# Holiday Movie Night: The Polar Express — Tom Varn Park, Brooksville

> Event for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sat, Dec 19 · 4:00 PM
- Where: Tom Varn Park, 301 Darby Ln, Brooksville, FL 34601
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Check official pricing
- Organizer: City of Brooksville
- Official page: https://www.cityofbrooksville.us/
- Last checked: Tue, Oct 27

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## About

The City of Brooksville hosts a holiday movie night at Tom Varn Park with a screening of The Polar Express, the animated film about a boy who boards a magical train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. The city describes the evening as family-oriented Christmas entertainment built around the movie, and it begins in the late afternoon on the Saturday before Christmas. Tom Varn Park, on Darby Lane in Brooksville, also hosts the city's other outdoor movie nights this season, including a Halloween screening of Ghostbusters in the park's pumpkin patch and a basketball-themed showing of G.O.A.T. in November.

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