Step into the Holiday Spirit with the DeFuniak Springs Christmas Tour Kick off the holiday season with the annual Christmas Tour of Homes in historic DeFuniak Springs on Saturday, December 2. Filled with holiday splendor, the tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m and features 15 beautiful homes, churches, and businesses. Hosted by St. Agatha’s Episcopal Church, the tour of Homes kicks off a day-long series of festivities around Lake DeFuniak and its charming and vibrant downtown business district—a Main Street America community member. Homes on the tour are rich in history and represent various types of architecture and personalities—including the newly renovated Sun Bright Manor, the former Queen Anne style home of Florida’s twenty-second governor, Sidney J. Catts. The First Presbyterian Church (circa 1884) and St. Agatha’s Episcopal Church (circa 1890) are also on the tour, along with St. Agatha’s Parish House and Vicarage—all located on Circle Drive around beautiful Lake DeFuniak. St. Agatha’s Church will also hold an organ demonstration at 3 p.m. during the tour. The only pure pipe organ in the city, St. Agatha’s mahogany pipe organ was hand-made and patterned after the Haydn organ in England. The self-guided tour begins at the DeFuniak Springs Visitor’s Center at 1162 Circle Drive where visitors will be given a Tour Map with information on each property and the festivities around town during the day. Reserved tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at www.bit.ly/DFS-TOH23. Tickets are also available the day of the tour and can...
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