Holiday Art Fest

Friday, December 12

Downtown Lakeland fills with holiday music and activity. Shops and restaurants stay open til 9pm for your holiday shopping convenience.

If you want a gift that doesn't say "I was mass produced at a department store" then shopping in Downtown Lakeland is for you. There are so many unique stores with uncommon gifts. Shopping should be fun for you. So get from behind that metal cart and out of the conveyorbelted check out line and GET DOWNTOWN! If your gift giving says something about YOU, then shopping Downtown Lakeland say "I care about the quality and uniqueness of the gifts I give. I take the time to find just the right thing."

PLUS fast friendly personal service - Most stores offering free gift wrap.

Other activities at the event:

• PHOTOS WITH SANTA

Pictures with Santa require the purchase of $5 worth of Downtown Dollars. You can use those downtown dollars (at participating retailers) towards dining or shopping purchases at the walkabout, use them for stocking stuffers or keep them to use later! They are good for ONE YEAR!

Learn about Downtown Dollars on our home page.

• Kiddie Train Rides

• Performances from local schools

Parking Info:

Parking is a snap for this event. FREE parking in the Main Street garage. Public parking entrance is now located on Cedar Street. Also the parking lot on Bay Street is open and can be accessed from Tennessee Ave. There is another parking lot on Oak Street between Tennessee and Kentucky.

No streets other than the one block of Kentucky for the art fest will be closed.