Holiday Magic in the Gardens
The Dade City Garden Club invites the community to celebrate an inspired Christmas in Dade City!
The Dade City Garden Club is inviting the community to experience a little holiday magic this Christmas season and has planned a holiday event close to home for families to get in the holiday spirit! Planned as a thank you for the support shown the garden club throughout the years, all are invited to visit on Sunday, December 10, 2023, to stroll through the festively decorated gardens, visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, and take part in the FREE family-oriented activities that have been planned by garden club members.
Holiday themed activity stations will be set up throughout the gardens, each offering the garden club’s guests unique opportunities for holiday fun. Santa’s Workshop helpers will be busy in three locations: Guests can visit the Camellia Circle elves and the Poinsettia Circle elves to create one-of-kind custom crafts or ornaments to take home as mementos of the day’s outing. The Hibiscus Circle Santa’s Workshop elves have been busy planning a kids’ craft activity using recycled materials for all to enjoy. At Reindeer Crossing, located near the Butterfly Garden, families will be educated on how to blend the perfect mix of environmentally friendly Reindeer Dust to take home to feed Rudolf and his gang on Christmas Eve. Santa’s Mailbox will be in the Azalea Circle garden, where children will be able to write and mail a letter to Santa just in time for special delivery before Christmas. The Holiday Farm Petting Zoo will be set up by the Hollyhock Circle, where Scooter (mini bunny), Jeffrey (goat), Callie (foal) and chickens will be looking to meet new friends who come to the event.
At the Santa’s Treats station, members of the Magnolia Circle will pass out a complimentary homemade Christmas cookie to the “nice” children who visit. Adults will be able to take home a box of homemade Christmas cookies for a voluntary donation, with proceeds from the cookie donations to go towards the Dade City Garden Club’s Wekiva Youth Camp scholarship project. Wekiva Youth Camp is sponsored by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and was formed for the purpose of instilling a love and respect for the REAL Florida in our youth through nature study, conservation and protection of our environment and is included in Newsweek's 2023 ranking of Best Summer Camps in the country.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will be the guests of honor and will be in the garden all afternoon meeting, greeting, and spreading holiday cheer. Children can visit with Santa, and families are welcome to either take their own photos or Santa’s helpers will gladly snap a family pic with Santa if you would like. Other photo shoot opportunities, including decorated antique cars, will be available to use as great backdrops for family photo taking. And if you listen carefully, you may be able to hear carolers strolling throughout the festive grounds.
Santa is not the only one coming to town! The Grinch will be attending and will be reading a holiday story at Mount Crumpit (the Clubhouse) at 2 pm and 3 pm. Visitors to Mount Crumpit will also learn a little about the Dade City Garden Club, its history, and its role in the community.
The Dade City Garden Club was established in 1947 and is dedicated to the education of its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, landscape design, floral design, and environmental awareness. The Holiday Magic in the Gardens is a free event open to the public and will be held at The Dade City Garden Club at 13630 5th Street; Dade City, FL from 1 pm to 4 pm on December 10, 2023.
For more information about The Dade City Garden Club or the December 10th event, contact Becky Maxwell at