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Garner Christmas Parade, and Tree Lighting Dec 2

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

The Town of Garner is celebrating the holidays with a Holiday Block party, Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting, all on Saturday, December 2, 2023

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!

Garner Christmas Parade

The Garner Christmas Parade will take place at approximately 4:30 p.m. The parade will travel down Main Street only.

Holiday Block party

Check back soon for information about the Holiday Block Party.

Tree Lighting

Check back soon for information about the tree lighting.

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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 17, 2023

Cary Night Market

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old Cary Library Site

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Art-n-Soul Market

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary

Raleigh Christmas Parade (check back soon for time)

All Day | FREE | Downtown Raleigh

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Raleigh Market

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Friday, November 24, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Fuquay-Varina Town Tree Lighting

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

Friday, December 1, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Brier Creek Tree Lighting Ceremony

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

Christmas on the Square in Angier

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Angier Depot Square

Knightdale Christmas Tree Lighting

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

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Mebane Christmas Parade

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Mebane

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Art-n-Soul Market

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

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

Youngsville Christmas Parade

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

Angier Christmas Parade

10:00 am | FREE | Angier Depot Square

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

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

Let It Snow in Apex

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Apex Historic Depot

Garner Christmas Parade

4:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Garner

Apex Rotary Parade

5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Apex

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Rolesville Christmas Parade

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

Light Up The Night Hillsborough Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Old Courthouse–Hillsborough

Fuquay-Varina Christmas Parade

4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Monday, December 4, 2023

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Selma Tree Lighting (check back soon for time)

All Day | FREE | Downtown Selma

Selma Christmas Parade (check back soon for time)

All Day | FREE | Downtown Selma

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Sensory Friendly Playtime and Movie at Marbles Kids Museum for kids with special needs: The Polar Express

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Siler City Christmas Parade

7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Siler City

Friday, December 8, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Happy Holly Days Parade in Holly Springs (Time TBA)

All Day | FREE | Downtown Holly Springs

Knightdale Christmas Parade

10:00 am | FREE | Knightdale Station Park

Durham Holiday Parade

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

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Parade

12:00 pm | FREE

42th Annual Cary Jaycees Christmas Parade

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

Winter Lantern Walk

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Downtown Cary Food & Flea Market

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fidelity Bank Plaza, Cary

Holiday Open House at West Point on the Eno

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

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Monday, December 11, 2023

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Thursday, December 14, 2023

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Friday, December 15, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Cary Night Market

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old Cary Library Site

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Art-n-Soul Market

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Geek and Grub Market -- Christmas Nightmare Edition

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Fred Fletcher Park, Raleigh

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Monday, December 18, 2023

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Solstice Celebration Lantern Walk ($5 donation suggested)

4:30 pm | Eno River Farmers Market, Hillsborough

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Friday, December 22, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Lights on the Neuse -- hayride through farm with Christmas lights

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | $11.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Monday, December 25, 2023

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Friday, December 29, 2023

Wool E's Winter Wonderland (time and price varies)

All Day | $11.00-16.50 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00-23.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Garner Christmas Parade
When
December 2, 2023 @ 4:30 pm
Cost
FREE
What
Garner Christmas Parade
Where
Downtown Garner
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