
It’ll be the best time of the year! A time filled with lights, festive fun, and lots of cheer. Every day of the holiday season is filled with joy and merriment, so whether you’re visiting Jekyll Island for the day or the month, we’ll have a holly jolly lineup for you.
Beyond the signature Holly Jolly Jekyll events, you’ll find plenty of holiday activities and attractions on Jekyll Island to enjoy all season long.

Holly Jolly Jekyll Signature Events
Cold-Stunned Plunge
November 30
This frigid fundraising event kicks off the holiday season with a plunge and benefits the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on behalf of the Jekyll Island Foundation. Take the plunge, raise some funds and receive a commemorative T-shirt for your good deed in helping to save sea turtles.
Winter Carnival & Holiday Big Truck Round-Up
December 7 from 12:00 -4:00 p.m.
Join Santa for some extra holiday fun with a visit to the Winter Carnival & Big Truck Roundup! Kids can enjoy free carnival rides, games, and music on the Village Green. Plus, sit behind the wheel of emergency vehicles from Jekyll Island Fire/EMS and Georgia State Patrol at Great Dunes Beach Park
Holiday Drive-In Movie
December 22 and 29 at 5:00 p.m.
Take in one of two special drive-in-style screenings “Frosty the Snowman,” at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. If you visit on December 22, you might even witness Santa making an appearance on his big red fire truck!
Holly Jolly Jekyll Fireworks
December 23 and 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Who said holiday lights are only for trees? Ooh and ahh at fireworks launching above the island and filling the whole sky with holiday cheer. Park at one of several Beach Park locations and watch the free show from your car to stay warm and cozy while taking in the spectacular sights.
Holly Jolly Jekyll Season Favorites

Guided Holiday Light Tours
Take a ride on Jekyll’s jolliest trolley to see more than a million lights around the island. The whole family can sit back, relax, and view the lights of the Historic District.
Self-Guided Holiday Light Tours
If you’d prefer to take in the lights from the comfort of your own vehicle, use Jekyll Island’s Self-Guided Light Tour map to view the island’s best light displays at your leisure. Just remember to follow traffic patterns and tour signs, and remain in your vehicle while snapping photos of your favorite twinkling lights.
Season-Long Family Fun

Beyond the signature Holly Jolly Jekyll events, you’ll find plenty of holiday activities and attractions on Jekyll Island to enjoy all season long.
Sink a hole-in-one while celebrating the holiday season at Peppermint Land at Jekyll Island Mini Golf, where two 18-hole courses are decked out with life-size gumdrops, peppermint sticks, gingerbread friends, and more.
Complete your holiday shopping at the historic Goodyear Cottage, which transforms into the Merry Artists Holiday Market. Or, grab a warm holiday beverage and pop into North Pole South, the official year-round holiday shop for novelties and collectibles.
Check out the Holly Jolly Jekyll event calendar for a season of activities and don’t forget to visit to the Mailbox on Main to drop those letters to Santa, and so much more!
Discover all the fun and magic this holiday season on Jekyll Island »
Stay

For easy access to the beach and set at the north end of the island near Driftwood Beach, try the Beachview Club Hotel. Set among century-old live oaks, this 38-room boutique hotel overlooks a courtyard and heated pool and is adjacent to the Beach House restaurant.
In 2023 the boutique hotel was honored with the 2023 Best of Georgia Award. This distinguished recognition, a result of customer votes, accentuates the hotel’s exceptional standards and its embodiment of the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit in the American hospitality industry.
Location:
721 N. Beachview Drive | (912) 635-2256
beachviewclubjekyll.com
