- Fairbanks House B&B, Amelia Island has three- and four-night Thanksgiving Holiday Packages that include a daily gourmet breakfast, bedtime sweets and more. This will put you in town as the Centre Street Merchants kick off the holiday shopping season.
The Amelia Island Plantation offers a Thanksgiving Grand Buffet at its Sunrise Cafe and Ocean Grill from 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Guests also receive a complimentary family photo. A four-course Thanksgiving dinner will be served at The Verandah from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 904-261-6161 x5050 for reservations.
| Amelia Island | Amelia Island Photo Tour | - The Gaylord Palms Resort near Orlando is offering a Best of Florida Christmas Package that includes two nights of accommodations, two adult tickets to ICE!, one ICE! photo, family memories event, holiday bedtime stories and character tuck-ins for the kids, and shuttle to Walt Disney World theme parks and SeaWorld.
The Gaylord Palms' restaurant Villa de Flora has a Thanksgiving buffet from noon until 10:00 p.m. It sells out early, so call 407-586-1114 soon for reservations. The Old Hickory Steakhouse will open at 4:30 for Thanksgiving dinner. Call 407-586-1600 for reservations.
- Reflect on life's blessings while taking in the breathtaking beauty of the gardens and enjoying the Thanksgiving Day carillon recital at Historic Bok Sanctuary. Recitals are scheduled for 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. and are free with Sanctuary admission.
| Bok Sanctuary Photo Tour | - Flamingo Gardens decorates the historic Wray Home for the holidays beginning the day after Thanksgiving. Guided tours run daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through December 31.
- Tickets are on sale now for Pensacola's Winterfest! The downtown tours feature interactive displays of holiday scenes and characters. The popular annual event kicks off Thanksgiving weekend.
- The Annual Downtown Delray Beach Thanksgiving Weekend Art Festival will draw over 175 artists that will exhibit their unique creations on, when else... Thanksgiving weekend.
- Here comes Santa Claus and millions of twinkling lights...
- The Annual Festival of Lights at Silver Springs features millions of holiday lights, nightly strolling carolers, a lighted boat parade, shopping in specialty stores, special stage shows and Santa. On select nights beginning Thanksgiving weekend and continuing through December.
- Disney World celebrates the holidays with special displays and millions of sparkling lights that brighten the theme parks and on-property resorts around Thanksgiving. Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is held at the Magic Kingdom during select nights in November and December. The special-ticketed event is great fun for the entire family and features a special parade and sweet treats.
- St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city, decorates with millions of lights in the Nights of Lights grand celebration that kicks off the week before Thanksgiving and runs through January 31.
- Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, About's Home Cooking Guide, gives you the tools to avoid panic and plan your meal in advance with Thanksgiving Recipes for Dummies. Enough said.
- You’ll enjoy Thanksgiving more if you do some preparation ahead of time. Be ready for Thanksgiving by using this four-week Countdown to a Perfect Thanksgiving by About's Interior Decorating Guide, Coral Nafie. She also offers ideas for 10 Fast and Easy Thanksgiving Centerpieces — most can be put together in less than 15 minutes!
