The festival, which started in 2015, features the popular “Dancing Trees” light display as well as a train, carnival rides, food vendors and a visit with Santa Claus.
The festival runs daily until Dec. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The festival is closed on Christmas Eve.
The Sun Herald took a trip through the festival in downtown Gulfport to give you an inside look.
The Barksdale Pavilion, which is where visitors can visit with Santa, is illuminated with a giant ornament made of Christmas lights during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
The merry-go-round and Ferris wheel during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
From left, Christopher Bunch, Christopher Bunch Jr., 4, Jaquon Bunch, 5, Aidyn Wyatt, 11, and Heather Wyatt, all of Saucier, make s’mores at Barksdale Pavilion at Jones Park during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
The “Dancing Christmas Trees” during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
A couple strolls through Jones Park during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
A castle illuminated with Christmas lights during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
The merry-go-round and Ferris wheel during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
Oak trees are illuminated with Christmas lights during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
A giant ornament is illuminated during the Harbor Lights Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
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