Holiday Market at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

All are invited to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s festive Holiday Market on December 7, 2025. Plan your holiday shopping at the Nature Store to find unique, nature-inspired gifts while meeting local vendors.

We’re also featuring activities for the entire family, including hand-drawn, nature-themed, temporary henna tattoos, guided tours, live music with the Dismal Key Drifters, and special Sanctuary "sleigh rides*" in the back country.

Event hours run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the last admission at 1 p.m. Online admission tickets are recommended.

All activities except the sleigh rides are included in regular admission, which is $17 for adults, $6 for kids 6-14, and free for members and kids under 6.

*"Sleigh rides" require an additional ticket and entail one-hour tours of the Sanctuary backcountry on a "sleigh" pulled behind our truck. Three rides are offered: at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. These family adventures invite adults to accompany up to four children each, and space is limited to 10 people per tour. Adult tickets are $25, and child tickets for ages 3 to 17 are $5. Online tickets are required. Online tickets are required.

You may also like the following events from Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary:

• Next month, 20th December, 07:00 am, Corkscrew Christmas Bird Count in Ave Maria

Also check out other Kids events & activities in Ave Maria, Music events in Ave Maria.