2019 Guide to Tree Lightings, Special Events & Live Nativities

This holiday events and activities guide is brought to you by our sponsors, Pinecrest Gardens, as well as the businesses listed below!

Miami Moms Blog, Miami’s Premier Parenting Resource, is thrilled to announce our 2019 Guide to Tree Lightings, Special Events & Live Nativities.  This guide features the best holiday events and activities in Miami and the surrounding areas. 

There are so many ways to celebrate and enjoy this wonderful season.  Tree lightings, special events, and live nativities depicting the birth of Jesus are great ways to take the holidays in with the whole family.

So grab your calendar and carve out some time to make some holiday memories or continue building long-standing traditions with your kids.  These are the sweet things they’ll remember and carry with them, long after those new toys are packed away.

If you know of an event that you do not see listed in our guide, we’d love to know! Send an email to: info{at}miamimomsblog.com. 

The entire team at Miami Moms Blog wishes you and your family a joyful and fun-filled holiday season!

December 13 through January 1 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. $5 Online | $7 at the Gate | Children 2 and younger free | Members free

Take a photo with Santa. Sing along with carolers. Eat yummy treats, and enjoy magical stories by storytellers at Pinecrest Gardens’ Nights of Lights. The park transforms into a winter wonderland dotted by thousands of twinkling holiday lights that go up, through and around the whimsical botanical landscape.

On select evenings, admission includes a holiday concert performance in the historic Banyan Bowl.

Activity Schedule:
Mechanical rides every night from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Pony rides every night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Story time every night from December 13 through 22 and 26 through January 1 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Photos with Santa every night from December 13 through 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Exhibit opens at Pinecrest Gardens on December 6, 2019

Thomas Dambo is an artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with his crew, Thomas makes beautiful and fun projects out of “trash” / recycled materials, which they find around the city dumpsters. By doing this, he hopes to inspire people to have fun and think of trash as a resource.

Fun Facts:
Pinecrest Gardens Trolls are #56 and #57 he has created worldwide
Each troll has a name and a story about them
Every troll is made from approximately 100 recycled pallets
Each Troll has about 25,000 screws
Each troll has been shaped out of reclaimed wood, illustrating the artist’s self-described ability to make “anything you can imagine out of trash.”

While the figures’ gesturing hands, giant feet, and expressive faces were crafted in Copenhagen, their colossal bodies are built on-site. Once assembled, most of the trolls measure anywhere from 15 to 30 feet in length.

Santa’s Enchanted Forest | October 31-January 5
The NightGarden at Fairchild | November 23-January 6
The Polar Express on Brightline | November 25-December 27
29th Annual Winter Wonderland at Hoffman’s Chocolates | Now-December 30
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony #onLincoln | November 29
Palm Beach Balloon Festival | November 29-December 1
Gold Coast Railroad Museum Holly Jolly Holiday Event | November 29-December 24
Bayfront Holiday Village | November 29-December 25
Zoo Lights | November 29-December 29
Lantern Light Festival | November 30, 2019-January 20
Holiday Tree Lighting at Bayfront Park | November 30
St. Hugh Christmas Bazaar & Tree Lighting Ceremony | December 1
Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Gingerbread Cookie Decorating | December 1
Festival of Lights at Normandy Fountain | December 1
Gingerbread House Building at Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove | December 1, 8
Dadeland Mall Cookies With Santa | December 2
KidsBasel | December 3-6
Mercy Hospital Tree Lighting Event | December 5

City of Doral Park & Tree Lighting Celebration | December 6
Coral Gables City Hall Holiday Spectacular | December 6
Holiday Open House at Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne | December 6
City of Palmetto Bay Holiday Lights & Dine | December 6
Town of Cutler Bay Winter Holiday Celebration | December 6
Nickelodeon Slime City | December 6-January 20
Critter Jingle Christmas Open House | December 7
Dadeland Mall Breakfast With Santa | December 7
Light Up Your Holidays in the Village of Palmetto Bay | December 7
Coconut Grove Tree Lighting Ceremony | December 8
Merrick House Holiday Celebration | December 8
Ice Skating at CityPlace Doral | December 9-31
Hot Cocoa Movie Night at Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne | December 13
Winter Kiddos Land at Miami International Mall | December 14
The Nutcracker Tea at Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove | December 14
Little Farm Christmas | December 14-15
Winterland at the Farm | December 14, 2019-January 5
Stranahan House Victorian Christmas Holiday River Tour | December 16-23
Holiday Evening at Vizcaya | December 18
Christmas Movie & Magic at Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne | December 20