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Dec. 5-10 - Zoo Lights & Light - ARts & crafts, Santa, luminaria and lighted animal fixtures - 6- 9 PM at the Gladys Porter Zoo - 956-546-7187

Dec. 6 - Yo Ho Ho Santa

Dec. 6 Lighted Boat Parade

Dec. 7 El Paseo Arts Christmas Concert

Dec. 10 Wassailing with the Turtles

Dec. 12- SPI Lighted Christmas Parade starts at 7 PM

Dec. 13 - Breakfast with Santa - 9AM-Noon at Schlitterbahn - Free pancake breakfast for kids 9 & under; $2 charge for kids 10 and older

Dec. 13 - Shop the Island

Dec. 14 - Hair of the Dog

Dec. 14 - Handel's Messiah, 6 PM at Jacob Brown Auditorium in Brownsville

Dec. 20 - Holiday Cheers at City Hall

Dec. 25 - Christmas Brunch at the Sandbox Inn

Dec. 31 - New Years Eve Fireworks

Jan. 1 - Annual Polar Bear Dip at Boomerang Billy's Beach - Video from last year's dip

Jan. 10 - 15th Annual Longest Causeway Run - online registration