 18
dancing, and more. With over 70 stage shows daily, varieties of foods and treats and numerous artisan merchants with handcrafted wares, the Brevard Renaissance Fair invites guests to immerse themselves in an unique experience of History and Fantasy! For more info please visit: https://brevardrenaissancefair.com JAN 22-27 | Birding Wildlife Festival Discover why Florida’s Space Coast is your launch pad to incredible nature-based experiences. The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival features world class photographers, field trips, workshops and presentations. Florida’s Space Coast is one of the best birding locations in the United States because it is situated at the convergence of two zones — temperate and tropical — creating a natural diversity of unique habitats that attract varied bird species. For more info visit: https://scbwf.org/
FEBRUARY
JAN 31 - MAR 23 Luminous Wax Exhibit Explore encaustic, painting with colored wax, at the Studio’s latest exhibit “Luminous Wax” Nine guest artist present contemporary use of this ancient technique. Encaustic is an ancient technique, favored by the Greeks and Romans, using hot wax mixed with colored pigments. (. . .continued on page 20)
