Plant Museum continues 40-year Victorian Christmas Stroll tradition

The Victorian Christmas Stroll at the Plant Museum started 40 years ago as a three-night Christmas event to create awareness and get the community to come into the museum and experience an old-fashioned holiday tradition.

Hardee County arena to be transformed into Bethlehem, recreating the first Christmas

Wauchula may only have 5,000 residents, but a live nativity production by Power and Light Productions is expected to bring three times that many people to Hardee County’s Cattleman's Arena.

How to safely hang Christmas lights on your house, tree

Putting up holiday lights is an annual tradition for families, but if not done safely — it can lead to possible fire hazards and even physical injuries. Here are some tips to decorate safely.

Lakeland Christmas Parade returns to celebrate 40th year

The Lakeland Christmas Parade marched through the streets of downtown Thursday, December 2. The holiday tradition took a year off due to the pandemic, but came back in a big way to mark 40 years.

Rockefeller Christmas tree 2021 illuminated

The holly, jolly, best time of the year has gotten a light-filled launch. The towering Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has been officially turned on.

Blue Christmas: Brandon family lighting the holidays with a Bolts theme

A family in Hillsborough County is mixing hockey with the holidays, decking the halls by decking out their house for the Tampa Bay Lightning. 

Miller High Life to sell beer-infused gingerbread dive bar kits

Miller High Life will start selling the kits on Dec. 6, complete with beer-infused gingerbread walls, sugary vintage wall art and entrance sign, a tiny jukebox, and edible furniture.

Sparkman Wharf kicks off Snowed Inn holiday event

Sparkman Wharf in downtown Tampa is launching its holiday-themed event Snowed Inn Sparkman during the month of December.

You can stay in the ‘Home Alone’ house this holiday season

A lucky "Home Alone" fan will get the chance to spend the night in the iconic Chicago-area house, which includes all the '90s junk food their heart desires.

Largo family celebrates Hanukkah with meaningful menorahs

Tuesday is the third night of the holiday that marks the way the Jewish people rose up o defeat an enemy that tried to end religious freedom. A Largo couple is celebrating Hanukkah in a way that carries on family tradition while honoring a lineage torn apart by the Holocaust.

You can chop down your own Christmas tree for $10 at this Polk County park

Christmas tree prices are higher this year for a variety of reasons. But there’s one way to cut your cost and have a woodsy adventure all at the same time: How about trekking into the forest and cutting down your own tree?

Tampa Riverwalk lights up for the holidays

The city of Tampa kicked off the Riverwalk’s annual Holiday Spectacular Monday night.

Holiday pandemic travel: TSA screens nearly 2.5M people on Sunday alone

Nearly 2.5 million people were screened by TSA agents on Sunday alone, setting a new record for holiday travel during the pandemic.

Why is hard to find a Christmas tree? Brandon company blames current supply chain, 2008 economic crisis

A Brandon tree lot says current supply chain issues are only part of the reason why it may be harder to pick out the perfect Christmas tree this year, and added that farmers didn’t plant a lot of seedlings during the 2008-2010 economic recession, so there are fewer trees to harvest.

‘Chanukah Sameach’ : Biden recognizes Hanukkah  2021 with well wishes

“From our family to yours, and from the People’s House to your own homes, Jill and I wish you and your loved ones a Chanukah Sameach, a Happy Hanukkah!” President Joe Biden said in a statement.

VIDEO: Nursing home residents go ‘turkey’ hunting with staff

Azle Manor nursing home administrator Kip Kruger shared the video of him dressed up as a turkey and taking cover from residents.

Penguins at London Zoo post letters to Santa

Santa Claus opens letters from all over the world, including the ones from penguins living at the London Zoo.