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Holiday Music and Light Tour for the Whole Family

“Christmas Carol Trolley: Letters to Santa” is a heartfelt music and light holiday tour for the whole family. This tour includes a Christmas carol sing-along, musical performances, holiday stories, jokes, trivia, and a charming tour of Sarasota’s downtown lights. It will return for 43 shows from December 5–30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.  

The cost of this tour is $29.99 for kids, ages 3–11, and $49.99 for adults. Each ticket includes free soft drinks for kids and beer or wine for adults before boarding. 

Discover Sarasota Tours offers 16 different daytime and nighttime tours, all of which include free parking and depart from the Discover Sarasota Tours Trolley Cottage Gift Shop in Gillespie Park, offering fun gifts for interesting people.  

Location: 1826 4th Street, Sarasota. For more information and to book a tour, call 941-260-9818 or visit DiscoverSarasotaTours.com. 

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