Celebrate the season in Apex, North Carolina with a full schedule of Christmas events. The tree lighting ceremony on December 4, 2026, features vendors, entertainment, pictures with Santa and more.
Then, the next day, enjoy the Apex Rotary Christmas Parade.
Apex Tree Lighting
The Apex Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place Friday, December 4, 2026, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Town Hall Campus, 73 Hunter Street, Apex, North Carolina.
This year’s event features:
- Lighting the Town Campus tree
- Youth performances from local groups and schools
- Free photo and ornament with Southbound Santa
- Holiday vendors from downtown and the Apex Farmers Market
- Holiday beverage truck: Be Easy Coffee offering specialty menu items
Schedule of Events:
- 4:30 pm: Middle School performance
- 5:05 pm: Apex High School Dance Team performance
- 5:25 pm: Pleasant Plains Elementary Chorus performance
- 5:50 pm: Apex Friendship Elementary Chorus performance
- 6:05 pm: Academy of the Performing Arts performance
- 6:25 pm: Scotts Ridge Elementary Chorus performance
Holiday vendors:
- Openwall Cabinet and Closet
- Charley Madelyn LLC
- Joyfully House
- Playa Bowls
- Little Blue Bakehouse
- North Left | A Modern Mercantile
- The Design Corner
- The Studio Girls
- Zulia Bakery
- Rose & Lee Co
- The Tulip Magnolia
- Salem St Pub
- Groovy Duck
- Kilwins
Apex Rotary Christmas Parade
The Apex Rotary Christmas Parade is on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 5 p.m. The Parade will Start at the intersection of Ambergate Station and The Peakway, heading down Salem Street and ending at the Apex Public Works Buildings on Upchurch St.
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