{"id":78335,"date":"2025-12-02T16:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78335\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:11:07","slug":"belmont-park-celebrates-winter-wonder-with-seasonal-drinks-jingle-jams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78335\/","title":{"rendered":"Belmont Park celebrates Winter Wonder with seasonal drinks, jingle jams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MISSION BEACH \u2013 This holiday season, Belmont Park invites locals and visitors to celebrate with its festive seasonal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belmontpark.com\/winter-wonder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Wonder<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belmontpark.com\/draft-belmont-park\/winter-wonderland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Wonderland<\/a> cocktail pop-ups at Draft in the oceanside amusement park through Jan. 4.<\/p>\n<p>Each experience at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belmontpark.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Belmont Park<\/a>, which is located at 3146 Mission Blvd. in Mission Beach, offers its own vibe, from family-friendly rides to over-the-top holiday cocktail bars and nostalgic restaurant takeovers.<\/p>\n<p>Maddison Sinclair, Belmont Park\u2019s public relations manager, explained the significance of both holiday events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinter Wonder is our way of bringing the magic of the holidays to the beach,\u201d Sinclair said. \u201cThere\u2019s something special about seeing Belmont Park lit up with thousands of lights and families making memories together along the waterfront.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinter Wonderland at Draft is our chance to go all out,\u201d Sinclair added of the seasonal holiday cocktail pop-up in the restaurant. \u201cIt is playful, cozy, and over-the-top in the best way. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom collectible glassware to creative holiday cocktails, we wanted to create an experience that feels like stepping inside a Christmas movie with an ocean view.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Nov. 15, the historic, century-old park has transformed itself into Winter Wonder, a park-wide holiday festival with beachfront charm. The celebration features thousands of lights, themed photo moments, live weekend entertainment, family programming, and seasonal food and drink offerings across park vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend highlights during Winter Wonder include jingle jams with DJs and musical performances from 2-5 p.m., face painting and glitter tattoos for kids, and Family Night at Draft (ornament decorating) on select Tuesdays: Dec. 9, 16, and 23. Classic rides such as the Giant Dipper will remain open and decked out for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Wonder food and drink features include:<\/p>\n<p>Belmonty\u2019s Red Velvet Funnel Cake;<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Tree Dole Whip;<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Churro Fries at Snacken Kraken;<\/p>\n<p>Tap Truck hot cocoa and spiked cocoa offerings;<\/p>\n<p>Draft Coffee seasonal drinks, including Peppermint Mocha, Cookie Butter Latte; and<\/p>\n<p>Gingerbread Hot Chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>Just when you think the season couldn\u2019t get more festive, Winter Wonderland at Draft makes its debut as a Christmas-themed cocktail pop-up. <\/p>\n<p>Selected cocktail highlights include:<\/p>\n<p>The North Star, a cold take on mulled wine;<\/p>\n<p>Navidad Noche Ponche;<\/p>\n<p>Dolce di Natale Espresso Martini;<\/p>\n<p>Not Nana\u2019s Fruitcake Tiki Drink;<\/p>\n<p>Classic and creative old-fashioned and holiday sours; and<\/p>\n<p>Festive ornament shots.<\/p>\n<p>For full event schedules, ticketing, and menu details, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/belmontpark.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">belmontpark.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MISSION BEACH \u2013 This holiday season, Belmont Park invites locals and visitors to celebrate with its festive seasonal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[32852,1103,11109,12258,74,76,75,32861],"class_list":["post-78335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-belmont-park","tag-mission-bay","tag-mission-beach","tag-pacific-beach","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-winter-wonder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}