Join us on Thanksgiving weekend in Panama City Beach as we set the stage for the most magical month of the year!
Thanksgiving Thursday may be the time for turkey, but that weekend, Santa Claus is coming to town! Beach Home for the Holidays waves goodbye to fall and sets the stage for the most magical month of the year. Aaron Bessant Park serves as the site of carol-themed concerts, s’mores, Christmas tree lighting, an appearance by Santa, and activities for the kids.
Schedule:
Friday, November 29
3 p.m.: Campfires, S’mores & Santa’s Village Open
3:30 p.m.: Holiday Movie
5:15 p.m.: The Nutcracker by The Panama City Ballet
5:55 p.m.: The Lighting of the Christmas Tree
6 p.m.: Headliner: Home Free
7:30 p.m.: Fireworks
Saturday, November 30
3 p.m.: Campfires, S’mores & Santa’s Village Open
4:15 p.m.: Holiday Movie
6 p.m.: Panama City Symphony Orchestra
Home Free Any Kind of Christmas Tour
Experience the magic of the holidays with the all-vocal country group Home Free, as they bring an unforgettable evening of incredible harmonies, mixing Christmas classics with Nashville-dipped pop hits and timeless country standards on their “Any Kind of Christmas” tour. Having captivated audiences worldwide, Home Free has racked up nearly 600,000 album equivalents globally, embarked on major international tours, and amassed over 750 million views and 1.7 million subscribers on YouTube. Taste of Country hails them as “Country music fans’ favorite a cappella group.”
Make Your New’ Year’s Plans:
New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop Presented by Coca-Cola
Panama City Beach may be best known for fun in the sun, but one of Northwest Florida’s most exciting annual events happens after dark: The New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop! Help us ring in 2025, Real. Fun. Beach. style.
Come to Pier Park on December 31st to enjoy not one but two great opportunities to welcome in the New Year. The streets of Pier Park are closed off to traffic as thousands of revelers enjoy free live music, entertainment, fireworks, and good cheer.
For those too excited to wait until midnight, or for those fans of New Year’s Eve who want to conduct the countdown twice, there are separate Beach Ball Drops at both 8 p.m. and midnight. Families with young children and adults looking to stay up until after the calendar page actually turns both have options about how best to celebrate the New Year with thousands of other revelers close to Panama City Beach’s pristine waterfront and many amenities.
On the way to midnight, bands perform for the gathering crowd, anticipating the countdown to 2025 when a huge, glowing beach ball is lowered to signal the start of the New Year, and another great fireworks display. Time Square has nothing on this Panama City Beach NYE party!
