Web: wpb.org/government/community-events/events/holiday-in-paradise Where: On the waterfront in West Palm Beach There is also a movie night featuring two Muppet flicks, several concert nights, Sandi and Santa’s annual pancake breakfast and a Polynesian night featuring hula dancers, Samoan fire-knife dancers and pulsating drums. Surprise entertainment elements will pop up throughout Sandi’s visit. Santa will be available for photo on select nights. Sandi and the surrounding area will feature nightly synchronized music and light shows.

Hosting nightly music and light shows, Sandi is the centerpiece of this month-long event, but there will be plenty more to marvel at, including 100 tons worth of other sand sculptures. You will be able to view Sandi from atop Ferris the Ferris Wheel. HOLIDAY IN PARADISE – It’s also called Sandi Land, named after Sandi, the world’s only 35-foot, 700-ton tree sculptured out of sand.

15-16 at the Gabriel South Beach Hotel and Dec. Some of South Beach’s most iconic buildings will be turned into interactive exhibits and living canvasses as the projections play off the facades various shapes and textures in perfect unison with the rhythm of the music. There will be a blend of live music performances, festive characters and projection-mapping displays to celebrate the holidays. MIAMI BEACH HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS –Part of the year-long Miami Beach Festival of Classical Music programming, it takes place on three different weekends in December at three different locations and has countless holiday lights. SANTA’S ENCHANTED FOREST - Get an early start to the ho-ho-ho season with SoFla’s tallest Christmas tree light show, millions of dazzling lights, hundreds of themed displays, delicious food, live music and carnival rides.

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