{"id":414018,"date":"2026-09-29T19:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414018\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:54:17","slug":"from-spooky-to-sparkly-spirit-christmas-is-coming-to-jacksonville-%f0%9f%8e%84-104-5-wokv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414018\/","title":{"rendered":"From Spooky to Sparkly: Spirit Christmas Is Coming to Jacksonville \ud83c\udf84 \u2013 104.5 WOKV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If you\u2019re already counting down to Christmas, there\u2019s a new holiday destination coming to Jacksonville that you\u2019re going to want to check out!<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">For years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/\">Spirit Halloween<\/a> has been the go-to destination for all things spooky and back in 2024, they expanded to all things festive with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/content.jsp?pageName=spiritchristmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/content.jsp?pageName=spiritchristmas\">Spirit Christmas.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Each year, Spirit Christmas expands to more states across the U.S. and now, the store will debut to four cities in Florida, including Jacksonville! <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stores.spirithalloween.com\/christmas\/fl\/jacksonville\/christmas-store-10040.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/stores.spirithalloween.com\/christmas\/fl\/jacksonville\/christmas-store-10040.html\">The Jacksonville store<\/a> will be located at 6000 Lake Gray Blvd., Suite XD, in the space formerly occupied by Bealls. The store is expected to open on November 6, with store hours yet to be announced. <\/p>\n<p>So, What Exactly Is Spirit Christmas?<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Think of it as Spirit Halloween\u2026 but with Christmas lights instead of fake blood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/content.jsp?pageName=spiritchristmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/content.jsp?pageName=spiritchristmas\">Spirit Christmas<\/a> will feature everything you need to get into the holiday spirit, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/category\/holiday-decor\/pc\/3362\/5730.uts?utm_medium=landing_page&amp;utm_source=store_locator&amp;utm_campaign=christmas&amp;utm_content=christmas-decorl&amp;utm_inex=i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/category\/holiday-decor\/pc\/3362\/5730.uts?utm_medium=landing_page&amp;utm_source=store_locator&amp;utm_campaign=christmas&amp;utm_content=christmas-decorl&amp;utm_inex=i\">Christmas decorations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/category\/gifting\/pc\/3362\/5931.uts?utm_medium=landing_page&amp;utm_source=store_locator&amp;utm_campaign=christmas&amp;utm_content=christmas-giftingl&amp;utm_inex=i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/category\/gifting\/pc\/3362\/5931.uts?utm_medium=landing_page&amp;utm_source=store_locator&amp;utm_campaign=christmas&amp;utm_content=christmas-giftingl&amp;utm_inex=i\">gifts<\/a>, ornaments, inflatables, stocking stuffers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/category\/christmas-costumes-apparel\/pc\/3362\/5924.uts?utm_medium=landing_page&amp;utm_source=store_locator&amp;utm_campaign=christmas&amp;utm_content=christmas-apparel&amp;utm_inex=i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/category\/christmas-costumes-apparel\/pc\/3362\/5924.uts?utm_medium=landing_page&amp;utm_source=store_locator&amp;utm_campaign=christmas&amp;utm_content=christmas-apparel&amp;utm_inex=i\">holiday clothing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">And there will be plenty of interactive experiences for shoppers, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">One of the big attractions is the Candy Cane Express, an almost life-size Christmas train and caboose that guests can actually interact with and steer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">There will also be an \u201cArrivals and Departures\u201d terminal, where kids can write letters to Santa and find out whether they\u2019ve made the nice list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But if you\u2019re not quite ready to give up your spooky side, don\u2019t worry \u2014 Spirit Christmas has you covered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The store will feature a \u201cCreepmas\u201d section that combines Halloween and Christmas, with merchandise inspired by characters and themes including Ghost Face, Terrifier and Krampus.<\/p>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/stores.spirithalloween.com\/christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/stores.spirithalloween.com\/christmas\/\">Spirit Halloween Florida Locations<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Other locations are planned for:<\/p>\n<p>Winter Garden: 3049 Daniels Road, Suite 220CClearwater: 2522 McMullen Booth RoadCoral Springs: 725 N. University Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/content.jsp?pageName=spiritchristmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spirithalloween.com\/content.jsp?pageName=spiritchristmas\">Spirit Christmas<\/a> has not announced its total number of stores for 2026, so additional locations could appear as the holiday season approaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">So, Jacksonville, get ready: The Christmas takeover is coming earlier than you probably expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">And if you\u2019re already putting up your Christmas decorations in October\u2026 honestly, this store might be exactly what you\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re already counting down to Christmas, there\u2019s a new holiday destination coming to Jacksonville that you\u2019re going&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117,23582],"class_list":["post-414018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-wpxi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}