Brevard County’s holiday schedule includes light displays, shopping nights, markets, parades and seasonal gatherings from Nov. 20 through Christmas Eve. ClickOrlando reported the following 2026 events across the Space Coast.
In Melbourne, Brevard Zoo’s Holiday Lights is scheduled nightly from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 20 through Jan. 2, with light displays featuring 1 million lights and holiday entertainment. The zoo’s Jolly Days runs Dec. 19-23 and includes Santa and Mrs. Claus, activities, music and animal holiday-treat presentations.
Downtown Melbourne Candlelight Shopping is set for Saturdays from Nov. 28 through Dec. 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. The shopping event includes discounts, live music, meet-and-greets, a tree lighting and a cookie crawl. Melbourne Auditorium will host a two-day holiday market Nov. 20-21 beginning at 3 p.m., while Wickham Park’s Space Coast Holiday Food Fest and Craft Fair is planned for Dec. 5 from noon to 9 p.m.
Cocoa Village’s Hot Cocoa Holidays runs Nov. 28-Dec. 23, with music, craft markets and a hot cocoa crawl among its offerings. In Cocoa Beach, the Annual Cookie Crawl is scheduled for Nov. 25 from 7 to 8 p.m. on Cocoa Beach Main Street, featuring a tree lighting, carols and cookies. The Cocoa Beach Christmas Boat Parade is set for Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. on the Banana River, and Surfing Santas returns Dec. 24 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at Coconuts on the Beach.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex plans Kennedy Under the Stars: Holiday Edition for Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. The event is slated to include holiday music, a drone show, cosmic glow mini-golf and live entertainment.
Elsewhere in the county, Light Up Rockledge and Festival of Trees is planned for Dec. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Rockledge Civic Hub, with music, vendors, reindeer games and Santa. Palm Bay’s tree-lighting ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. at City Hall, followed by the city’s Holiday Light Parade on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. Palm Bay also has Christmas Wonderland in Palm Bay IV on Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Space Coast Harley-Davidson and the Turkey Creek Christmas Boat Parade at Palm Bay Marina at 5:30 p.m. that day.
Other listed events include Wreaths Across America at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims on Dec. 18-19 and the Titusville Christmas Parade on Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. at Indian River Church. Event organizers may provide additional attendance and ticket information for individual programs.
