Holiday Hoopla! December 4, 2010

Holiday Hoopla!
A Spectacle of lights and more!
December 4, 2010

GULFPORT, FL—It’s time to get your holiday cheer in gear! Feeling Scrooge-y? A fun-filled festival will do just the trick. The Gulfport Merchants Association presents the first annual Holiday Hoopla!

Holiday Hoopla is a celebration of arts, crafts, foods, live music and roving holiday characters set in a waterfront atmosphere amid bright, twinkling, colorful lights, and Santa Claus. Stroll the decorated streets filled with over 200 talented exhibitors and unique shops. The festival will provide shoppers with one-of-a-kind gifts that cannot be found anywhere else, and all of your holiday shopping can be done in one place! No running around to different stores or wandering thru miles of mall space, all of your shopping can be done at a leisurely pace while finding unique gift items. Featuring art, crafts, jewelry, clothing, glass, wood, music, photography, toys, Christmas décor, and much more makes this a gift buyer’s delight. You will be enchanted by a variety of festive and fun holiday-themed music, holiday carolers, dance performances, and roving street performers. Many types of entertainment will perform during the Hoopla, from school bands and local musicians to area performing arts groups. Oh, yeah, and the big guy in the red suit will be there, too! And be sure to relax after all that shopping at one of the many Downtown restaurants, pubs, and cafes. With over a half mile of shopping, food, fun, and holiday splendor this festive event will soon become a Tampa Bay holiday tradition!

Whether you’re a Gulfport resident or a visitor from out of town, there’s plenty to see and do at Gulfport’s Holiday Hoopla Festival. Want to know more about Gulfport and where to stay, shop and dine? Visit our Gulfport Chamber of Commerce website for more information.

Brighten your holidays with a visit to Beach Blvd. in Gulfport during the Holiday Hoopla, on December 4th, 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm! FREE