WRAL/Capitol Broadcasting, in partnership with the City of Raleigh, is bringing a new holiday attraction to the Triangle. WRAL Nights of Lights is a drive-thru light show at Dorothea Dix Park. The 1.3 mile route will wind through the park, with illuminated trees, festive light displays and local art installations, all with the towering oaks, rolling hills and open fields of Dix … [Read more...] about Tickets on Sale for Nights of Lights Drive-Thru Attraction at Dix Park, including discount nights
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Christmas Lights on the Farm opens November 28
Big Daddy's Farms, at 11875 NC Hwy 222 W, Middlesex, is hosting Christmas Lights on Farm from November 28th to December 23rd, 2020. Please check out our big list of spectacular Christmas light displays in the Triangle! These are the days and times the attraction will be open: Saturday, November 28th: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, November 29th: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, December … [Read more...] about Christmas Lights on the Farm opens November 28
Lights on the Neuse
Bring the family to Boyette Family Farms, 1620 Loop Road, Clayton, for Lights on the Neuse during the Christmas season. Lights on the Neuse features a one mile long Christmas Hayride. This 20-minute long tractor-pulled hayride brings you through the light extravaganza, with Christmas music. A message from the farm: "Our 2020 Season will look slightly different, we are offering our hayride … [Read more...] about Lights on the Neuse
Merry Makers Market in Willow Springs
The Community Marketplace, at 2728 NC 42 Hwy, Willow Springs, is hosting Merry Makers Market on these Saturdays, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.: November 21st, 2020 November 28th, 2020 December 5th, 2020 December 12th, 2020 Shop for unique hand-crafted gifts for friends and family. Pick out your perfect Christmas tree from Healing Green Farms. … [Read more...] about Merry Makers Market in Willow Springs
Hill Ridge Farms’ Festival of Lights’ opens on Thanksgiving
Hill Ridge Farms' popular Festival of Lights will return in 2020, but this year it will be a drive-through attraction. This is a new addition to our big list of Christmas light displays around the Triangle. In the past, visitors have experienced the lights while on a hayride, but they've modified the attraction so that visitors an enjoy it from the comfort and safety of their own cars. Hill … [Read more...] about Hill Ridge Farms’ Festival of Lights’ opens on Thanksgiving
Best Christmas Light Displays in the Triangle for 2020 — with a map you can add to!
Looking for the biggest, best Christmas lights in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area for the 2020 Christmas season? Here are a few of the most spectacular displays. Some of these displays are professional operations, but many of them, often synchronized to Christmas music, are put on by regular people, at their own expense, and it takes an incredible amount of time and … [Read more...] about Best Christmas Light Displays in the Triangle for 2020 — with a map you can add to!
Piper Lights in Wake Forest returns November 27 as a drive-thru attraction
One of the most spectacular Christmas light displays in the Triangle is in Wake Forest. Piper Lights is the project of a family who really loves Christmas. They're at 5725 Fixit Shop Road, Wake Forest. The display includes 7 acres of lights. Learn about some of the other spectacular Christmas light displays in the Triangle! This year Piper Lights will be ONLY a drive-thru attraction. The … [Read more...] about Piper Lights in Wake Forest returns November 27 as a drive-thru attraction
Lake Myra Christmas Lights back in Wendell starting November 25
One of the largest and most spectacular Christmas light displays in North Carolina is at 10 S. Cypress St, Wendell. Lake Myra Christmas Lights features almost a quarter of a million lights that dance in a synchronized show, with special effects, to holiday music. There's also a 50-foot decorated Christmas tree! This isn't a drive-thru or walk-thru light show. You park and and watch the … [Read more...] about Lake Myra Christmas Lights back in Wendell starting November 25
50+ free and cheap things to do Thanksgiving Weekend 2020
Whether or not your far-flung friends have been able to visit you for Thanksgiving 2020, you might be looking for something to do to get out of the house. Here is a big list of free and cheap things to do in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and beyond. More will be added! What do you think should be on the list? We've highlighted a few major attractions, but please scroll down for a more … [Read more...] about 50+ free and cheap things to do Thanksgiving Weekend 2020
Day by Day Triangle Holiday Guide–Christmas and Holiday events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and beyond, for 2020
This is a growing list of 2020 holiday events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and beyond. This day by day guide includes events celebrating everything from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. Make sure to bookmark this page, as it will be frequently updated. And make sure to follow the links to get all the information, such as location, time and cost, for each event. We focus on free and inexpensive … [Read more...] about Day by Day Triangle Holiday Guide–Christmas and Holiday events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and beyond, for 2020
