Santa Con Is Coming To Florida
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If you’ve ever wanted to don a red and white suit, a beard and mingle with other Santa’s, Santa Con is coming to Florida.
These days they have “con’s” for just about everything- Comic Con, 90’s Con, Horror Con, etc. And Santa Con is no different and it’s coming to Florida. What is Santa Con? Well, it’s the jolliest invasion of red-suited fun that turns city streets into a festive sea of Santa’s, Mrs. Clauses and elves galore. If that’s not enough to get you in the Christmas spirit, the air will be filled with the sound of jingle bells and “Ho, Ho, Ho’s”. It could be a street party, it could be a pub crawl, it could be a toy drive, but it’s definitely about having fun.
Santa Con Is Coming To Florida
It was news to me that Santa Con is as popular as it is. Because it’s not happening in just one location here in the Sunshine State, but many! In fact, there’s a whole website dedicated to the celebration of the big man of the North Pole. These are free events, all about spreading Christmas cheer. So where can you participate? Here are the dates in Florida:
12/14: Delray Beach
12/15: Winter Haven
12/16: Fort Lauderdale
12/16: Key West
12/23: Cocoa Village
You can find out more info about all things Santa Con here
The Top 10 Christmas Movies For Southern States - Where It Doesn't Snow
While much of the country reaches for their winter coats and dreams of a White Christmas, those of us in the south can’t relate. According to the National Weather Service, the average December daily high temperature in Fort Myers, Florida is 77 degrees. Naples, Florida is a little cooler at 76 degrees, but still not cold enough to build a snowman. Even waaaaay up north in Atlanta, Georgia the average daily high is in the 50’s. Besides, Atlanta doesn’t get snow, Atlanta gets ice. It’s pretty terrifying. It does NOT put you in the Christmas spirit. So how does that change our outlook on our favorite top 10 Christmas movies?
We took to Ranker for the data. Over 500,000 votes were tallied for the best Christmas movies of all time. To see how this affects us in Florida and surrounding states, I limited the data to only people voting from southern states. Is it different? Absolutely. There’s a couple of movies in our top 10 that aren’t even close when you look at the national data. Maybe it’s a lot more fun for us to watch snow in a movie since we don’t have to deal with it in real life?
The Top 10 Christmas Movies For Southern States
So as the family gathers for the holidays, what movie should you put on? If you want a new movie, Candy Cane Lane is on Amazon. It’s a new movie with Eddie Murphy, and it’s pretty good, particularly the innuendo which you’ll get – but the kids won’t understand. You’ll see. If you’re looking for a classic that everyone can agree on, this is the list. Let’s start off with the ice and snow of number 10. Like I said, it’s fun for us in the south to watch snow – on tv.
Marija is a morning show host on WXKB/B1039 and midday host on WRXK/96KRock. She loves to write about food, travel, and things to do around the state of Florida.