Mount Dora
Christmas

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Discover Mount Dora this Holiday Season
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ANNUAL HOLIDAY EVENTS
Every year you can count on Mount Dora, FL to provide a beautiful backdrop of holiday displays along with annual events to celebrate the season. 2021 will be no different! Be sure to mark your calendar to check out this year’s annual Holiday events:
Nov 13 & 14 Mount Dora Plant and Garden Fair
Nov 19 & 20 Celebrate the Season with Lake Cares
Nov 27 thru Jan Holiday Greeting Card Lane
Dec 3 Christmas Walk
Dec 4 & 5 Nutcracker
Dec 4 Christmas Parade
Dec 4 Lighted Boat Parade
Dec 4 Night of Light for Tykes
Dec 4 & 5 Christmas Tour of Homes
Dec 11 Holiday Plaid in the Park
Dec 11 Snow in the Park
Dec 18 Christmas Symphony Singers
Dec 18 & 19 Half Marathon & 5K
Dec 31 Art of the Deal New Years Eve Party
Dec 31 Fireworks Celebration
Every Sunday in Nov and Dec, come enjoy the Mount Dora Village Market Holiday edition from 9am-2pm in Sunset Park















TOURS and SHOWS
CatBoat TOURS
Start at MD Marina 148 Charles Ave
You're in FLORIDA! The weather outside is Delightful. Go see the 1000 yr old Dora Canal on a 2 seated gas powered catamaran. No boating experience needed. It's the perfect holiday gift for you, your friends & family. Make reservations at CatBoatTour.com
ART OF THE DEAL NYE PARTY
Donnelly Park
Mount Dora Center for the Arts presents its annual fundraising Gala for the first time on NEW YEARS EVE! Celebrate in GATSBY themed attire. You won't want to miss this extravagant and exciting event just in time to walk downtown to enjoy the fireworks at the city docks .
December 31, 2021 6:30pm
MUST SEE SIGHTS

Donnelly Park
530 N Donnelly St
More than 2 million lights adorn our centrally located park from the last weekend in Nov til the first weekend in Feb

Donnelly House
535 N Donnelly St
This historic home was built in 1893 and was the home of town pioneers John P. Donnelly and his wife Annie McDonald

Singing Christmas Tree
Sunset park
Make sure you swing by Sunset Park to check out the Giant Christmas tree with its synchronized lights and music. 230 W. 4th Ave

Mount Dora Lighthouse
Grantham Pointe
Although it is only 35ft tall, the Mount Dora lighthouse is the only registered working inland lighthouse in the state of Florida
Behind the Scenes
In 2018 Lisa McDonald our Public Information Officer with the City of Mount Dora gave us some insight into what it takes to get Mount Dora into the holiday spirit. Take a peek.