I think most of us, love the upcoming holidays, with its sparkle and fun events, designed to gather friends and family.
Here are some events you might want to ‘calendar’ in advance. We are trying to keep this updated.Please double check times and dates 🙂
December-Jan 2018 Koka Booth Amphitheater- Chinese Lantern Festival to end of year (not to be missed)
Nov 18 Raleigh Christmas Parade– Downtown Raleigh
Nov 22 Polar Express | Duke Energy Center
Nov 24 Jim Graham Bldg, Holiday Gift Market 9am
Nov 24 Durham Hip Hop Nutcracker, DPAC
Dec 1, Morrisville Tree Lighting, Town Hall 7-9pm
Dec 1, Cary Christmas in Conneticut, Cary Theatre
Dec 1-4 A Christmas Story, Cary Arts Center
Dec 2 Cary Ol’Time Winter Festival noon,Downtown Cary
Dec 2, Raleigh, Sleigh Rides & Cider,Raleigh City Farm
Dec 3 Hannuka Market, Temple Beth Or 10 am
Dec 2 Wake Forest Downtown Open House 10am start
Dec 2, Breakfast with Mrs Claus, Garden Supply 9-10am Cary
Dec 2 Outdoor Winter Farmers Market 9:30-12 East Center Street, Holly Springs
Dec 2, Santa’s Workshop, 10 am-12:30 101 Wilkinson Ave, Cary
Dec 2 Page Walker Holiday Open House,4-6pm 119 Ambassador Loop Cary
Dec 4 Raleigh, Rialto Theatre, ELF, the movie 7pm
Dec 6 Durham Fantasia Christmas, DPAC
Dec 7 Raleigh Disney on Ice, PNC Center
Dec 9 (rescheduled to Dec 11) Holiday Express, Pullen Park due to weather , this was rescheduled to Dec 11
Dec 8, 9 Holiday Gingerbread Contest-Billiam’s Cafe
Dec 9 Cary Christmas Parade, 2pm Academy Street
Dec 9 Holly Springs Christmas Parade 11am Main Street
Dec 9 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade 10 a.m. at Morehead Planetarium on E. Franklin Street
Dec 9 Gingerbread Jamboree, Marbles Museum Raleigh
Dec 9 Cary, Bond Park Grinch Candy Cane Hunt, 1-2 pm
Dec 9 Durham DPAC, The Nutcracker
Dec 8-9, Raleigh,Holshouser Building, European Christmas Market
Dec 9 Raleigh Ringers Concert, Duke Performing Center
Dec 9 Mordecai Holiday Tour 10-4 Open House, free
Dec 9, Raleigh Santa at North Hills 1-3pm Christmas Tree Lot
Dec 9 Garner Great Gift Show
Dec 9 Wake Forest Christmas Parade
Dec 9 & 10 Historic Oakwood Tour Tucker House Sharon Lewis favorite
Dec 10 Concert Singers Present Holiday Pops 304:30 101 Dry Ave, Cary
Dec 12 Chapel Hill, Classic Holiday Pops, Memorial Hall 7:30
Dec 13, Trans Siberian Orchestra, PNC Arena
Dec 13 & 14 Durham- Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, Carolina Theatre, 7pm
Dec 15 & 16 Holiday Pops, with Callaway Sisters, Mehmandi Hall, Raleigh
Dec 15 Holly Springs Suggly Sweater 5 K Run, Sugg Farm
Dec 15, Raleigh Museum of Art,Holiday Family Fun
Dec 15-17 Cary Ballet’s The Nutcracker Suite 101 Dry Ave,Cary
Dec 15 Durham Holiday Pops Concert
Dec 19 Menorah Lightingv5:30-7pm101 Dry Ave, Cary
Dec 21 Its a Wonderful Life, Cary Theatre
Dec 23, Raleigh Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Duke Performing Arts Centre
Dec 31 The Avett Brothers, PNC arena
Dec 31, Chapel Hill Ring in the New Year, Morehead Planetarium 4-6 pm moreheadplanetarium.org
Dec 31 First Night Raleigh Super fun event. In Raleigh the city drops the Acorn for little ones at 9 and adults at midnight
Raleigh is known as The City of Oaks-hence the Acorn Drop!
