Lynn Haven hosts annual Winter Wonderland vacation purchasing 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 objective is to develop this occasion yearly. Gainer added this may be one of many largest they’d up to now.

There have been greater than 95 distributors and meals vans for the vacation purchasing occasion. There was additionally dwell leisure.

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

Most of the distributors on the occasion have been from the Bay County Space. NewsChannel 7 was informed by a neighborhood boutique proprietor that occasions like these are an incredible alternative for the group to help small companies.

“We have now obtained such nice help. Everyone has been actually great 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 coming back from the earlier 12 months.

“I used to be right here final 12 months I baked cookies and all of the bread after which this 12 months I needed to do the vanilla and simply be round all the native individuals and share our merchandise with them,” Dough Welsh, Cedar Lane Gourmand Vanilla Extract proprietor, stated.

Gainer stated there have been greater than 1,000 individuals 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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