December 2026
Amelia Island events in December: Dickens on Centre, the Christmas parade and New Year’s Eve
Dickens on Centre fills downtown with a free Victorian Christmas market from the 11th to the 13th. The week before, the history museum’s Holiday Home Tour runs the 4th and 5th, the Lighted Christmas Parade is on the 5th and the menorah lighting is on the 8th. New Year’s Eve has the Shrimp Drop at 7 PM, then fireworks over the harbor.
December dates to plan around
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Fri & Sat4&5
Holiday Home Tour
The Amelia Island Museum of History’s tour of five homes decorated for Christmas, 10 AM to 4 PM both days, with a docent in each home. Tickets are $40 until November 30 and $45 after. The museum’s page
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Sat5
Lighted Christmas Parade
A free parade of bands, dancers and lighted floats on Centre and Ash streets, starting from Central Park.
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Tue8
Menorah lighting
The giant menorah lighting is free and starts at 5 PM in Amelia River Waterfront Park, with music, latkes and doughnuts, and crafts for the kids.
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Fri to Sun11to13
Dickens on Centre
The free Victorian Christmas market downtown: Friday 4 to 9 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM, Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM. Downtown parking is very limited, so park free at Central Park on 11th Street and ride the trolley.
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Sat19
Christmas in the Park
A Nassau County event in Central Park, 1200 Atlantic Avenue, 10 AM to 4 PM, with more than 50 local vendors, food trucks, free photos with Santa and pet adoptions. The county’s listing
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Thu31
New Year’s Eve Shrimp Drop
Music and food vendors, the shrimp drop at 7 PM, then fireworks over the Fernandina Harbor Marina.
Dickens on Centre weekend
The market is free, but the Enchanted Village snow globes and Fezziwig’s Courtyard are by reservation. Marley’s Masquerade is 21 and over, by ticket, and Victorian costume is required.
Fri, Dec 11
- 4 PMDickens on Centre Fezziwig’s Courtyard LoungeDowntown Fernandina Beach, until 9 PM
- 4 PMDickens on Centre Christmas MarketCentre Street, downtown Fernandina Beach, until 9 PM, free
- 4:30 PMDickens on Centre Enchanted Village Snow Globe ExperienceDowntown Fernandina Beach, until 9 PM
Sat, Dec 12
- 8:30 AMRun Like the DickensMain Beach Park, Fernandina Beach, until 10 AM
- 10 AMParade of Paws at Dickens on CentreDowntown Fernandina Beach, until 11 AM
- 10 AMDickens on Centre Christmas MarketCentre Street, downtown Fernandina Beach, until 9 PM, free
- 11:30 AMDickens on Centre Fezziwig’s Courtyard LoungeDowntown Fernandina Beach, until 9 PM
- 12 PMDickens on Centre Enchanted Village Snow Globe ExperienceDowntown Fernandina Beach, until 9 PM
- 6 PMDickens After Dark: Marley’s MasqueradeThe Pavilion, Fernandina Beach, until 9 PM
Sun, Dec 13
- 10 AMDickens on Centre Christmas MarketCentre Street, downtown Fernandina Beach, until 3 PM, free
- 10:30 AMDickens on Centre Enchanted Village Snow Globe ExperienceDowntown Fernandina Beach, until 3 PM
- 11:30 AMDickens on Centre Fezziwig’s Courtyard LoungeDowntown Fernandina Beach, until 3 PM
The rest of December
- Dec 10Tidings and Twinkle, 5 to 7 PM, Amelia River Waterfront Park, free, with storytelling, music, a community market and a free trolley from Central Park until 7:30 PM
- Dec 12Second Saturday Art Walk, 5 to 7 PM, Island Art Association
- Dec 15Ugly Sweater Party, an all-ages contest, 6 to 7 PM, Yulee Branch Library
- Dec 16Sounds of the Season with Nicole Zuraitis, 7 PM, an outdoor concert under the Christmas tree at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
- Dec 18 to 20How the Big Band Stole Christmas, Crescendo Amelia’s holiday show, Amelia Community Theatre
Every event in December
Loading the December calendar…
Events are gathered each morning from four public calendars (the island tourism calendar, the Nassau County Public Library’s, the City of Fernandina Beach’s and Nassau County’s) and from approved posts on the events board. The events written up on this page were checked on October 30, 2026, against those calendars, the tourism office’s holiday page and the organizers’ own pages: the Amelia Island Museum of History’s for the home tour, the festival’s for Dickens on Centre, and Nassau County’s for Christmas in the Park. Times change, so check the event’s own page before you drive.
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The 6 AM rundown
What is on, at 6 AM, each one a door back to the page. The weekend edition goes through the weekend day by day.
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