By Barbara Palmgren
With cold and rainy conditions on December 6, 2025, the Niceville Christmas Parade was moved to December 13, 2025. Throughout the Panhandle most outdoor holiday celebrations for December 6 did the same!
What this meant for the public was a beautiful day with 75-degree weather to wander and choose among many parades and events.
In Niceville and Valparaiso, the public could cheer parade entrants in the morning and then head to Yule of Yesteryear in Valparaiso. At Yule, the community listened to choir groups sing. Throughout the day, everyone bought treasures from vendors and goodies from a bake sale. In the afternoon the Grinch arrived and went inside to meet children.
There was no admission cost to wander through the museum and out to the Paradise Garden to enjoy free samples of wassail. The Valparaiso Garden Club hosted its annual plant sale and creations made from items that had been “recycled, reused and repurposed.”
Pictures speak louder than words, so enjoy the photos from this event on a warm and wonderful Saturday in the Panhandle of Florida!
