The third annual Holiday Hoopla lured shoppers, vendors, entertainers and Santa to downtown Gulfport. Check out our photos from the event. Did you take any photos? Share them with us!
The Gulfport Merchants Association lured friends, families and neighbors to downtown Gulfport on Saturday, Dec. 10 for the third annual Holiday Hoopla celebration.
The third annual Holiday Hoopla will feature shops, arts, crafts, music, caroling and . . . Santa! Beach Boulevard will be packed with exhibits, vendors, entertainment and holiday cheer.
Holiday Hoopla "Get Your Holiday Cheer in Gear!" at the Gulfport Merchants Association's third annual Holiday Hoopla in downtown Gulfport on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Stick around for the annual Boca Ciega Yacht Club Lightend Christmas Boat Parade starting at 6 p.m. at the Gulfport Municipal Marina. Come and enjoy a half-mile of shopping, food, fun and holiday splendor. Shop on Beach Boulevard There will be 200 exhibitors and shops. The festival will provide shoppers with one-of-a-kind gifts that cannot be found anywhere else, and all of your holiday shopping can be done in one place. Shopping Tourists to Visit St. Pete, Gulfport Yelp and LocalShops1.com have partnered to offer a free bus trip to shoppers across the Howard …
Suzanne King has become the go-to person to organize events in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.
Suzanne King volunteered to help organize a local festival years ago and now finds herself doing it as a full-time gig as SIK Promotions, Inc. Event organization is something many think they can do and want to take part in but when it comes time for everyone to be where they're supposed to be on the big day it takes an experienced organizer to make it happen. She has made it happen for more than a decade and works from home, riding a constant wave of emails and phone calls each week in preparation for the next event. She began by helping set up a festival in John's Pass Village and gradually moved on to organizing festivals while maintaining a full-time job in the restaurant industry. Through word-of-mouth she eventually started getting …
2:51 pm on Friday, August 12, 2011
Suzie King is the real deal. She is immensely talented in event organizing and has the tremendous energy it takes to put it all together. My hat's off to Suzie for her great work and her many contributions to making Gulfport a great, fun place to live. more ›
Carol Kirkpatrick
6:25 pm on Sunday, December 18, 2011
I"m the great grandmother aka "Grannie" Anderson along with his parents & Grandma visited with us yesterday afternoon. He's grown so since I last saw him...not that long ago! He's a poster baby! He doesn't lack for love! Eveen as a newborn, he was so alert & followed you with those beautiful eyes! Merry Christmas to all & a Great New Year! more ›