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Season's Finale in Vero: Floats, Boats and Nutcrackers

Dec 10, 2025

This past weekend on December 6, thousands lined Ocean Drive for Sunrise Rotary's 40th Annual Christmas Parade, one of Vero's most reliably festive productions. The procession featured 91 floats plus fire trucks, the VBHS marching band, and the Rotary wagon, totaling over 100 entries. Gator Building Supply claimed Best in Business and Best in Workmanship, Storm Grove Middle School took Best in School, and Called Higher swept the rest—Best in Organization, Best in Design, and the coveted...

Sunrise Rotary Christmas Parade

Ocean Drive

Dec 6, 2025

6:00 PM

12:30 AM

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Wintergreen Night Lights at ELC

Environmental Learning Center

Dec 12, 2025

5:00 PM

1:30 AM

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Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Vero Heritage Center

Dec 13, 2025

10:00 AM

5:00 PM

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Vero Beach's Brainy Season -- Books, Lectures and Conversations

Vero Beach is flexing its intellectual muscles this season, with two powerhouse lecture series on Riverside Park Drive cementing 32963 as the Treasure Coast’s smartest zip code. Together, Riverside Theatre’s Distinguished Lecturer Series and the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s International Lecture Series offer a brisk world tour of politics, media, food, travel, and American art—all before sunset. Riverside’s power players 2026 In 2026, Riverside Theatre’s Distinguished Lectur

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Chamber Music to Symphony: Vero Beach's 2026 Classical Music Lineup

Vero is stepping into 2025–26 with a classical music calendar resembling a mini-Salzburg, with world‑class orchestras, star soloists, and marquee opera and chamber music anchoring an increasingly dense classical calendar. From January through late spring, you could live on nothing but symphonies, string quartets, and high‑drama arias right here in your backyard. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Vero /as if an annex of Alice Tully Hall, The Chamber Music Society of L

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Backstage With Oscar Sales: A Once-a-Month Riverside Theatre Must-Do

Once a month, for one Friday only, Riverside Theatre opens its doors to a small group of guests for an exclusive backstage tour -- a rare chance to go from “seat in the house” to true insider. And it's happening this Friday, December 5. Two sessions -- one at 10 AM and one at 2 PM . Led by the incomparable Oscar Sales , you won't want to miss it. In just under an hour and a half, you'll be guided across the main stage and into the wings, through the shops where sets are b

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VBMA Spotlights the Artists Shaping Vero’s Creative Scene

The Vero Beach Museum of Art is hosting the 36th Annual Vero Beach Art Club Members’ Invitational, on view starting this Friday, December 5 through January 18 in the Patten Community Gallery, located in the education wing. A Members’ Reception on January 16 from 4–6 PM offers visitors a chance to meet the artists and hear about their work firsthand. The show brings together paintings, sculpture, and mixed media from both emerging and established local artists. VBMA is k

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From Classroom to Supper Club: Inside Charter Dome’s “Enlightened Treasure”

If you’ve ever wondered what the future of the arts in Vero looks like, it was on full display for three glorious, candlelit nights (November 18-20) at Indian River Charter High School’s Visual and Performing Arts Charter Dome, made possible by The Horn Family . The Enlightened Treasure —with its play authored by student playwright Johan Akiel Fontanilla —unfolded in a supper‑club setting of linen‑draped tables and flickering candles while live orchestra and jazz, ballet an

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Highlight of the Season: McKee’s Jungle Lights Returns in Full Amazonian Brilliance

McKee Botanical Garden unveils its 19th annual Jungle Lights, an expanded and exquisitely crafted holiday experience opening this Wednesday, December 3.

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Let’s Talk Vero’s Next Conversation: The Future of Agriculture, This Wednesday

Baerbel O'Haire moderates a panel on economic development featuring John Titkanich, Prashanth Pilly, Danny Markford and Keith Kite As growth and urban sprawl increasingly encroach on agricultural acreage, one question is on everyone's minds: what will farming and agriculture look like in Indian River County in 10-20 years...and who will decide? This Wednesday, December 3 , that question takes center stage at Let’s Talk Agriculture , the latest installment in Let's Talk Vero'

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At a Glance: This Week and Next

For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see " The Week Ahead " section here . December 12-13, 5-8:30 p.m. -- Wintergreen Night Lights at the Environmental Learning Center Saturday, December 13, 2 p.m. -- Matilda Jr. at Riverside Theatre Saturday, December 13, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- Holidays at the Museum December 13-14, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- Historic Downtown Walking Tour at the Heritage Center Sunday, December 14, 4-5 p.m. -- Rejoice! by Vero Beach Ch

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VBMA Exhibition Will Take You Behind the Scenes of "Museum in the Garden"

Following the groundbreaking of their 90,000-square-foot expansion on November 7 , the Vero Beach Museum of Art recently announced it will be opening Museum in the Garden: Envisioning the New VBMA on January 9 in the Stark Gallery. The exhibition, on display through February 7 , 2027 will feature early sketches, drawings, and renderings tracing the evolution of the design from its inception to the project now currently underway. Visitors will have a unique opportunity to

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Vero Beach Life, Curated

Season's Finale in Vero: Floats, Boats and Nutcrackers

Dec 10, 2025

Vero Minute

The Week Ahead

Sunrise Rotary Christmas Parade

Ocean Drive

Wintergreen Night Lights at ELC

Environmental Learning Center

Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Vero Heritage Center

Vero Beach's Brainy Season -- Books, Lectures and Conversations

Chamber Music to Symphony: Vero Beach's 2026 Classical Music Lineup

Backstage With Oscar Sales: A Once-a-Month Riverside Theatre Must-Do

VBMA Spotlights the Artists Shaping Vero’s Creative Scene

From Classroom to Supper Club: Inside Charter Dome’s “Enlightened Treasure”

Highlight of the Season: McKee’s Jungle Lights Returns in Full Amazonian Brilliance

Let’s Talk Vero’s Next Conversation: The Future of Agriculture, This Wednesday

At a Glance: This Week and Next

VBMA Exhibition Will Take You Behind the Scenes of "Museum in the Garden"

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