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Town of Cary 2019 Christmas Parade

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Jody Mace


The Town of Cary Christmas Parade will take place Saturday, December 14th, 2019, from  2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This parade has been taking place every year for the past 41 years.

Stay tuned for more details.

Last year, the parade started at East Chatham Street and Ward Street, proceeded along Chatham Street, turned left on Academy Street, ending at Cary Arts Center.

Interested in participating in the parade? You can sign up through November 30th.

 

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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Annual Holiday Craft Show at Cary Senior Center

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Cary Senior Center

Artisan Avenue Holiday Market

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Crenshaw Hall Plantation, Wake Forest

King Solomon Vendor & Craft Fair

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Pleasant Union Lodge, Morrisville

Corn Shucking

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park

Lighting of the Tree

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh

Santa arrives at Bass Pro Shops Winter Wonderland (free photos, crafts, games, more)

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Santa arrives at Cabela's Winter Wonderland (free photos, crafts, games, more)

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

4th Annual Woodlake Handmade Holiday 2019 -- 14 Artists and Bakers

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Woodlake Clubhouse

Monday, November 18, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

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Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

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Yappy Hour: Ugly Sweater Party

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Carolina Brewery Pittsboro

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

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All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

The Spirit of Giving

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park

Durham Night Market

5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | The Wine Feed Durham

Friday, November 22, 2019

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All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Winter Wonderland at Park West Village

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Park West Village

Waverly Place Tree Lighting Celebration and Holiday Concert with The Embers featuring Craig Woolard

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Waverly Place

Tree Lighting Festival in Downtown Zebulon

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Zebulon

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Saturday, November 23, 2019

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Raleigh Christmas Parade

9:30 am | FREE

Holiday Market at Vibe Co-Working

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Vibe Cary Coworking

NC State Holiday Crafts Fair

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-3.00 | The Crafts Center at Thompson Hall (NC State)

Crossroads Plaza Turkey Hunt (free train rides, bounce houses, more)

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Crossroads Plaza (Cary)

6th Annual Day With The Turkeys ($10 suggested donation, but all are welcome)

11:00 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, Pittsboro

International Focus Holiday Festival

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Holiday Sip and Shop at North Hills (free beverages; Spend $150 and get a $25 gift card)

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Shop Durham Holiday Market

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

North Hills Tree Lighting

3:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Commons at North Hills

Holiday Vegan Potluck

4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, Pittsboro

Winter Wonderland at Park West Village

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Park West Village

Downtown Raleigh Tree Lighting Celebration

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Duke Energy Center for The Performing Arts, Raleigh

Friendsgiving Potluck

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Study Durham

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

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NC State Holiday Crafts Fair

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $0-3.00 | The Crafts Center at Thompson Hall (NC State)

Fall Arts on Market at Southern Village

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Apex Craft & Vendor Fair

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Apex Chamber of Commerce

Holiday Extravaganza at Touch of Sam in Raleigh

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Touch of Sam

Free Community Thanksgiving Meal

1:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company

Pittsboro Holly Days Tree Lighting

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro

The Marvel of This Night: Lessons and Carols for Christmas

4:00 pm | FREE | Duke University Chapel

Winter Wonderland at Park West Village

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Park West Village

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Monday, November 25, 2019

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

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NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

The Third Annual Thanksgathering at Beer & Banjos: Alice's Restaurant

7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Pilgrims at Play

10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Opening Night of Lake Myra Christmas Lights

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

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NC Chinese Lantern Festival

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Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

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Friday, November 29, 2019

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Global Holiday Festival and Market in Raleigh

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Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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Lights on the Neuse

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NC Chinese Lantern Festival

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Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

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Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

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Pittsboro Holly Days: Small Business Saturday

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Saxapahaw Holiday Market

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Makers Market at Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Thanksgiving Family Day

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Stagville State Historic Site

Handcrafted DURM

1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Crossroads Plaza Tree Lighting, with free pictures with Santa, bounce house, train rides, more

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Crossroads Plaza (Cary)

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Santa at Lake Myra Christmas Lights

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Saxapahaw Holiday Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market (Thanksgiving Weekend)

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Holiday Bazaar in Carrboro

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons

Pittsboro Holly Days: First Sunday Artisan Fair

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro

A City Market Christmas

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | City Market, Raleigh

Bright Spirits Holiday Market at Motorco

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Motorco Music Hall

Wake Forest Listening Room: Lynn & Ecki’s Holiday Show

2:00 pm | $10.00 | Sugar Magnolia Cafe, Wake Forest

Free Messiah Sing-Along with Choral Society of Durham (donations accepted)

4:00 pm | FREE | Duke Memorial United Methodist Church

Light Up The Night Hillsborough Holiday Parade

4:15 pm to 4:15 pm | FREE | Old Courthouse–Hillsborough

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Monday, December 2, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Rolesville Tree Lighting

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Rolesville Main Street Park

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

The Story of Christmas: What Kind of King--narration and sacred music

7:00 pm | FREE | All Saints’ United Methodist Church, Morrisville

Duke Chorale Christmas Concert

7:00 pm | FREE | Duke University Chapel

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Tree Lighting and Christmas Village

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Clayton Town Square

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Fuquay-Varina Town Tree Lighting

6:00 pm | FREE | Main/Vance Street Public Parking Lot Fuquay-Varina

Friday, December 6, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday Creations

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | JC Raulston Arboretum

Tobacco Farm Life Museum Candlelight Tour, with free visits with Santa and more

5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly

Wendell Wonderland

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Wendell

Christmas on Salem Street (Apex): Christmas Carols at the Depot and Tree Lighting

5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Apex

Lighting of Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Centennial Plaza, Wake Forest Town Hall

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Brier Creek Annual Tree Lighting Party

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brier Creek Commons

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Walk Through Bethlehem at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Presbyterian Church

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

15th Annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting

6:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus

Christmas by Candlelight

6:45 pm to 9:15 pm | $3.00-6.00 | Duke Homestead

Morrisville Christmas Tree Lighting

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Indian Creek Park in Morrisville

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Handel's Messiah at Duke University Chapel

7:30 pm | $0-25.00 | Duke University Chapel

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

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1st Annual Christmas Craft Fair at Pace Family Farms (and 50+ more holiday markets)

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Pace Family Farms, Clayton

Wake Forest Holiday Artisans Market

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Renaissance Center

Christmas Holiday Shoppe

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Chapel Hill

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery in Pittsboro

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro)

Santa's Workshop at Plantation Point Shopping Center, with free donut and hot chocolate bar

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE

Downtown Holiday Open House

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | White Street in Wake Forest

Merry & Bright, A North Pole Market at Mordecai Historic Park

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park

Carrboro Elf Market

10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | The ArtsCenter, Carrboro

Scandinavian Christmas Fair

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-7.00 | NC State Fairgrounds

Bahama Christmas Parade

10:00 am | FREE | Bahama Ruritan Club

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

Grinch Candy Cane Hunt

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | $10.00 | Fred G. Bond Metro Park

Joel Lane Museum House: Colonial Christmas Open House

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Joel Lane Museum House, Raleigh

Raleigh Oak Charter School Winter Market

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Oak Charter School

Garner Christmas Parade

2:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Garner

Holiday Open House at Lafayette Village, with trackless train rides, camel rides, more...

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh

Handel's Messiah at Duke University Chapel

2:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Duke University Chapel

Durham Community Chorale Holiday Concert

3:30 pm | $15.00 | Temple Baptist Church

Knightdale Christmas Tree Lighting

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park

Sleigh Rides and Cider at Historic Oak View County Park

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Walk Through Bethlehem at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Presbyterian Church

Apex Christmas Parade

5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Apex

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Snowball Dance for those with Special Needs

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00 | Wake Forest Community House

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Cary Christmas Tree Lighting and Variety Show

6:00 pm | FREE | Cary Town Hall

Knightdale Christmas Parade

6:30 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Santa at Lake Myra Christmas Lights

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Joyfull Collective Christmas Concert

7:00 pm | FREE

Sunday, December 8, 2019

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All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Handmade Hanukkah Market

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Temple Beth Or

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

Rolesville Christmas Parade and Christmas Wonderland

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Rolesville

The Carolina Inn Holiday Market

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery in Pittsboro

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro)

Apex Historical Holiday Home Tour

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | Downtown Apex

Holiday Open House at West Point on the Eno

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Fuquay-Varina Christmas Parade

3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina

Pittsboro Christmas Parade

3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro

Messiah in Mebane: Christmastide Arias & Choruses

3:00 pm | FREE | Mebane Presbyterian Church

Hillsborough Classic Film Society: Charlie Chaplin for the Holidays

3:00 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough

Handel's Messiah at Duke University Chapel

3:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Duke University Chapel

Walk Through Bethlehem at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Presbyterian Church

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Fuquay-Varina Sleigh Rides

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | T R Ashworth

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Annual Benefit Concert with The Oakwood Waits (free, but donations encouraged at door)

7:30 pm | FREE | St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Raleigh

Monday, December 9, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Smiles with Santa: free Santa pictures in Chapel Hill

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village Pediatric Dentistry

Annual Tree Lighting at Southern Village

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday music in rotunda at State Capitol

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

State Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Open House

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Holiday Open House at the NC Executive Mansion

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Executive Mansion

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Friday, December 13, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday music in rotunda at State Capitol

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

Holiday Open House at the NC Executive Mansion

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Executive Mansion

11th Annual St. Nicholas European Christmas Market

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Mistletoe Market in Holly Springs

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Holly Springs Cultural Center

Main Street Christmas in Holly Springs: Santa, hayrides, entertainment, tree lighting

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Holly Springs Town Hall

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Christmas by Candlelight

6:45 pm to 9:15 pm | $3.00-6.00 | Duke Homestead

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Christmas Classics: Northeast Piedmont Chorale Holiday Concert

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | New Hope Baptist Church

Voices presents Sing We Noël, with North Carolina Boys Choir and Girls Choir

7:30 pm | $0-25.00 | East Chapel Hill High School

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Treasures from a Winter Garden

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | JC Raulston Arboretum

Holiday music in rotunda at State Capitol

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

Holiday Open House at Sunshine Lavender Farm

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sunshine Lavender Farm

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery in Pittsboro

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE

Christmas at Bennett Place

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $2.00-3.00 | Bennett Place State Historic Site

11th Annual St. Nicholas European Christmas Market

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds

Holiday Open House at the NC Executive Mansion

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Executive Mansion

Durham Holiday Parade

10:00 am | FREE | Main Street and Mangum Street, Durham

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

Happy Holly Days Christmas Parade in Holly Springs

11:00 am | FREE | Downtown Holly Springs

3rd Annual Chocolatada de Luisito- Luisito’s Chocolatada for Three Kings Day

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | El Centro Hispano, Durham

Durham Holiday Fun Fest

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Morehead Avenue and Blackwell Street, Durham

Wake Forest Christmas Parade

1:00 pm | FREE | White Street in Wake Forest

Town of Cary Christmas Parade

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary

Clayton Christmas Parade

3:00 pm | FREE

Voices presents Sing We Noël, with North Carolina Boys Choir and Girls Choir

3:00 pm | $0-25.00 | East Chapel Hill High School

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Christmas and Civil war Candlelight Tour

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $2.00-3.00 | Bennett Place State Historic Site

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

4th Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Contest

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Santa at Lake Myra Christmas Lights

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Holiday Pops! With Concert Singers of Cary (free for students with ID)

7:30 pm | $0-25.00 | Cary Arts Center

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

The Carolina Inn Holiday Market

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

Durham Village Holiday Market at The Rickhouse

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Rickhouse

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery in Pittsboro

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro)

Holiday Open House at the NC Executive Mansion

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Executive Mansion

Hanukkah Festival at Levin JCC in Durham

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Levin JCC, Durham

The Snowman: Film, plus live music by the Triangle Wind Ensemble (and more holiday music)

4:00 pm | $0-16.00 | Cary Arts Center

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Monday, December 16, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Durham Village Holiday Market at The Rickhouse

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Rickhouse

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Durham Village Holiday Market at The Rickhouse

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Rickhouse

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Friday, December 20, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Totally Toys

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

Miracle on Hillsboro Street

2:00 pm | $5.00 | Historic Chatham County Courthouse

The Raleigh Ringers Holiday Concert

4:00 pm | $9.00-18.00 | Duke Energy Center for The Performing Arts, Raleigh

Miracle on Hillsboro Street

4:00 pm | $5.00 | Historic Chatham County Courthouse

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Rescheduled: Solstice Celebration Lantern Walk

5:45 pm | FREE | Eno River Farmers Market, Hillsborough

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Santa at Lake Myra Christmas Lights

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Polar Express Movie on the Green

7:00 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

The Carolina Inn Holiday Market

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

Menorah Lighting and Gelt Drop at Lafayette Village in Raleigh

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh

The Raleigh Ringers Holiday Concert

4:00 pm | $9.00-18.00 | Duke Energy Center for The Performing Arts, Raleigh

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Santa at Piper Lights in Wake Forest

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Monday, December 23, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Holiday on the Farm at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill

10:30 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | 1870 Farm

Lights on the Neuse

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $9.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Friday, December 27, 2019

25th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration in Cary

11:00 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

NC Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00-18.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Town of Cary Christmas Parade
When
December 14, 2019 @ 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Cost
FREE
What
Town of Cary Christmas Parade
Where
Downtown Cary
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Downtown Cary

South Academy Street
Cary, NC

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