The Gulf Coast Mom’s 2026 Holiday Fun Guide

Lights, parades, Santa visits and holiday shows: here’s everything festive happening for families across the Mississippi Gulf Coast this November and December. Thank you to Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival for making this guide possible for our mamas! Our events list updates every day, so pick a month or tap “This weekend” to see what’s next.

*Event details come from event hosts and can change, so check the host’s page before you go. Know a holiday event we should add? Email hello@thegulfcoastmom.com. Want your event featured? Email hello@thegulfcoastmom.com

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Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival

A walking holiday light show at Jones Park in Gulfport, with rides, a train and Santa’s Village. This year it runs November 27 through January 3, and it’s the sponsor who made this holiday guide possible for our mamas.

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Lights & Tree Farms

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Gartman’s Christmas Tree Farm

Saucier · tag your tree early, cut after Thanksgiving

Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival

Jones Park, Gulfport · nightly Nov 27–Jan 3 · 1.5 million lights, rides & Santa’s Village

Holly Berry Hills Christmas Tree Farm

Saucier · cut-your-own trees

Richburg Christmas Tree Farm

Moss Point · family owned, Carolina Sapphire, Virginia Pine & Leyland Cypress

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A Taste of the Holidays

Gautier · with the Coca-Cola Polar Bear

Biloxi Lighthouse Lighting & Children’s Christmas Parade

Biloxi · usually the first week of December

Breakfast with Santa at the Kroc Center

Biloxi

Christmas in the Pass

Downtown Pass Christian · usually early December

Christmas on the Water Schooner Sail

Biloxi Schooner Pier

Downtown for the Holidays

Pascagoula · parade of lights & Santa photos · usually the first Friday in December

Krampus Night Market

Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs

TrainTastic Holiday Lights

Gulfport · train rides & lights on select December weekends

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