🎄✨ 3rd Annual Community Christmas at Jellystone Park™ Pelahatchie
Okay, Pelahatchie moms, dads, grandparents, aunties, and everyone who can’t resist free hot chocolate — this night is for you.
For the 3rd year in a row, Jellystone Park™ Pelahatchie is turning into the North Pole’s favorite Mississippi vacation stop on
Tuesday, December 9th from 5–7 PM. We’re rolling out a cozy, over-the-top Christmas celebration for our community and surrounding areas.
This is our once-a-year moment to give back to you — our neighbors, our guests, our “I know that Santa” people.
And because we mean it when we say give back, everything is completely free.
No tickets. No fees. No surprise charges. Just a quick waiver at the gate (as always) and you’re in.
🎁 What’s Happening?
Think of everything your kids would put on a Christmas wish list — now put it all in one night:
- ✨ Community meal so nobody has to cook on a Tuesday in December
- 🔫 Laser tag (because the elves said “let them run it out”)
- 🎶 Live music from Haden Stephens
- 🚒 Touch-the-trucks station for the vehicle-obsessed crew
- 💌 Letters to Santa writing station
- 🎅 Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus — frame-worthy material
- 🌟 Wagon light ride through the glow
- 🍿 Popcorn, hot chocolate, and cookies
- 🦌 Magic reindeer food to sprinkle at home
- 🎨 Holiday crafts for little makers
- 🕵️ Park scavenger hunt
- 🎲 Family games
- 🎬 Outdoor Christmas movie
- 🛝 Playground access
- 🏷️ Organization tables from local partners
- 🎁 Door prize drawings (keep reading for how to earn extra entries)
Every piece of this evening — the food, activities, treats, and prizes — is fully donated. It’s community generosity wrapped in twinkle lights.
🥫 Bring Canned Goods, Spread Cheer
Guests are invited to bring canned goods or any non-perishable item.
Each item earns an extra door prize entry and helps support families right here in our area.
So yes, this is the rare occasion where that extra can of corn in your pantry might turn into a prize.
📍 Event Details (Screenshot This Part)
📅 Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 5–7 PM
📍 Location: 143 Campground Rd, Pelahatchie, MS 39145
Waivers: All guests will be required to sign a waiver before entering the park, just like any other event at Jellystone Park™ Pelahatchie.
Questions?
Contact: Alana Goss – 601-759-0974
❤️ Why We Do Community Christmas
Community Christmas is our favorite night of the year. It’s the one evening where the park is all about giving back, treating families,
and creating those “remember when…” holiday stories without asking for anything in return.
No pressure, no expectations — just neighbors gathering, kids making memories, and a whole lot of holiday cheer.
Bring your crew. Bring your canned goods. Bring your camera for Santa. Bring that neighbor who always says, “maybe next year.”
This is the year.
🎄 Make It a Holiday Getaway
Want to skip the “load everyone back in the car” chaos and turn Community Christmas into a little family escape?
Stay overnight at Jellystone Park™ Pelahatchie and stretch the magic into the next morning.
Grab a site or cabin, let the kids crash hard after the big night, and wake up surrounded by trees instead of alarms and traffic.