FLORENCE-CARINGPLACE OF THE SHOALS will usher in the 2026 holiday season with an exciting new twist on our annual Holiday Tour of Homes. The 2026 Holiday Tour of Homes will collectively feature eleven festive Shoals homes and venues, from Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Florence and St. Florian.
We are pleased to announce a special sneak peek at the UNA President’s home Saturday December 5 only from 1 to 5 pm. This amazing home if only available for viewing on December 5th.
On Friday, December 11 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, December 12 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., tour ticketholders will be invited into 10 distinctive properties in Florence, St Florian, Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals:
Your $50 ticket includes an exclusive pre-tour stop at the UNA President’s Home on Saturday, December 5, from 1 to 6 p.m. The regular tour is Friday, December 11, from 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, December 12, from 1 to 6 p.m. Look for Santa, Maverick the service dog, and the Buffler House’s designer Christmas trees, that will be sold in a live online auction.
HOUSES included on the 2026 Holiday Tour of Homes
Tommy Mathis Garden – 2001 Hickory Hills Road, Florence
Russ and Robin Coussons – 113 Ivy Lane, Florence
Jason and Elizabeth Hughes – 105 Ivy Lane, Florence
Caringplace of the Shoals – 216 Marengo Street, Suite I, Florence
Kyle and Elizabeth Dobbs – 126 Ashbey Circle, Muscle Shoals
Pam Minetree – 907 N. Montgomery, Sheffield
Jimmy and Angi Nutt – 714 River Bluff Court, Sheffield
UNA President’s Home THIS WILL BE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 FROM 1:00 – 6:00.
Chris and Tammy Dixon – 400 Graham Circle, Florence (St. Florian)
Jason and Lindsey Imbrogno, Florence (St. Florian)
The Buffler House, Florence (St. Florian)
The CARINGPLACE 2026 Holiday Tour of Homes will open the doors to not only historically significant sites, but also to some of our area’s most stunning contemporary homes and venues. Ticketholders will be inspired at every stop by one-of-a-kind architectural features and designer furnishings and decor.
And, back by popular demand, the 2026 Tour of Homes will host a live online auction, offering the opportunity to bid on trees fashioned by prominent Shoals area designers and florists that will be on display at The Buffler House in St Florian.
CARINGPLACE is also excited to provide a peek into our adult day services facility, where attendees can snap a photo with Santa, enjoy chef-prepared refreshments, and purchase gift baskets and trays from local caterers and businesses. Children are welcome to visit CARINGPLACE during the tour without purchasing a ticket.
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and property owners, 100% of proceeds from ticket, tree, and basket sales will go to CARINGPLACE OF THE SHOALS, a 501(c)3 organization that holds the distinction as the first and only adult day center in the United States to receive the Montessori Inspired Lifestyle Gold Site Credential.
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at Kennedy-Douglass Art Center, Sheffield Public Library, Caringplace of the Shoals, and First United Methodist Church of Florence. Each ticket allows ticketholders one visit to each tour stop during the event, and stops can be made on one or both days of the event. Please remember our 11th home – The UNA President’s home is a special preview and is only open for viewing on December 5th.
Media Release/Nicole Fults/executive Director/CARINGPLACE OF THE SHOALS
