32nd Annual Christmas Village and Tree Lighting in Clayton Dec 1

The Town of Clayton is hosting their annual Christmas Village and Tree Lighting on Thursday, December 1st, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Downtown Clayton.

We are putting together a huge list of holiday events in the Triangle, including parades, festivals, markets, Santa visits, and more. Check out our growing day by day list of holiday events in the Triangle!

The 32nd Annual Christmas Village and Tree Lighting will take place on Main Street from O’Neil Street to Smith Street.

Santa in Horne Square
Downtown Business Open House
Christmas activities all up and down Main Street
Storefront Decorating Contest winners will be announced
Performances by local schools, community groups, and entertainers
Food Trucks
Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. in Town Square
More

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More Holiday Events in the Triangle

Check out our big list of holiday events in the Triangle, or look at a few of them here:

Friday, November 25, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Fenton Skate the Square

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

12:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show

5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Winter Lights at Cathis Farm

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | CATHIS Farm

Saturday, November 26, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Shop Small Saturday in Pittsboro

All Day | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro

Durham Craft Market Shop Small Saturday Market

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Deck the Halls Christmas Tree Market Kick-Off Event, with The Grinch

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Deck the Halls Christmas Tree Market, Durham

Fenton Skate the Square

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge Day with the Turkeys Tour & Explore (sliding scale -- pay what you can)

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | $15.00 | Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, Pittsboro

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

11:00 am to 11:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Durham Holiday Market at The Honeysuckle at Lakewood

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Honeysuckle at Lakewood, Durham

Free pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus

3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Clayton General Store

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Winter Lights at Cathis Farm

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | CATHIS Farm

6th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Fenton Skate the Square

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Regal Holiday Classics

1:00 pm | $5.00 | Various locations

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

An Evening of Carols at Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church in Zebulon

6:00 pm | FREE | Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church, Zebulon

Monday, November 28, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Register for free Santa pictures in Wake Forest

12:00 pm | FREE

Cheapskate Monday at Fenton Skate the Square -- get $3 off

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $13.00 | Fenton, Cary

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Live Holiday Music

11:30 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Holiday Heroes get $3 off Fenton's Skate the Square on Tuesday

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Fenton, Cary

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Duke Chorale Christmas Concert

7:00 pm | FREE | Duke University Chapel

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

17th Annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus

Nights of Lights Bike Night at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Museum of Life + Science: Holidays in the Park

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00-19.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Clayton Christmas Village and Tree Lighting

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Christmas on the Square in Angier

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Angier Depot Square

Smithfield Christmas Tree Lighting

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Electric Light Fantasy (ELF) at Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson (price is per car; 3 shows per night)

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $30.00 | Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Fuquay-Varina Town Tree Lighting

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

Friday, December 2, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Free pictures with Santa at The Mayton

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Mayton

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Apex Tree Lighting

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Apex Historic Depot

Youngsville Tree Lighting

4:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Youngsville

Christmas Carriage Rides and Santa Visits (reservations required)

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Wendell Wonderland

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

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

First Friday Film and Pop-up Market at Moore Square: Muppet Christmas Carol

5:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Museum of Life + Science: Holidays in the Park

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00-19.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Lighting of Wake Forest

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

Christmas by Candlelight

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00-6.00 | Duke Homestead

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Free Santa pictures at Lights on Cedar

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest

Morrisville Christmas Tree Lighting

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Indian Creek Park in Morrisville

Brier Creek Tree Lighting Ceremony (check back soon for time)

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

Santa Paws

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Durham Armory

Electric Light Fantasy (ELF) at Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson (price is per car; 3 shows per night)

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $30.00 | Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Knightdale Christmas Tree Lighting

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park

Free storytime and pictures with Santa at Read With Me and Gathering Gallery in Raleigh

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Read With Me

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Winter Lights at Cathis Farm

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | CATHIS Farm

Pictures with Santa during Lighting of Wake Forest (registration required)

6:45 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Town Hall

Mebane Christmas Parade

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Mebane

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Christmas Concert

7:00 pm | FREE | Binkley Chapel, Wake Forest

Fuquay-Varina Chorale Holiday Concert

7:30 pm | $8.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Art-n-Soul Market at Mystic Farm and Distillery

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mystic Farm and Distillery, Durham

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Angier Christmas Vendor Fair

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Angier Depot Square

4th Annual Christmas Craft Fair at Pace Family Farms (and 50+ more holiday markets)

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Pace Family Farms, Clayton

St. Thomas More Catholic School Christmas Holiday Shoppe

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

Wake Forest Holiday Artisan Market

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE

Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway

9:30 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Youngsville Christmas Parade

10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Downtown Youngsville

Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Santa's Workshop at Lake Lynn Community Center (free event, includes Santa picture)

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Lake Lynn Community Center

Saturday Slowdown at RambleRill Farm in Hillsborough: shop at farmers' market, meet goats, have a picnic

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | RambleRill Farm, Hillsborough

Holiday Open House in Downtown Wake Forest

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE

Pictures with Santa during Wake Forest Holiday Open House (registration required)

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Firebox Theatre Company, Wake Forest

Wake Forest Holiday Artisans Market

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | East Owen Street, Wake Forest

Cary's Gingerbread House Competition

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Cary Town Hall

Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Scandinavian Christmas Fair

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

Fenton Skate the Square

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reserve spots now

10:00 am | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Angier Christmas Parade

10:00 am | FREE | Angier Depot Square

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Parade

10:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE

Brier Creek "Letters to Santa" with free pictures with Santa

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Brier Creek Commons

Joel Lane Museum House: Colonial Christmas Open House

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

Holiday Arts Market at Ackland Art Museum

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill

Shop Small Downtown Durham -- special deals throughout Downtown Durham

11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

11:00 am to 11:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Gingerbread Lane in Apex

1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Apex Historic Depot

Regal Holiday Classics

1:00 pm | $5.00 | Various locations

Garner Holiday Block Party

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Garner Recreation Center

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reservations required

2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Victorian Christmas at the Page-Walker

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary

Christmas Tree Lighting Festival at Flowers Plantation

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Flowers Plantation, Clayton

Fuquay-Varina Chorale Holiday Concert

3:00 pm | $8.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Saturdays on Salem -- Santa Visit

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

Garner Christmas Parade

4:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Garner

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Apex Rotary Parade

5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Apex

Museum of Life + Science: Holidays in the Park

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00-19.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Free Santa pictures at Lights on Cedar

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest

Downtown Durham Tree Lighting Celebration

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | CCB Plaza, Durham

Electric Light Fantasy (ELF) at Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson (price is per car; 3 shows per night)

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $30.00 | Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Winter Lights at Cathis Farm

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | CATHIS Farm

Cary Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Reception

6:00 pm | FREE | Cary Town Hall

Garner Tree Lighting

6:00 pm | FREE | Garner Recreation Center

Celebration of Lights in Siler City --- luminaries and outdoor holiday celebration

6:15 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE | St. Julia Catholic Church, Siler City

Santa at Lake Myra (Downtown Wendell) Christmas Lights

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

Annual Community Solstice Party at Starrlight Mead

7:00 pm | FREE | Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway

9:30 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Handmade Hanukkah Market

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Temple Beth Or

Woodlake Handmade Holiday Craft Show

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

First Sunday Artisan Fair in Pittsboro

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Downtown Pittsboro

Boylan Heights ArtWalk

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Boylan Heights

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Fenton Skate the Square

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Regal Holiday Classics

1:00 pm | $5.00 | Various locations

Rolesville Christmas Parade

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Rolesville

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reservations required

2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Fuquay-Varina Christmas Parade

3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina

Light Up The Night Hillsborough Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting

4:00 pm | FREE | Old Courthouse–Hillsborough

The Music of Christmas Concert

4:00 pm | FREE | Soapstone United Methodist Church, Raleigh

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Museum of Life + Science: Holidays in the Park

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00-19.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Free Santa pictures at Lights on Cedar

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Cary Community Choir's 51st Annual Performance of Handel's Messiah Dec 5

7:30 pm | FREE | Westwood Baptist Church, Cary

Monday, December 5, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reservations required

2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Cheapskate Monday at Fenton Skate the Square -- get $3 off

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $13.00 | Fenton, Cary

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reservations required

2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Holiday Heroes get $3 off Fenton's Skate the Square on Tuesday

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Fenton, Cary

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Dinner with Santa at Old North State Food Hall in Selma

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Old North State Food Hall, Selma

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Selma Tree Lighting

6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Selma Christmas Parade

7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Selma Christmas Fireworks

7:45 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reservations required

2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Museum of Life + Science: Holidays in the Park

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00-19.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Nights of Lights Bike Night at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reservations required

2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Durham Night Market

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Electric Light Fantasy (ELF) at Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson (price is per car; 3 shows per night)

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $30.00 | Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Smithfield Christmas Parade

7:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Siler City Christmas Parade

7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Siler City

Friday, December 9, 2022

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Christmas at Oak View Farm--reservations required

2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Fenton Skate the Square

3:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $16.00 | Fenton, Cary

Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Christmas Carriage Rides and Santa Visits (reservations required)

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Holiday in the Park and Tree Lighting in Siler City

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Northwest District Park, Siler City

The RINK: Outdoor skating at Red Hat Amphitheater

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater

Pullen Park's Holiday Express

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $15.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Museum of Life + Science: Holidays in the Park

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $16.00-19.00 | Museum of Life+Science, Durham

Christmas by Candlelight

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00-6.00 | Duke Homestead

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Town of Carrboro Holiday Tree Lighting

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons

Free Santa pictures at Lights on Cedar

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest

Free drive-thru nativity at Penny Road Church of the Nazarene

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Penny Road Church of the Nazarene

Electric Light Fantasy (ELF) at Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson (price is per car; 3 shows per night)

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $30.00 | Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson

Christmas Lights on the Farm

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Nights of Lights at Dix Park

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $11.00-25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Winter Lights at Cathis Farm

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | CATHIS Farm

Cary Town Band concert: Winterfest '22

7:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center

Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham Holiday Concert

8:00 pm | FREE | First Presbyterian Church, Durham

When

December 1, 2022 @ 5:30 pm-8:30 pm

Cost

FREE

What

Clayton Christmas Village and Tree Lighting

Where

Horne Square (Clayton)

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Horne Square (Clayton)

348 E. Main Street
Clayton, NC

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