Plenty of Christmas events on the Coast this weekend

Christmastime is in full swing and the Coast has plenty of ways to celebrate the season, including musicals, ice skating shows, children's events and light shows. Here are some of the top Christmas events this weekend.

Today

Santa & Friends on Ice: 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 27, Beau Rivage Theatre, Biloxi. Professional skaters and other performers present seasonal classics. Snowfall at every show. Tickets start at $12.95 plus tax and service charge. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will also feature 3 p.m. performances.

Disney on Ice -- "Let's Celebrate!": 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 11; 2 and 6 p.m. Dec. 12; and 2 p.m. Dec. 13, Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Tickets: ticketmaster.com, at the Coliseum box office, or by calling 800-745-3000.

14th annual Celebration of Lights: 3:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Crestlawn Memorial Park and 3:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at D'Iberville Memorial Park. Candle-lighting starts at 4:30 p.m. Light refreshments. Presented by Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes.

Festival of Lights: 4:45-9 p.m., Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston campus. Silent auction, art shows, children's parade, pictures with Santa, music and more.

Eighth annual Christmas Celebration: 5:30-8 p.m., The Historic Carnegie Library, 1300 24th Ave., Gulfport. Features the photography collections of Paul Jermyn, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Museum of Historical Photography's historical photos and the vintage postcard collection of Austin Lindsey.

Christmas at Beauvoir Family Night: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 11 and 18, Beauvoir, 2244 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Closed Christmas Day. Tour the home and enjoy crafts, photos with Santa, pony rides, hay rides, vendors, Christmas lights and more. Entertainment: Dec. 11, Jess Dance Studio; Dec. 18, a reading of Mark Vogl's "Confederate Night Before Christmas." Cost: $12.50 adults, $10 seniors, $7.50 ages 6-18. Free to ages 5 and younger. Details: 388-4400.

The Magic of Christmas concert: 6:30 p.m., Main Street United Methodist Church, 162 Main St., Bay St. Louis. The Coast Chorale's its final concert of the season.

Christmas Festival of Faith: 7 p.m., Crossroads Church of the Nazarene, 6150 Firestone St., Ocean Springs. Presented by the Gulf Coast Christian Wind Ensemble.

Biloxi NAACP holiday party: 7-10 p.m., Gruich Community Center, 591 Howard Ave. Free, open to all.

"Oh Light, Everlasting": 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus, 730 E. Beach Blvd., Fleming Education Center Auditorium, Long Beach and 2 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 870 Howard Ave., Biloxi. Theme: Rise Up, O Flame. Free. Presented by Civic Chorale. Details: 865-4574.

"The Nutcracker" ballet: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 13, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Fine Arts Auditorium, Gautier. Presented by Melange Dance Company. Cost: $15. Details/tickets: 762-6493.

SATURDAY

Santa breakfast: 8-11 a.m., First United Methodist Church, Long Beach. Pancake breakfast, pictures with Santa, feed reindeer and choir performances. Cost: $3 children and $5 adults.

Christmas on the Avenue: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Harper McCaughan Town Green, Long Beach. Arts and crafts, food, performers and demonstrations. Free. Presented by Long Beach Concert Choir Association.

Toy and clothing giveaway: 9 a.m.-noon, First United Gospel Assembly, 2000 28th St., Gulfport. Details: 669-0054.

Come Learn with Santa: 9 a.m.-noon, Lopez School, 140 St. John Ave., Biloxi. Children up to age 5 can take part in a host of holiday activities including making handprint keepsakes and decorating ornaments. Photos with Santa. Free program sponsored in part by Biloxi Excel by 5 Coalition. Details: 297-6808, 432-2431 or 388-7170.

Pet photos with Santa: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Vancleave Public Library, 12604 Mississippi 57. All pets must be leashed or in kennels. Donation of one item encouraged. Refreshments. Details: 826-5857.

Spirit of Christmas at Hiller Park: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Barbara Ferrill Softball Fields at the park. Holiday activities will include a children's area filled with games, arts and crafts area, a bounce house and more. Vendors will be set up along the fields at 1940 Edgers Road selling their arts, crafts and food. Details: 388-7170.

Christmas Open House: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum, 115 1st St., Biloxi. Features book signings by Julian Brunt, "Biloxi Seafood

Cookbook," and photographer Alex North's "Mississippi Coast Blessings." Christmas recital at 2 p.m. Refreshments. Special guest is Santa Claus.

Children's Christmas Party: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., American Legion Post 1992, Bingo Hall, 3824 Old Spanish Trail, Gautier. Presented by Auxiliary Unit. Details: 497-6422.

Christmas Celebration: Noon, Galloping Goose Club House, 3027 Mississippi 43, Picayune. Cost: $10 pulled-pork dinner plates. Details: 342-5139.

Gingerbread Man Decorating Contest and Bake-Off: Noon-2 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Prizes awarded. Sponsored by Ocean Springs Mayors Youth Council. Decorating contest intended for ages 13 and younger. Bake-off designed for adults. Any food item accepted. Details: 818-2878.

Christmas Bingo: 1 p.m., VFW 2539, 2518 23rd Ave., Gulfport.

Fire Truck Christmas Parade: 1 p.m. starts at Bobinger Road, ends at the Hancock County Arena, 4184 Kiln-DeLisle Road, Kiln. Details: 216-2045.

Holiday candy-making workshop: 3-6 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Cost: $35 members and $45 nonmembers. Details: 818-2878.

Bethlehem Christmas Village Re-enactment: 5 p.m. Christmas Cantata and 6 p.m. re-enactment begins, First Baptist Church, Bay St. Louis.

Club Members Christmas Party: 6 p.m., French Club of Biloxi, 182 Howard Ave. Live entertainment. Details: 436-6472.

Christmas on the Bayou in Gulfport: 6 p.m. begins at Gulfport Lake between The Dock Bar and Grill and the public boat ramps on the south side. The boats, which will begin lining up at 5 p.m., will proceed past the viewing stands down Bayou Bernard to the conclusion at the mouth of the bayou at Big Lake. Public viewing, by around 7:30 p.m., at the Blow Fly Inn and the foot of the Cowan-Lorraine bridge, Kremer's Landing and Switzer Park. Details: 896-4869 or email christmasonthebayou.

Christmas at Beauvoir: 6-8 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays, through Dec. 31, Beauvoir, 2244 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Enjoy the gardens and Christmas lights. Cost: $5 per car. Details: 388-4400.

SUNDAY

Christmas concert: 10:45 a.m., Central Bible Church, Bay St. Louis. Features Wade Hammond. Details: 493-4796.

Christmas Horse Parade in the Kiln: Noon, starting at Bobinger Road looping to Fire Department Road 6285 ending back at Bobinger Road at 2 p.m. with Santa. Details: 216-9424.

This story was originally published December 10, 2015 at 7:07 PM with the headline "Plenty of Christmas events on the Coast this weekend ."