For four nights in early December, Santa and his elves will ride through Casselberry's neighborhoods with a police and fire escort, tossing candy to kids along the way. The City of Casselberry's Santa Run is scheduled for Monday, December 7, through Thursday, December 10, from roughly 6 to 8:30 p.m. each night, on routes the city publishes on its website.

The run is a joint effort of the City of Casselberry, the Casselberry Police Department and the Seminole County Fire Department. It anchors a week of city holiday events in Casselberry, Seminole County, Florida, that opens with a tree lighting on Saturday, December 5, and closes with a night of art, music and food trucks on Friday, December 11, all at or starting from Lake Concord Park behind City Hall.

Saturday, December 5: Annual Tree Lighting

The season starts at Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, from 5 to 8 p.m. Students from several area schools perform holiday music, and Santa arrives to switch on the Christmas tree lights behind City Hall. The city is also setting up children's activities and vendors.

Families can take free portrait-style photos with Santa using their own cameras. Parking is available at the businesses next to City Hall.

December 7 to 10: Santa Run

The Santa Run starts out from City Hall at 95 Triplet Lake Drive, and the routes for the four nights are posted on casselberry.org. Families can check the routes to see when Santa is expected on their street.

Times are approximate, running from about 6 to 8:30 p.m. The city notes that routes may change on the night of an event because of weather or road conditions, so check the posted routes again on the day.

Friday, December 11: Holiday Art & Music in the Park

The week ends back at Lake Concord Park from 6 to 9 p.m. with Holiday Art & Music in the Park and the Berry Bazaar. The city lists live music, photos with Santa, 10 food trucks and a group of holiday vendors, two weeks before Christmas.

The same evening, the city's calendar lists an opening reception for the Art Glass Guild of Central Florida from 5 to 9 p.m. The city's arts calendars cover its Arts Center, Art House and Sculpture House, and the Casselberry Art House held an opening reception for a Sanford Seminole Art Association show on November 13.

The week at a glance

  • Saturday, December 5, 5 to 8 p.m.: Annual Tree Lighting, Lake Concord Park
  • Monday, December 7, to Thursday, December 10, about 6 to 8:30 p.m.: Santa Run through city neighborhoods, starting at 95 Triplet Lake Drive
  • Friday, December 11, 6 to 9 p.m.: Holiday Art & Music in the Park and Berry Bazaar, Lake Concord Park
  • Friday, December 11, 5 to 9 p.m.: Art Glass Guild of Central Florida opening reception

Where to find it

Lake Concord Park and City Hall are at 95 Triplet Lake Drive in Casselberry, just off U.S. 17-92 between Winter Park and Lake Mary. Santa Run routes, the full events calendar and the city's quarterly newsletter, the Casselberry Connection, are all on casselberry.org. For questions, the city's main line is 407-262-7700.

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