FULL SLATE OF WEEKLY HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS UNDERWAY AT LA PALMERA
Live music and shows scheduled throughout holidays; favorite seasonal programs return
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Nov. 7, 2024) – Marked by the annual arrival of Santa, a slate of Holiday Happenings is now in full swing at La Palmera.
This year, La Palmera has scheduled a full lineup of free shows and entertainment every weekend throughout the holiday season, including live music, sing-alongs, magic and puppet shows — and more — many featuring popular characters. A complete schedule of events is available on the mall’s website, lapalmera.com.
Photos with Santa, presented by Physicians Premier ER, are underway every day through Dec. 24 in Center Court. Walkups are welcome, but guests can reserve their visit time and pre-purchase their photo package with an LP Snap Pass available online at lapalmera.com. Photo packages start at $34.95 with other keepsake items available for purchase.
Guests may bring their fur baby for Pet Night with Santa, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Nov. 13 and 14, Nov. 20 and 21, and Dec. 4, and 5, from 5:30–8:30 p.m. in Center Court. All pets must remain on a leash or in a carrier. Pet owners can walk up or reserve a photo time and pre-purchase their photo package with an LP Snap Pass online at lapalmera.com.
Quiet Time with Santa returns, providing an opportunity for those with developmental or physical challenges and their families to visit Santa in a sensory-friendly environment before the mall opens — no background music, no crowds. Scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 17, Nov. 24, and Dec. 8, from 9–11 a.m., reservations are required and can be made online by going to lapalmera.com.
Beginning Nov. 29, shoppers can take advantage of La Palmera’s charity gift-wrapping service from noon–6 p.m. every Friday through Sunday, plus the Monday and Tuesday of Christmas week. The gift–wrapping station is located on the Main Level in front of Wireless Accessories where local charity volunteers will provide wrapping services for donations.
Although some shoppers will get an early start on gift buying this year, some traditionally wait until Black Friday. The mall will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, and will officially reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, kicking off extended holiday shopping hours. As department stores traditionally open early, shoppers will be able to enter directly through each store’s outer doors, while mall entrances open at 7 a.m. providing access to select interior stores that may be planning to open early that day.
Shoppers will see the Salvation Army bell ringers stationed in their traditional locations at select mall entrances, and will also have an opportunity to help local children in need by “adopting” them from the Angel Tree. Located in the food court, the tree is decorated with children’s names and wish lists, including toys, clothes, shoes, and more for shoppers to purchase. The Salvation Army of the Coastal Bend helps provide Christmas gifts to more than 1,300 local children each year.