This Christmas enjoy a relaxing winter sun break in Sarasota on Florida's Gulf Coast. Soak up the sun on the award-winning beaches and enjoy a fantastic selection of Christmas events including the annual Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights and an evening at the ballet to see The Nutcracker with a circus twist.

The Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights

The 25th annual Sarasota Christmas Boat Parade of Lights will be held on Saturday December 14 at 6pm on Sarasota Bay. Pack a festive picnic and watch the boats as they parade along the Bayfront Park covered in bright and colourful lights with live bands on the decks playing Christmas tunes.

John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker

Visit Sarasota's Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (Friday December 20 at 8pm or Saturday December 21 at 2pm or 8pm) and follow Clara's dream as she runs away with the circus in a production of Sarasota Ballet's The Nutcracker produced by international choreographer Matthew Hart & award-winning designer Peter Docherty. Set to Pyotr Tchaikovsky's festive music and accompanied by The Sarasota Orchestra, The Sarasota Ballet entwines Hoffmann's original story with Sarasota's own hometown classic-the circus.

Eight nights at Hyatt Regency costs from £1,253 per person based on two people sharing a room on a room only basis, including return flights from Gatwick to Tampa with British Airways and car hire. Based on travel from December 13 - 21 2013. For more information or to book please visit www.americaasyoulikeit.com or call 020 8742 8299.

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Sarasota County is located on the West Coast of Florida, 45 minutes from Tampa and just one and half hours' drive from Orlando. The area has beautiful, white sand beaches, wildlife and a string of unspoilt natural islands, comprising what many refer to as 'hidden Florida'. For further information on Visit Sarasota County please visit www.visitsarasota.org

For further information please contact:
Antonia Robinson
Tel: 020 7367 6745
Email: antonia@goshpr.co.uk