Christmas Tree in Raleigh’s City Plaza
I know it is still November, but Christmas events like the Raleigh Christmas Parade and the North Hills Tree lighting are set to kick off this Saturday (Nov. 17th). With that in mind I thought now would be a good time to share a comprehensive list of events scheduled in the Triangle this holiday season. If I missed anything please leave me a comment and I will add it to the list. Thanks!
Parades
Raleigh Christmas Parade – November 17th 9:40am
Apex Christmas Parade – December 1st
Garner Christmas Parade – December 1st
Hillsborough Holiday Parade – December 1st
Fuquay-Varina Christmas Parade – December 2nd 3:00pm
Cary Christmas Parade – December 8th 2:00pm
Chapel Hill / Carrboro Holiday Parade – December 8th 10am-12pm
Wake Forest Christmas Parade – December 8th 1:00pm
Holly Springs Christmas Parade – December 8th 11:00am
Clayton Christmas Parade – December 8th 2:00pm
Tree Lightings
North Hills Tree Lighting – November 17th 4:00 – 9:00pm
Chapel Hill Community Tree Lighting – Novermber 25th 7:00pm
Seaboard Station Tree Lighting – November 29th
Clayton’s Live Village and Tree Lighting – November 29th 6-8:30pm
Hillsborough Lighting of the Town Tree Ceremony – November 30th 6:30pm
WRAL Tower Lighting – November 30th
Garner’s “Light up on Main” – November 30th 6-8:00pm
Lafayette Village Tree Lighting – December 1st 5-8:00pm
Fuquay Varina Tree Lighting and Sleigh Rides – December 6th 6-8:00pm
Lighting of Wake Forest – December 7th 6-8:00pm
Raleigh City-Plaza Tree Lighting – December 1st
Cary Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – December 1st 6:00pm
Governor’s Christmas Tree Lighting at the NC State Capitol Building – December 6th 5-7:30pm
American Tobacco Campus Lucky Strike Tower Lighting – December 7th
Holiday Concerts / Performances
Raleigh Boy Choir – Raleigh Winterfest in City Plaza – December 1st
The Trans Siberian Orchestra “Lost Christmas Eve” – PNC Arena – Dec. 1st
Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas Concert – Nov.30th, Dec. 2nd & 9th
Raleigh Ringers Christmas Concert – Progress Energy Center – Dec. 8-9th
“A Christmas Carol” – Progress Energy Center – Dec. 6th -12th
“A Christmas Carol” Durham Performing Arts Center – Dec. 15-16th
Nutcracker Ballet – Progress Energy Center – December 23-25th
Raleigh Boy Choir Christmas Concert – Hayes Barton Baptist Chruch -Dec. 15th 7:30m
Holiday Historic Home Tours
Wake Forest Historic Home Holiday Tour – December 1st 2-8:00pm
The Hillsborough Candlelight Home Tour – December 2nd 12-6pm
Duke Homestead Christmas by Candlelight – December 7th 7-9pm
Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour – December 8-9th 1-7:00pm
Historic Wendell Candlelight Tour – December 15th 3-8:00pm
Governor’s Mansion Holiday Open House – December 6th -9th
Mordecai Holiday Lantern Tour in Mordecai Historic Park – December 8th 5pm
Other Holiday Events
Sleigh Rides & Cider : A Winter Night at Oak View Park – December 1st 5-7:30pm
AT&T Raleigh Winterfest Ice Skating Rink in Raleigh City Plaza (Daily) – December 1st through January 26th
Santa Train at Museum of Life & Science – (various dates see website)
Holiday Fun Fest at Durham Central Park – December 1st 1-5 pm
Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge – December 7th – January 3rd
The Triangle Explorer 
Seaboard Station Tree lighting is Nov. 29th! Raleigh Boy Choir fund-raiser event selling poinsettias also.
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Hello Triangle Explorer-
We have a lot of mixed ages classes on Thanksgiving weekend here at Ornamentea, plus for Small Business Saturday we’ll have a menu of $5 projects at our work table. We’d love for you to share this information with your readers! Crafting with visiting family members is a great way to spend the holiday weekend and our classes are all beginner-friendly and FUN.
Let me know if you’d like more information!
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Durham has quite a few events planned too, like Duke Homestead Christmas by Candlelight (Dec 7 & 14), the Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge (Dec. 7 – Jan 3) & the tower lighting at American Tobacco on Dec. 7th, the Holiday Fun Fest at Durham Central Park on Dec. 1st, (1-5 pm), the Santa Train at Museum of Life & Science (various dates), and more that you can find on the Durham CVB calendar here: http://www.durham-nc.com/visitors/results_events.php?start=12/01/2012&end=12/31/2012
Thank you for the recommendations. I’ve added them to the list! 🙂
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