Lynn Haven hosts annual Winter Wonderland vacation buying occasion

LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Town of Lynn Haven kicked off its vacation festivities with its annual Winter Wonderland occasion Saturday.

Vickie Gainer, the Metropolis Supervisor for the town of Lynn Haven, stated that their purpose is to develop this occasion yearly. Gainer added this is perhaps one of many greatest that they had thus far.

There have been greater than 95 distributors and meals vehicles for the vacation buying occasion. There was additionally reside leisure.

“We’ve the leisure with many youth teams coming by way of and dancing and singing in addition to adults. Mrs. Claus simply tops it off. It’s form of our introduction to many vacation occasions the place we could have a tree lighting arising on December second after which our parade on December third,” Gainer stated.

Lots of the distributors on the occasion have been from the Bay County Space. NewsChannel 7 was advised by a neighborhood boutique proprietor that occasions like these are a fantastic alternative for the neighborhood to assist small companies.

“We’ve acquired such nice assist. Everyone has been actually fantastic concerning the handmade objects and the time that it takes and so they like to see small retailers,” Holly Jackson, Southern Mama Boutique proprietor, stated.

A number of of the distributors are getting back from the earlier yr.

“I used to be right here final yr I baked cookies and all of the bread after which this yr I wished to do the vanilla and simply be round the entire native folks and share our merchandise with them,” Dough Welsh, Cedar Lane Connoisseur Vanilla Extract proprietor, stated.

Gainer stated there have been greater than 1,000 folks on the occasion all through the day. The occasion began at 9 a.m and wrapped up round 3 p.m.

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