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Free drive-thru nativity at Penny Road Church of the Nazarene
Penny Road Church of the Nazarene, 8509 Penny Road, Raleigh, is presenting a free drive-thru live nativity on December 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2021, from 6 to 9 p.m each night.
Check out a list of live nativity events around the Triangle!
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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 26, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market (ticket is for all weekend)
9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
10:00 am to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Merry Moore Market
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh
Garner Night Market and Tree Lighting
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Garner
Free Santa visit (take your own pictures)
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Garner
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Santa at Glen Iris Christmas (Zebulon) for free pictures (make sure to verify on Facebook page)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Glen Iris Christmas Lights, Zebulon
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Shop Small Selma, including pet parade
9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market (ticket is for all weekend)
9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds
Bynum Front Porch Holiday Bazaar
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro
Triangle Pop-Up Market at Transfer Co. Food Hall
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Durham Craft Market Shop Small Saturday Market
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park
Shop Small Saturday in Pittsboro
11:00 am | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro
Holiday Pop-Up Market
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Regal Classic Holiday Movies Series: Polar Express
1:00 pm | $5.00
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
1:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Roshambo Pop-Up Market
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh
Merry Moore Market
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Fifth Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Christmas Movie Night on the Farm: The Grinch (with a visit from the Grinch)
6:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Santa at Glen Iris Christmas (Zebulon) for free pictures (make sure to verify on Facebook page)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Glen Iris Christmas Lights, Zebulon
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
10:00 am to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Makrs Market at Durham Central Park
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park
Club Fair: Art, Food & Music Festival
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Woman’s Club of Raleigh
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market returns Thanksgiving weekend (discount code available)
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds
Free holiday bow-making class (three classes, at 12, 1, and 2)
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Sunday Markets at Lafayette Village
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Chanukah Wonderland & Live Concert
3:30 pm | FREE | Apex Nature Park
Chanukah Celebration with Chabad of Durham/Chapel Hill at Streets at Southpoint
4:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Dickens Christmas Concert at Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church in Zebulon
6:00 pm | FREE | Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church, Zebulon
Monday, November 29, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
$20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Register for free Santa pictures in Wake Forest
6:00 pm | FREE
Downtown Raleigh Public Menorah Lighting Nov 29
6:30 pm | FREE | Duke Energy Center for The Performing Arts, Raleigh
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
$20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Menorah Lighting in Cary
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Selma Tree Lighting
6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma
Selma Christmas Parade
7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma
Chanukah party with Chabad Young Professionals of Raleigh: Dreidels + Kneidels
7:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Hartwell Raleigh
Selma Christmas Parade Fireworks
7:45 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
$20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Winter Wednesday at Pullen Park: Carolers and Crafts
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
17th Annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting
6:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
$20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Christmas on the Square in Angier
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Angier Depot Square
Community Chanukah Glow Party in Raleigh
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | David R. Kahn Community Campus, Raleigh
Clayton Christmas Village and Tree Lighting
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)
Fuquay-Varina Artist Village Market (at Tree Lighting)
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Main/Vance Street Public Parking Lot Fuquay-Varina
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Fuquay-Varina Town Tree Lighting
6:00 pm | FREE | Main/Vance Street Public Parking Lot Fuquay-Varina
Smithfield Christmas Tree Lighting
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Friday, December 3, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Youngsville Tree Lighting
4:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Youngsville
Christmas Carriage Rides and Santa Visits (reservations required)
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Merry Moore Market
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh
Wendell Wonderland
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Wendell
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Christmas by Candlelight
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00-6.00 | Duke Homestead
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Knightdale Christmas Tree Lighting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park
Morrisville Christmas Tree Lighting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Indian Creek Park in Morrisville
Brier Creek Tree Lighting Ceremony
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brier Creek Commons
Walk-Through Christmas Village
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly
Lighting of Wake Forest
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Centennial Plaza, Wake Forest Town Hall
Santa Paws
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Durham Armory
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Fuquay-Varina Chorale Holiday Concert
7:30 pm | $6.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center
Saturday, December 4, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Angier Christmas Vendor Fair
9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Angier Depot Square
3rd 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
Holiday Artisans Market at Renaissance Center in Wake Forest
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Wake Forest Renaissance Center
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway
9:30 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway
Youngsville Christmas Parade
10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Downtown Youngsville
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Rattan Sphere Lantern-Making Workshop
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $10.00 | Cary Arts Center
It's a Wonderful Wake Forest Historical District Walking Tours (registration required)
10:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum
It's a Wonderful Wake Forest Historic Holiday Festival
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum
Fuquay-Varina Artist Village Market (in Varina)
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Stephen’s Hardware, Fuquay-Varina
Holiday Open House in Downtown Wake Forest
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE
Holidays with the Popes -- visit with Santa at the Pope House Museum
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh
Scandinavian Christmas Fair
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-7.00 | NC State Fairgrounds
ArtCenter's 15th Annual Elf Market
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | University Place, Chapel Hill
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
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
The NCMA Artist Market, with Monster Drawing Rally
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
The Loading Dock Pop-Up and Launch Party
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Loading Dock, Wake Forest
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Pets get free picture with Santa at PetSmart (reservations required)
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | PetSmart (multiple locations)
Rattan Sphere Lantern-Making Workshop
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $10.00 | Cary Arts Center
Regal Classic Holiday Movies Series: Gremlins
1:00 pm | $5.00
Pictures with Santa Paws
1:00 pm | Lonerider Brewing Company
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
1:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Knightdale Christmas Parade
2:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park
Garner Holiday Block Party, featuring the inaugural Garner Express train ride
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Garner Recreation Center
Baddies of North Carolina Community Bazaar -- plus music, raffles, food truck
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Morehead Manor Bed & Breakfast, Durham
Fuquay-Varina Chorale Holiday Concert
3:00 pm | $6.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center
Merry Moore Market
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Celebration of Lights Drive-Thru in Siler City
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | St. Julia Catholic Church, Siler City
A Drive Through Christmas Village in Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly (price is per vehicle)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Arbolito de la Esperanza Tree Lighting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Diamante Arts & Cultural Center, Raleigh
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Cary Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Reception
6:00 pm | FREE | Cary Town Hall
Christmas Movie Night on the Farm: The Polar Express
6:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Santa at Glen Iris Christmas (Zebulon) for free pictures (make sure to verify on Facebook page)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Glen Iris Christmas Lights, Zebulon
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
Hanukkah 8K
9:00 am | $18.00-36.00 | Levin JCC, Durham
Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway
9:30 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Pets get free picture with Santa at PetSmart (reservations required)
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | PetSmart (multiple locations)
Rolesville Christmas Parade and Christmas Wonderland
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Rolesville
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Free visit with Santa (take your own picture)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Shepherd’s Way Farms, Village District, Raleigh
Santa on the Roof at the Durham Hotel
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel
Holidays with the Popes -- visit with Santa at the Pope House Museum
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh
Fuquay-Varina Christmas Parade
3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina
Light Up The Night Hillsborough Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting
4:00 pm | FREE | Old Courthouse–Hillsborough
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Menorah Parade
5:30 pm | FREE | Chabad Center of Raleigh
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Drive-Through Living Nativity at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Raleigh
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Raleigh
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Menorah Lighting and celebration
6:15 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh
Cary Community Choir's 50th Annual Performance of Handel's Messiah Dec 5
7:30 pm | FREE | Westwood Baptist Church, Cary
Monday, December 6, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Winter Wednesday at Pullen Park: Storytime with elves
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Durham Night Market
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Apex Night Market
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Tobacco and Mule Exchange, Apex
Free Santa visit at Apex Night Market
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Seaboard Street, Apex
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Drive-Thru Christmas Live Nativity
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Christian Assembly Church, Durham
Smithfield Christmas Parade
7:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Cary Town Band concert: Winterfest '21
7:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center
Friday, December 10, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
A Vintage Christmas -- Vintage Market Days at NC State Fairgrounds
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Lavender Love Holiday Open House
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sunshine Lavender Farm
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Santa's Trolley at Mordecai Historic Park
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park
Christmas Carriage Rides and Santa Visits (reservations required)
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Merry Moore Market
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Christmas by Candlelight
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00-6.00 | Duke Homestead
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
A Drive Through Christmas Village in Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly (price is per vehicle)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Jingle Bells Holiday Bazaar
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Edison Johnson Recreation Center (Durham)
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
Free drive-thru nativity at Penny Road Church of the Nazarene
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Penny Road Church of the Nazarene
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Drive-Thru Christmas Live Nativity
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Christian Assembly Church, Durham
Free Christmas concert with Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | First Presbyterian Church, Durham
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
Lavender Love Holiday Open House
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunshine Lavender Farm
Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway
9:30 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Willow Pyramid Lantern-Making Workshop
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | $10.00 | Cary Arts Center
First Annual Holiday Market and Festival at 3 Bluebirds Farm
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | 3 Bluebirds Farm, Raleigh
Mordecai Holidays Open House
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park
A Vintage Christmas -- Vintage Market Days at NC State Fairgrounds
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Bahama Christmas Parade
10:00 am | FREE | Bahama Ruritan Club
Happy Holly Days Parade in Holly Springs
10:00 am | FREE | Downtown Holly Springs
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
MAKRS Holiday Fest
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | City Plaza, Raleigh
Pets get free picture with Santa at PetSmart (reservations required)
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | PetSmart (multiple locations)
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Holiday Bash
1:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh
Regal Classic Holiday Movies Series: Elf
1:00 pm | $5.00
Black Nativity in Concert -- free performances
1:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
42th Annual Cary Jaycees Christmas Parade
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary
Annual NC Holiday Beer Fest
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh
Christmas Parade in Bennett
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Bennett
Black Nativity in Concert -- free performances
4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Santa's Trolley at Mordecai Historic Park
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park
Merry Moore Market
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Drive-In Holiday Laser Light Show
5:30 pm | FREE | Durham County Memorial Stadium
A Drive Through Christmas Village in Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly (price is per vehicle)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
Free drive-thru nativity at Penny Road Church of the Nazarene
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Penny Road Church of the Nazarene
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Christmas Movie Night on the Farm (with a visit from The Grinch)
6:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Santa at Glen Iris Christmas (Zebulon) for free pictures (make sure to verify on Facebook page)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Glen Iris Christmas Lights, Zebulon
Drive-Thru Christmas Live Nativity
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Christian Assembly Church, Durham
Drive-In Holiday Laser Light Show
7:30 pm | FREE | Durham County Memorial Stadium
Drive-In Holiday Laser Light Show
9:30 pm | FREE | Durham County Memorial Stadium
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway
9:30 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway
Willow Pyramid Lantern-Making Workshop
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | $10.00 | Cary Arts Center
First Annual Holiday Market and Festival at 3 Bluebirds Farm
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | 3 Bluebirds Farm, Raleigh
A Vintage Christmas -- Vintage Market Days at NC State Fairgrounds
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds
Durham Craft Market -- Holiday Market
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Makrs Market at North Hills
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Coastal Credit Union Midtown Park
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Handel's Messiah (excerpts) at Friendship Baptist Church
11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Friendship Baptist Church, Raleigh
Pets get free picture with Santa at PetSmart (reservations required)
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | PetSmart (multiple locations)
Downtown Cary Food & Flea Market
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fidelity Bank Plaza, Cary
Mordecai Holidays Open House
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park
Santa with a View (free pictures with Raleigh skyline as a backdrop)
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Willard Rooftop Lounge, Raleigh
Holiday Market at Clouds Brewing
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Raleigh
The Durham Bazaar at The Pinhook
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Pinhook
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
14th Annual Networking Social & Vendor Expo
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The West Room, Raleigh
Holiday Open House at West Point on the Eno
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham
Holiday Open House
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham
The Gamer's Armory Craft Fair
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Gamer’s Armory, Cary
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
1:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Pittsboro Holiday Parade
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro
Black Nativity in Concert -- free performances
4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
The Snowman: Film, plus live music by the Triangle Wind Ensemble (and more holiday music)
4:00 pm | $10.00 | Cary Arts Center
Santa's Trolley at Mordecai Historic Park
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Carols by Glowstick at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
Free drive-thru nativity at Penny Road Church of the Nazarene
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Penny Road Church of the Nazarene
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 13, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Nights of Lights Bike Night
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Winter Wednesday at Pullen Park: Candy cane games and The Grinch movie
2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Hoppy Holidays Celebration
2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, December 17, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Christmas Carriage Rides and Santa Visits (reservations required)
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
A Drive Through Christmas Village in Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly (price is per vehicle)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
A Frosty Family Affair
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Holton Career and Resource Center, Durham
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Donate 5 canned goods to Nights of Lights and receive a $20 Food Lion Gift Card
6:00 pm | Dorothea Dix Park
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway
9:30 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Durham Holiday Parade
11:00 am | FREE | Main Street and Mangum Street, Durham
Pets get free picture with Santa at PetSmart (reservations required)
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | PetSmart (multiple locations)
Pop-Up Raleigh Market
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Trophy on Maywood
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Family program with Triangle Land Conservancy: Get Wild! Get Creative With Winter!
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Bailey and Sarah Williamson Preserve
Live Holiday Music with Gary Green as Bob Cratchit (click for exact times)
1:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint
A Very Merry Cary Holiday Market
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Old Cary Community Library
Winter Solstice Lantern Walk
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Under the Silver Moon Lantern Parade
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary
A Drive Through Christmas Village in Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly (price is per vehicle)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Santa at Glen Iris Christmas (Zebulon) for free pictures (make sure to verify on Facebook page)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Glen Iris Christmas Lights, Zebulon
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The Raleigh Market
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Makrs Market at Durham Central Park
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park
Merry Market at the Community Marketplace
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs
Pop-Up Raleigh Market
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Trophy on Maywood
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Free visit with Santa (take your own picture)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Shepherd’s Way Farms, Village District, Raleigh
A Very Merry Cary Holiday Market
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Old Cary Community Library
Free TubaChristmas concert -- low brass players, you can perform in this concert
4:00 pm | FREE | St. Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Santa at Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest, for free pictures (check Facebook page for any changes)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lights on Cedar, Wake Forest
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Monday, December 20, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Solstice Celebration Lantern Walk
5:45 pm | FREE | Eno River Farmers Market, Hillsborough
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
Winter Wednesday at Pullen Park: Reindeer Day
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Free visits in Santa's workshop (reservations required; take your own pictures)
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Lights on the Neuse
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Friday, December 24, 2021
Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops
Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)
All Day | FREE | Cabela’s
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Lights on the Neuse
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm, including photos with Santa
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $13.00-15.00 | CATHIS Farm
WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)
6:00 pm | $30.00 | Dorothea Dix Park
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 27, 2021
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Town of Cary's 27th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
All Day | FREE | Cary Arts Center
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $25.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, December 31, 2021
Winter Wonderland With Goats
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
First Night Raleigh Daytime Celebration and People's Procession
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $0-16.00 | Various locations
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
First Night Raleigh New Year's Eve Celebration (purchase a First Night Raleigh Pass for $11 for all access)
6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | $0-16.00 | Various locations
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Kwanzaa Fest with the African American Dance Ensemble
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Armory
The RINK -- Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Raleigh
12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-11.00 | Red Hat Amphitheater
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Piper Lights in Wake Forest
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)
5:00 pm | $32.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, January 3, 2022
Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, January 6, 2022
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, January 7, 2022
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, January 8, 2022
Three Kings Day Parade
1:00 pm | FREE | Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, January 9, 2022
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre
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