Christmas festivities bring holiday magic to the Alabama Gulf Coast
The Gulf Coast gears up for a festive couple of weeks
Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – Let the jolly tidings flow while there’s less than two weeks until Christmas, there are still a lot of things to do on the Alabama Gulf Coast this holiday season where the family can stay busy right up until the potluck line opens at 1 p.m. at the Flora-Bama Lounge and Oyster Bar on Christmas Day.
GULF SHORES
Cookie Decorating with Santa’s Elves and Storytime
Join the elves for some cookie time and storytime following the decorating at 10:30 a.m. at the Gulf Shores Library. Storytime will return on Dec. 14 also at 10:30 a.m. It’s free but you can sign up by calling the library at 251-968-1176. Storytime returns on Dec. 21 at 10:30 a.m. and will include making Christmas ornaments.
Get your Elf on Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. with the December feature being “Elf” as part of the monthly movie series. Bring chairs and blankets and snacks and drinks to get into the holiday spirit. Meyer Park is located at East 22nd Avenue and East Third Street.
Santa’s warm-weather loving brother Billy will make his annual stop at LuLu’s on Dec. 15, arriving at 3 p.m. to bolster himself for the trip up north with some of LuLu’s famous gumbo. He’ll be taking kids’ Christmas wishes to his brother. The LuLuBelles will join him and it will be followed by a showing of the “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at 5 p.m.
On Dec. 16, for $5 you can have a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, bacon and eggs with the jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus. Complimentary photos with Santa will also be available. Activities start at 8 a.m. at the Erie Meyer Civic Center.
ORANGE BEACH
Try your luck on the ice with the rink open through Jan. 15 with the rink open 4-10 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays noon-8 p.m. It will be closed on Christmas, will open noon-4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and noon-midnight on New Year’s Eve.
OWA
The resort will offer a chance to feast with Santa several times, including Sunday Dec. 17 and every day Dec. 19-22 all at 9 a.m. It will include eggs, bacon, sausage as well as Christmas crafts with your $25.99 ticket available online here. Toys for Tots collection sites will be available at the resort.
This resort event will also be Saturday and Sunday Dec. 17 and Dec. 18-23 the week of Christmas. Santa will be available for photos with various packages offered.
This event will be on Dec. 16-17 from noon-6 p.m. and includes cookie decorating, a gumdrop scavenger hunt, vendors throughout downtown OWA and live music including the Sugarplum Fairy Dancers.
Four lovable elves will take on a thrilling adventure in a race to save Christmas from an unexpected villain at the OWA Theater. Shows will be on Dec. 16 and Dec. 22 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 17 and Dec. 23 at 3 p.m. Get tickets here.
FOLEY
The Christmas will be open on Dec. 15-17 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets at the gate are $5 and those 2 and under are free. The Snow Princess will make an appearance on Dec. 17 from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Santa will be on hand from 6-8 p.m. each night and a food truck will be available.
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