The Clauses visited shops in the Ormond Beach Mainstreet district for Christmas in July, on July 25. Courtesy photo
Ormond Beach Mainstreet staff, the Clauses, and the Gary Yeomans team celebrate Christmas in July. Courtesy photo
Ormond Beach Main Street hosted its ninth annual Christmas in July celebration last week, with a scavenger hunt at 45 shops from July 18 to 25, culminating in events along Granada Boulevard on Saturday.
Hosted by the Mainstreet team of Becky Parker, Jade Bowling and Cassie Dixon, the event puts local shops in the spotlight. Residents visited the Mainstreet office throughout the day on Saturday to enter to win prizes.
Among the events elsewhere, The Casements hosted activities for children: a beach ball scavenger hunt around the historic Casement building. Participants received clipboards and prizes for spotting all the beach balls hidden throughout the premises.
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus made an appearance, greeting attendees as they walked through Ormond Beach.
Kaitlyn Sheehan and her friend participated in the Christmas in July event.
When asked about their favorite part of the Christmas scavenger hunt, Sheehan said it was discovering the different rooms at the Casements.
“I like the dancing studio," she said. "It’s like a ballet room.”
In addition to the holiday fun, Casements workers collaborated with Mainstreet to offer educational tours that taught visitors about the building's history and significance.
Visit ormondbeachmainstreet.org.
Brian McMillan contributed to this story.
