5 Things to Know This Weekend

Green Saturday: Looking for eco-friendly gift ideas? How about giving a homemade gift that helps reduce your carbon footprint? Check out the first-ever "Green Saturday: Alternative Holiday Market" today from 10 to 5 at Scout Hall, 5315 28th Ave S. in Gulfport.

Pet Photos with Santa: Who doesn't love a photo of a pup with Santa? For $12 you get a photo of your dog with Santa and help Limbo Chihuahuas – Chihuahua Rescue. Proceeds benefit the local rescue. While you're at Tangelo's Grille enter the doggie scavenger hunt by Murals for Mutts. Can you spot the portraits painted around town? More details on this post, "Pictures with Santa and Scavenger Hunt".

Help Decorate Local Businesses: Sandy Duffy is asking anyone to join the volunteer effort and help decorate downtown businesses today. If you're interested, meet at the Courtyard at the Peninsula Inn at 9:45 a.m. Duffy says they'll help out a handful of spots including the Gulfport Casino Ballroom. Check out the Volunteer Opportunity event on Facebook for more information.

Walk Off Thanksgiving Dinner: Walk off the holiday feast and enjoy the dark of a moonless November evening. Bring the family down to star-gaze, and search for owls, bats and alligators during the new moon hike tonight at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve.

Weekend Forecast: Sounds like it'll be mostly sunny, with a high near 78 today. Expect an east wind between 9 and 11 mph. Tonight, it'll be partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Sunday, we have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest. Sunday night, we also have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind between 9 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.