Looking for fun things to do this weekend? Our Top 5 events on the Treasure Coast

Elysia Brennan
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Looking for fun things to do this weekend on the Treasure Coast?

Elysia Brennan has you covered with her Top 5 weekend events for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties for Nov. 24-26.

You could go to a Christmas market in Sebastian, a country hoedown in downtown Vero Beach, a garden of lights in Fort Pierce, a shopping spree in downtown Fort Pierce or a Christmas event in Stuart.

Here’s your Five on Friday weekend update for the Treasure Coast.

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Kris Kringle Market

  • 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

  • Riverview Park, 600 U.S. 1, Sebastian

  • The fourth annual event features shopping from over 100 vendors, live music, food vendors, a young entrepreneur’s section., Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch.

  • Free

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Downtown Country Hoedown

  • 6-9 p.m. Friday

  • Downtown Vero Beach, 14th Avenue

  • Wear boots for dancing, ax throwing, mechanical bull riding, games for kids, a best mustache contest, a best hoedown attire contest and food and drinks for sale.

  • Free

  • facebook.com/EGreenMedia

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

Garden of Lights

  • 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (8:30 p.m. last admission)

  • Heathcote Botanical Gardens, 210 Savannah Road, Fort Pierce

  • Enjoy enchanted gardens featuring light displays from last year, as well as new additions. This year, a light waterfall will grace the main lawn. In addition, the secret garden will be unveiled with a new feature.

  • 10 for non-members, $5 for members, $3 for ages 6-12, free for kids younger ages 5 and younger

  • heathcotebotanicalgardens.org

Downtown Shopping Spree

  • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday

  • Chic and Shore Things, 205 N. Second St., Fort Pierce

  • Pick up your shopping passport at Chic and Shore, get any 10 participating businesses to stamp your passport and then bring it to the outside of Notions & Potions by 6 p.m. to be entered to win over $2,000. Earn up to three extra tickets by bringing an unwrapped gift to Legit’s Downtown Toy Drive Block Party and getting a passport stamp from Fort Pierce City Marina Gift Shop and Namaste Kava & Botanicals. Facebook live drawing at 6:30 p.m. Ages 18 and older only.

  • Free

  • facebook.com/notionsandpotioncandles

MARTIN COUNTY

Christmas on Main Street

  • 4-7 p.m. Friday

  • Riverwalk Stage, 41 S.W. Osceola St., Stuart

  • Enjoy face painting, children’s activities, photos with Santa, food and craft vendors, music, dance group performances, cookies and hot cocoa.

  • Free

  • stuartmainstreet.org

Elysia Brennan is a freelancer for TCPalm who looks out for the best things to do across the Treasure Coast. Do you have an upcoming event you want to be potentially included in this weekly roundup? Email it to her at elysiabrennan@yahoo.com. You can also upload your event to TCPalm's event page at events.tcpalm.com.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Things to do this weekend: Stuart, Vero, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie