Hey Neighbor!
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! 🦃 Now it’s time to switch from leftovers to planning for the 18th Annual Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival, which is coming up next weekend (December 11-14). Tickets are selling fast, so we wanted to give you a heads up!
And don’t forget: holiday events are popping up all over town, so get festive and dive in! 🎄
Now, let’s get to it…
In This Edition:
🍷 Grand Tasting
📈 Leading the Nation
🎄 Holiday Happenings
THINGS TO DO
This Week’s Checklist: Tree Lightings, Holiday Strolls, Santa & More 🎄🛍 🎅
Ready to get into the holiday spirit? 🎄✨
🌲 More Holiday Tree Lightings
🗓️ Thursday, December 4-Sunday, December 7
Catch one of this week’s magical tree ceremonies around town:
Clematis by Night Holiday Tree Lighting – Dec 4
Royal Poinciana Plaza Tree Reveal – Dec 4
Winter in Paradise at Heart & Soul Park – Dec 6
Flagler Museum Christmas Tree Lighting – Dec 7
🛍 Holiday Shopping Strolls
🗓️ Wednesday, December 3 & Saturday, December 6
’Tis the season to sip, stroll, and shop local:
Georgia Avenue Holiday Stroll – Dec 3
Antique Row Holiday Stroll – Dec 6
SoSo Holiday Market – Dec 6
🎅 See Santa Around Town
🗓️ Saturday-Sunday, December 6-7
Santa is making his rounds:
Saturdays with Santa at The Hive – Dec 6, 13 & 20
Pet Day with Santa at CityPlace – Dec 6
🩰 The Nutcracker at the Kravis Center
🗓️ Friday-Sunday, December 5-7
Ballet Palm Beach returns to the Kravis Center with its dreamy staging of The Nutcracker — a holiday must-see for all ages.
🇮🇹 Eataly Grand Opening at CityPlace
🗓️ Friday-Saturday, December 5-6
A massive new Italian marketplace arrives with:
Grand Opening Night – Dec 5 (tastings, DJ, Notte Bianca party)
Ribbon Cutting – Dec 6 at 10:00 am
10 Days of Celebration – daily tastings & events
🎤 1909 Founder Speaker Series
🗓️ Tuesday, December 9
Hear from Ollie Edwards, founder of Business & Pleasure Co., in a fireside chat on the CityPlace lawn — a great night for entrepreneurs and creatives.
💭 POLL: If you put up a Christmas tree, do you use a real tree or a fake tree?
NEWS
Quick & Dirty Headlines 🗞
Soaring luxury, delicious December & Basel weekend vibes…
💰 West Palm Beach Leads the Nation in Luxury Home Growth
Luxury home prices in WPB have surged 187% in a decade — the fastest in the U.S. “Wall Street South,” remote workers, and tax-friendly Florida continue to fuel the boom. Learn more →
🍽️ Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival Returns Dec. 11–14
Four days, 22 events, 50+ restaurants, 120+ world-class wines, chef battles, new tastings, and star-studded dinners — many already sold out. December’s most delicious weekend is back and bigger than ever. Browse the lineup →
🎨 Art Basel Is Back — Here’s How Palm Beach Joins the Party
Basel hits Miami Dec. 5–7, and Palm Beach has stylish ways to get there — including Brightline’s Caviar & Champagne Train and Tropic Ocean seaplanes. Then return home for ArtBeat at the Norton on Dec. 6. Plan your Basel weekend →
PBN’s Featured Restaurant
Up on the Rooftop at Popstroke
🤗 Thanks for another great week in paradise!
📈 The results are in: Almost all of you use and/or enjoy the Downtown WPB Waterfront. No surprise there! We are lucky to have such a beautiful space in our city. 🌊
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