Miracle On Cleveland Street Returns For 10th Year

CLEARWATER, FL – Once again, Downtown Clearwater’s Cleveland Street District will rock the holiday season with its annual Miracle on Cleveland Street celebration.

In its 10th year, Miracle on Cleveland Street is set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 5 to 10p.m. in the 400 to 600 blocks of the Cleveland Street District. The area will be transformed into a Floridan winter wonderland, complete with with falling snow, horse-drawn carriage rides, a giant gingerbread house, an ice skating rink and photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Children can also participate in Tel-An-Elf, where they can call Santa’s Elves in the North Pole to share their Christmas wish list. Other activities include face painting, inflatable bounce houses and the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Lightning Made Street Hockey experience.

Families also can participate in a scavenger hunt along Cleveland Street for a chance to win children’s bicycles as well as Capitol Theatre and Ruth Eckerd Hall tickets.

Miracle on Cleveland Street also features a variety of craft and food vendors, featuring a variety of holiday-themed refreshments. Many of the Cleveland Street Districts shops and restaurants will be open during the event, while Bazaar Art will host an Art Throwdown and Open Air Art Bazaar featuring local artists at Station Square Park and at 331 Cleveland St., Suite A.

Joining the festivities will be the Atlanta Rhythm Section (“So Into You,” “Imaginary Lover”), who will perform a free concert at the Tampa Bay Times Stage. There also will be local bands performing live on the Station Square Stage.

Several VIP packages are available for the 2017 Miracle on Cleveland Street:

• For $49, Super VIP packages offer priority seating for the first three rows, including a chair in the reserved section in front of the Tampa Bay Times Stage, two complimentary beers or wine and access to the Super VIP tent, which includes complimentary snacks and a meet and greet with the band.
• For $29, VIP packages include priority seating beginning in the fourth row, a chair in the reserved section in front of the Tampa Bay Times Stage and two complimentary beers or wine.

Activity wristbands are $8 and allow entry into the skating rink, bounce houses, Rock Em Sock Em Robot, street hockey and the carriage rides. Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus are $5 and include a printed photo.

Image courtesy of City of Clearwater Communications