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Who needs snow to have a fun Christmas?

The Treasure Coast area cleans up nicely for the holiday with festive light displays and exhibits for a Treasure Coast in Lights.

From neighborhood lights that challenge the best shows in the state to city-sponsored light festivals, the area has something to help everyone enjoy the holiday season.

City of PSL | Festival of Lights — via City of PSL

PSL in Lights

As locals decorate for the holidays, the annual citywide challenge to find the best Christmas light displays is on!

Neighborhoods across the city will put forth their best step in creating amazing Christmas light displays, from choreographed displays to animatronics, PSL in Lights will shine brightly.

Register for the best in the city campaign, as well as register your home for the bus tours. Bus tours for neighborhood light displays? Of course.

And not just bus tours; cars and other vehicles will drive through the area, taking in the impressive lights. Locals can also vote for their favorite light displays. Of course, the city will offer maps with favorite Christmas light displays.

Winter Wonderland Light Show

You’re invited to visit the Port St. Lucie Community Center for a “one-of-a-kind” light show Dec. 1-31.

With hundreds of lights adorning the community center as well as decorated trees, the nightly Winter Wonderland Light Show features twinkling lights choreographed to holiday music, such as the well-known “Peanuts” show “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

While you likely won’t see the lonely Christmas tree little Chuck picked out for the holidays, you will see hundreds of Christmas lights dancing and lighting up the night sky.

People often combine visiting the community center with a tour of the city’s neighborhood light shows.

Treasure Coast in Lights 1 — via Heathcote Botanical Gardens

Garden of Lights at Heathcote Botanical Gardens

Enjoy festive exhibits and impressive light displays Heathcote Botanical Gardens’ Garden of Lights 2019.

With five acres of plants and trees decorated for the holiday season, you’ll joyfully get into the holiday mood as you tour the multi-colored lights and displays.

Open for tours Friday and Saturday evenings Nov. 29-Dec. 28, children can also visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. During your visit, enjoy refreshments, including s’mores.

Considered the Treasure Coast’s “most innovative” holiday light display, ticket information can be found here.

Treasure Coast in Lights 2 — via Riverside Theatre Festival of Trees

Festival of Trees

With ice skating, musical performances and arts and crafts, Vero Beach’s Riverside Theatre kicks off the holiday season with the three-day Festival of Trees Nov. 22-24.

With this year’s theme “Winter Wonderful,” the festival includes a Christmas tree village with 50 beautifully decorated trees available for purchase through a silent auction.

Covering the theatre’s campus, the festival includes Santa’s Village, where children can take part in games and activities, as well as meet Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Check into having breakfast with the Clauses. Concerts and theater performances are part of the festival.

Fort Pierce Second Street Festival and Parade

The annual lighting of the Christmas tree caps a daylong event Dec. 2 in downtown Fort Pierce.

Kicking off with shopping and dining opportunities at 1 p.m., the Second Street Festival and Parade includes a children’s area with face painting and pony rides available.

Children will want to get into line early to meet with Santa Claus and review their Christmas Day wishes with him.

While shops will be open, you can also visit vendors with arts and crafts available. The holiday parade begins at 4 p.m. at Tickle Tummy Hill and ends at River Walk Center.

The Christmas tree lighting takes place shortly after the parade.

Then, a light show begins, showcasing more than 100,000 lights choreographed to festive tunes. With this year’s theme “Christmas by Land, Air or Sea,” the nightly light show runs Dec. 2 thru Jan. 6.