Where to Celebrate Christmas in Naples
If you’re trading snow for sand and celebrating Christmas in Naples, we’ve rounded up the best places along with all the details for you to celebrate in the sunshine!
Downtown Naples
46th Annual Christmas Walk and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Fifth Avenue
Date: Friday, December 6th, 6 PM– 10 PM to Saturday, December 7th, 10 AM – 10 PM
A two-day Christmas extravaganza, this is the event that we are most looking forward to. The celebration begins with the tree lighting and a visit from Santa Friday evening and continues through Saturday evening with a live nativity scene, operatic concerts, snow, ice skating, and more! What we are most excited about is the addition of a new culinary tradition, a long table dining experience featuring 14 of 5th Avenue’s best restaurants. This 1,600-foot long table will flank both sides of 5th Avenue and prizes will be awarded to the restaurant with the most festively decorated table area. The long table dining experience will take place Friday, December 6th from 6-10 PM and reservations are highly recommended! More details are to come along with our top choices for which restaurant to dine at for this unique holiday experience!
TUBA Christmas
Date: Saturday, December 14th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
If you’re wandering Fifth Avenue before dinner or after happy hour stop by Sugden Plaza for the annual TUBA Christmas concert! It will be sure to give you a dose of Christmas cheer as the musicians play among the giant Christmas tree and light wrapped palm trees.
42nd Annual Christmas on Third Street South
Date: Monday, November 25th, 6 PM – 9 PM
Since this is the first Christmas event in Naples, Third Street South gets credit for starting the holiday season with its annual tree lighting ceremony! Complete with music, dancing, delicious food, and snowfall to announce the arrival of Santa, this evening is truly magical. If you are unable to attend this event, Third Street South will continue the snowfall every evening for the following week! A perfect time to grab a happy hour or dinner and then enjoy a walk through the snow. What makes this even more magical is that no coat is required to enjoy this snow!
Venetian Village
Grand Illuminations
Date: Friday, November 29th, 5 PM - 8 PM
The tree at Venetian Village boasts over 100,000 lights which will make for one dazzling tree lighting ceremony. The event will be attended by both Santa and Mrs. Clause who will be offering complimentary photos and stories. No tree lighting ceremony in Naples is complete without a snowfall which will take place at 7 PM!
Holiday on the Bay
A multi-date celebration, Holiday on the Bay features a snow show, complimentary photos with Santa, stories with Mrs. Claus, Dickens Period Carolers, and dance group performances. Holiday on the Bay will take place every Saturday from November 30th to December 21st as well as Tuesday, December 24th. Snow shows start at 7 PM each evening and 4 PM on December 24th.
We hope you enjoy this holiday season in Naples because it is truly a magical place to celebrate!
Cheers!
Matt & Megan