- December 4, 2025
The Dole Family with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Claus enjoy their kava in between stops. Photo by Alexis Miller
Ormond MainStreet Board member Nancy Cortez, as Rowdie the elf (center), with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Lauren O'Jey, event coordinator at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum. Photo by Alexis Miller
The Ormond Memorial Art Museum was all decked out for Christmas. Photo by Alexis Miller
Karen Holmay, owner of Elements of Design, and Grayson Holmay with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Baby Laycoax with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Jamie Shoemaker with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Claus admire Westyn's Christmas dress. Photo by Alexis Miller
Westyn Mc'Elvain Witcher with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
RJ Owens with Mr. and Mrs. Claus in Fountain Square. Photo by Alexis Miller
Becky Parker, executive director of Ormond MainStreet; Santa and Mrs. Claus; Jamie Waters and Cindy Riding; and Ormond MainStreet Board member Nancy Cortez. Photo by Alexis Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Claus try kava from Fountain Square's Kava Bar. Photo by Alexis Miller
Ormond MainStreet Board member Nancy Cortez, as Rowdie the elf, Peg Brown, and Becky Parker, executive director of Ormond MainStreet, as Jollibe the elf. Photo by Alexis Miller
The Jackson family children with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Emma Ceku and Rebecca Collins, employees at Fern & Fable bookstore, with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
The Temple family visits Ormond for the Christmas in July event with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Robin and Elaine Wadsworth with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Alexis Miller
Fern & Fable's Elf on a Shelf in hiding. Photo by Alexis Miller
Ormond MainStreet hosted its 8th annual Christmas in July event on Saturday, July 19.
Held in the downtown district — Granada Boulevard, from A1A to Orchard Street — over 40 restaurants and shops participated. Shoppers received special offers from each business and many of the vendors included arts and crafts stations for the kids to create Christmas joy and write letters to Santa.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus made their debut as they traveled between shops, surprising children and customers with candy canes and a chance to sit on Santa’s lap.
Children and adults were able to participate in the Elf on the Shelf scavenger hunt throughout the downtown district for a chance to win gift cards from local businesses.
"A grand time was had by all as Santa & his helpers visited our historic downtown Ormond Beach!" Ormond MainStreet wrote on its Facebook page. "Special thanks to our shops, eateries & businesses for hosting Christmas in July!"
