Triangle Holiday Events ~ Christmas 2010!

The Holiday Season officially kicks off this weekend in the Triangle with the return of the Raleigh Christmas Parade this Saturday (November 20th) and the ever popular Christmas Tree Lighting at North Hills that evening at 6:00pm.  With so many activities scheduled over the next two months, I thought it would be helpful to have them all listed in once place .  If you can think of anything I may have missed and would like me to add it to the list, please let me know.  Happy Holidays!

Parades
Raleigh Christmas Parade – November 20th 9:30am (Info)
Durham Holiday Funfest Parade – December 4th 1:00pm (Info)
Apex Christmas Parade – December 4th (Info)
Garner Christmas Parade – December 4th 10:00am (Info)
Fuquay-Varina Christmas Parade – December 5th 3:00pm (Info)
Cary Christmas Parade – December 11th 2:00pm (Info)
Chapel Hill / Carrboro Holiday Parade – December 11th 10am-12pm (Info)
Wake Forest Christmas Parade – December 11th 1:00pm (Info)
Holly Springs Christmas Parade – December 11th 11:00am (Info)
Clayton Christmas Parade – December 11th 2:00pm (Info)

Tree Lightings
North Hills Tree Lighting (Raleigh) – November 20th 6:00pm (Info)
Chapel Hill Community Tree Lighting – Novermber 28th (Info)
WRAL TV Tower Lighting in Raleigh – December 1st 5:00pm (Info)
Clayton’s Live Village and Tree Lighting – December 2nd 6-8:30pm (Info)
Lucky Strike Tower Lighting – December 3rd 7:00pm (Info)
Fuquay Varina Tree Lighting and Sleigh Rides – December 2nd (Info)
Lighting of Wake Forest: Friday, December 3, 2010 6-8:00pm (Info)
Garner’s “Light up on Main” Friday December 3rd 6-8:00pm (Info)
Raleigh City-Plaza Treet Lighting – December 4th (Info)
Cary Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony December 4th (Info)
Tree Lighting at the NC State Capitol Building – December 9th 5-7:30pm (Info)

Holiday Concerts / Performances
Raleigh Boy Choir – At Cameron Village – November 18th 6-8:00pm (Info)
Handel’s Messiah Rocks – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium – Nov. 29th (Info)
Trombone Christmas Carols at Electric Beanz   – Nov. 27th 1-3:00pm (Info)
A Christmas Carol – Durham Performing Arts Center – December 3-5th (Info)
Triangle Youth Ballet Nutcrakcer – December 4-5th & 11-12th (Info)
A Christmas Carol – Progress Energy Center Raleigh – December 8-15th (Info)
Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas Concert – December 5th & 11th (Info)
Fuquay Varina Christmas Jazz Concert – December 9th 7-9:00pm (Info)
Raleigh Ringers Christmas Concert – Progress Energy Center – Dec. 11th (Info)
Vince Gill and Amy Grant Christmas Concert – DPAC – December 14 (Info)
Nutcracker Ballet – Progress Energy Center – December 17-26th (Info)
Raleigh Boy Choir Christmas Concert – December 17th 7:30m (Info)
Trombone Christmas Carols at Electric Beanz – December 18th 5-8:00pm (Info)
Moscow Ballet Nut Cracker – DPAC – Dec. 22th (Info)

Holiday Historic Home Tours
Wake Forest Historic Home Holiday Tour – December 4th 2-8:00pm (Info)
Hillsborough Candlelight Home Tour – December 5th 12-6:00pm (Info)
Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour – December 11-12th 1-7:00pm (Info)
Historic Wendell Candlelight Tour – December 18th 3-8:00pm (Info)

Other Holiday Events (Light shows, Sledding, ect..)
Downtown Raleigh Ice Skating Rink Opens  – December 4th 4-11:00pm (Info)
Wake Forest: Free Pictures with Santa – December 4 December 11th (Info)
Cary Bond Park Snow Sledding  – December 4th (Info)
Light on the Neuse Christmas Lights- Nov. 26th through Dec. 24th (Info)
Enchanted Airlie Gardens Christmas Lights – Nov. 26th – Dec. 21st (Info)