13th Annual Holiday Festival

From 13th Annual Holiday Festival Website:

The forecast calls for lots of snow during the 13th Annual Islamorada Chamber of Commerce Holiday Festival, set for December 1, from 4-10 p.m., at Founders Park.

"Bundle up for one the most exciting community events on the calendar," said Chamber of Commerce President Ken Gentes. "After last year's rainout, it's especially exciting to bring snow back to Islamorada."

The event's star attraction, the Holiday Festival Snow Mountain, will once again be made out of 30 tons of the cold white stuffmore than enough to delight mitten-clad children and some of their more playful parents too. Meanwhile, throughout the evening, Islamorada's 35-foot high official holiday tree will be blowing magical snow through its branches.

Snow is far from the only thing promised at Holiday Festival. At 7 p.m., the Holiday Parade will kick off, this year boasting the theme, "Rockin' Around Florida Bay." Serving as grand marshals will be members of the advocacy group Florida Bay Forever, which seeks to win Everglades friendly legislation in Tallahassee. They'll be followed by floats, antique cars and, of course, Santa himself.