GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - As another year of Cruisin’ the Coast comes to an end, crews in Gulfport are getting ready for another big event.

Each year, it’s a quick turnaround to get prepared to welcome tens of thousands of people inside Jones Park for the Harbor Lights Winter Festival.

Gulfport’s Public Information Officer, Ravin Nettles, says Cruise Central being stationed at the park put the setup a week behind schedule, but she believes it won’t affect the opening date on November 29th.

“All the trees, everything that goes into it, they have it broken down to be ready to open the day after Thanksgiving. So we are very excited about what this brings not only to Coastal Mississippi, but the state of Mississippi to celebrate Christmas,” she said.

Workers placed fences around the park an

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