Follow us on a walk down Candy Cane Lane. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through McCarty Park as you embrace the sights and sounds of the holiday season.
You can sing aloud, or simply listen, to merry melodies as they fill the air of Cascades Park, 1001 S. Gadsden St., from 6-7:30 p.m Saturday, December 10, 2022 at the annual Holiday Stroll. About a dozen different acts will showcase their talents throughout the winding trails of Cascades Park, including the Smokey Hollow Commemoration. Free hot cocoa will be available. A beautiful show at Imagination Fountain will play every fifteen minutes during the event.
The City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs Department has made special arrangements with Santa! He will be making phone calls to from his North Pole Workshop to all of the good little boys and girls this year!
Registration will open on Monday, November 28, 2022. Click here to register for Santa Calling
Santa will begin making phone calls on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Dorothy B. Oven Park, 3205 Thomasville Road
The 2022 holiday light display will premiere Thanksgiving evening (Thursday, November 24) and run nightly through the New Year (Sunday, January 1), weather permitting.
Weekday hours are 6-10pm with extended hours on the weekends from 5:30 until 11pm. Motorists inside the park and traveling along Thomasville Road in the vicinity of the park, are urged to drive with caution.
This year, Elf Night is Thursday, December 15 from 5:30pm-8:00pm. Please remember vehicles will not be allowed to drive through or use the parking lot on Elf Night but parking will be available next door at the Thomasville Road Baptist Church.
Both Elf Night and our holiday light display are free and open to the public and we look forward to seeing you.
For more information, call our holiday line at 850-891-3555.
The City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs Department will be making spirits bright with Soul Santa and Mrs. Claus!
Registration will begin December 3, 2022. This event is for children 10 years and under. Children must be registered to participate and must be present to receive gifts.
LeVerne Payne Soul Santa event will take place Friday, December 16, 2022 | 2:30 - 6:00pm
Click here to register for the LeVerne Payne Soul Santa event
Walker-Ford / Smith-Williams Soul Santa event will take place Saturday, December 17, 2022 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
Click here to register for the Bond Community Soul Santa event
For more information, please contact LeVerne Payne Community Center at 850-891-3930 or Walker-Ford Community Center at 850-891-3970.