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Downtown Raleigh Tree Lighting Celebration and Holiday Market at Moore Square Nov. 21

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

The Downtown Raleigh Tree Lighting will take place on Friday, November 21, 2025, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at a new location: Moore Square, 201 S Blount Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

There will be entertainment, a large vendors market, food and more. There will even be free pictures with Santa!

Make sure arrive by 6:15 p.m. to see the tree lighting!

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Tree Lighting Festivities

  • Live entertainment
  • FREE photos with Santa
  • Local vendors
  • Food and drink vendors
  • More

Live Performances

  • 22 Strings | 6:30pm-8:00pm
  • Al Strong | 5:45pm-6:15pm
  • Moore Square Middle | 5:30pm-5:40pm
  • Sleigh Belles

Food and Drink Vendors

  • Lucky Tree
  • Curry in a Hurry
  • BareBakedPizza
  • Shawerma Bowl
  • Hollywood Taco Shop
  • Sugar Euphoria
  • The Yard Milkshake Bar
  • The Kupkake Fairy
  • Killjoy
  • Wye Hill Brewing
  • The Raleigh Wine Shop

Retail Vendors

  • Social Status
  • BLNK SPCE Designs
  • Mindful Merchant
  • Lotus, Sage and Tea
  • Mind Body & Scents, LLC
  • WEAREVERS
  • OXHIP Studio
  • Ex’s And Oh’s Studio
  • Izella’s Fairy Hair and More
  • Dell’s Temple
  • Beetle Hollow
  • Kanon’s Wix
  • One for All Thrift
  • Blackbird Books and Coffee
  • Videri Chocolate Factory
  • Designed by Rusty
  • The Burrow
  • NASHONA
  • Art by SRG
  • Bricks & Minifigs Downtown Raleigh
  • Sugar Euphoria

Look for updates on the Facebook event.

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Moore Square, Raleigh

226 E Martin Street
Raleigh, NC

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