Holiday Events: Nov. 26 – Dec. 2, 2018

Nov 26, 2018 | Holidays, Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family | 0 comments

By Rachel Hoeing

In case you missed our post last week, we announced that once again this year, in addition to our Event Calendar page, we will be highlighting special holiday events on Mondays from now until New Year’s Day!

Want to find some fun in Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, Burlington, and surrounding areas? Look no further for holiday activities, parades, light shows, crafts, storytimes, tours, theater shows, and more!

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Coming up this week ….

 

Nov. 26 – Dec. 2, 2018

Especially for Kids
* Click here to see our list of places to see SANTA!

Breakfast with Santa – Canaan United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem (12/1, 9-10:30am)
Breakfast with Santa – Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Greensboro (12/1, 8am – noon)
Breakfast with Santa – Graylyn, Winston-Salem (12/2, 8am)
Breakfast with Santa – Main Street UMC, Kernersville (12/1, 9am or 10am)
Breakfast with Santa – WS Dash BB&T Ballpark, Winston-Salem (12/2, 11am  – 2pm)
Christmas at the Carolina – Carolina Theatre, Greensboro (12/1, 9:30 – 11am)
Christmas Open House With Santa – Cupcake Cuties Cafe & Bakery, W-S (12/2, 5 – 8pm)
Christmas Puppet Show – Körner’s Folly, Kernersville (11/30 6-6:30pm, 12/1, 10am)
Cookies & Story Time with Santa – Randolph-Asheboro YMCA (12/2, 2 – 3pm)
Cowboy Santa – The Barn Loft, Thomasville (12/1, 11am – 2pm)
Drive Thru Santa – Greensboro Shrine Club (11/30, 6:30 – 8:30pm)
Gingerbread House Decorating Fundraiser – Hanes Mall Village Tavern, W-S (12/1, 8 – 11am)
Holiday Nutcracker Tea – O Henry Hotel, Greensboro (12/2, 11am)
In the Garden with Santa – Greensboro Council of Garden Clubs (12/1 & 12/2, 12 – 4pm)
Lunch with Santa – Ed Price Realtors (12/1, 11:30am – 2:30pm)
Nutcracker Tea Party – Studio 1, Burlington (12/1, 1pm)
Santa & Christmas Cheer at the Ballpark – First Nat Bank Field, Greensboro (12/1 1- 4pm)
Santa & Holiday Parade Fun – Greensboro History Museum (12/1, 12 – 4pm)
Santa & Smores – Summerfield Farms (11/27, 4 – 7pm)
Santa at Wonderland Bookshop, Greensboro (12/1, 10:30 – noon)
Santa Cares: A Sensory Friendly Event – Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem (12/2, 9 – 11am)
Santa Claus at Union Cross Fire Department – Kernersville (12/1, 5 – 7pm)
Santa Visits Cricket’s Nest Craft Shop – Winston-Salem (12/1 11am – 1pm)
Supper and Santa – Kaleideum Downtown (11/30, 6 – 8pm)
Toys For Tots Santa Picture Event – Winmock at Kinderton, Bremuda Run (12/2, 9:30am – 3pm)

Music, Movies, Shows & Theater

A Christmas Carol – Triad Stage at Hanesbrands Theatre, Winston-Salem (11/30 – 12/23)
A Christmas Story – Graham Cinema, Graham (12/1, 1pm or 4pm)
An Olde English Christmas with Herman’s Hermits – High Point Theatre (12/1, 8pm)
Christmas Wrapped in Brass concert – Dana Auditorium, Greensboro (11/29, 7:30pm)
Christmas Wrapped in Brass concert – First Baptist Church, High Point (11/30, 7:30pm)
Christmas Wrapped in Brass concert – Brendle Recital Hall, Winston-Salem (12/1, 7:30pm)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: A Dancer’s Tale – High Point Theatre (12/2, 3:30pm)
Five ’til Five Brass Quintet Christmas Musical – English Rd Baptist Church, High Point (11/25; 10:30 am to Noon)
GSO Oratorio Singers: Handel’s “Messiah” – Carolina Theatre, Greensboro (11/27, 7 – 9pm)
Holiday Choral Concert – High Point University (11/30 & 12/1, 7:30pm)
Hustle and Bustle’s “A Carol’s Christmas” – Triad Baptist Church, Kernersville (11/30 – 12/2, 7-9pm)
Joyful Noël – Christ United Methodist Church, Greensboro (12/1, 8pm, 12/3, 7:30pm)
Manhattan Transfer Holiday Concert – High Point Theatre (11/30, 8pm)
The Night Before Christmas – Van Dyke Performance Space, Greensboro (12/2, 3 – 4pm)
The Nutcracker: NY Ballet for Young Audiences – Andy Griffith Playhouse, Mt Airy (12/2, 3 – 4:30pm)
Tuba Christmas – First Presbyterian, Winston-Salem (11/30, 6:30pm)

Outdoor Experiences & Light Displays
* Click here to see our directory Triad area light shows!

Annual Tree Lighting – Clemmons (11/27, 6 – 7pm)
Christmas at Bethabara – Winston-Salem (12/1, 2- 5pm)
Christmas in Liberty Tree Lighting & Parade – Liberty (12/1, 2:30 – 6pm)
Christmas Tree Lighting – Rural Hall (11/29, 6pm)
Constellations and Cocoa with the Greensboro Astronomy Club – Greensboro (11/26 6:30-7:30pm)
Country Christmas Train – Denton (now through 12/27 on select dates; check link for dates and times)
Dobson Christmas Tree Lighting & Santa – Dobson Square Park (11/30, 6pm)
Downtown Graham Ice Skating Rink – Graham (11/23 – 12/16; check link for times)
Downtown Kernersville Tree Lighting, Santa & More – Kernersville (12/1, 11am – 9pm)
Festival of Lights – Downtown Greensboro (11/30, 6-9pm)
Ice Skating at Kernersville Museum – Kernersville (now through 1/14; check link for times)
Ice Skating at Piedmont Winterfest – Greensboro (11/16 – 1/27)
Irving Park Community Tree Lighting – Irving Park UMC (12/2, 5pm)
Journey To Bethlehem Drive-thru Live Nativity – Thomasville (11/28 – 12/2)
Lanes of Light – Twin Lakes Community, Burlington (12/1 & 12/2, 5 – 9pm)
Lewisville Tree Lighting – Shallowford Square, Lewisville (11/30, 7pm)
Light Up the Night – Oak Ridge Town Park (12/1, 6 – 8pm)
McLaurin Farms Christmas Lights & Santa – Greensboro (now through 12/24; check link for dates and times)
Millstone Creek Christmas Hayrides – Ramseur (11/23 – 12/22; check link for times)
NC Transportation Museum Polar Express Train Ride – Salisbury (Now through 12/27; check link for dates and times)
Tanglewood Festival of Lights – Clemmons (Now through 1/1/19)
The Polar Express™ Train Ride – Bryson City (Now through 12/31)
Tree Lighting, Fireworks Display, Mr. and Mrs. Clause – Downtown Graham (12/1, 6pm)
Tweetsie Christmas – Blowing Rock (now through 12/29; check link for dates and times)
Whitaker Farms: Christmas at the Farm – Climax (12/1, 5 – 9pm)
Zootastic Park Wonderland of Lights – Troutman (now through 1/1/19)

Parades
* Click here to see our directory Triad area parades!

Archdale Christmas Parade – Downtown Archdale (12/1)
Dobson Christmas Parade – Downtown Dobson (12/1)
Downtown Graham Annual Christmas Parade – Graham (12/1, 10am)
Greensboro Holiday Parade – Downtown GSO (12/1, 12pm)
Hometown Christmas Parade – Downtown Mocksville (12/1, 2-4pm)
Jamestown Christmas Parade – Main Street Jamestown (12/2, 3pm)
Kernersville Christmas Parade – Downtown Kernersville (12/2, 2:30pm)
Liberty Parade – Liberty (12/1, 2:30pm)
Pilot Mountain Christmas Parade – East Surry High (12/1, 6pm)
Rural Hall Christmas Parade – Rural Hall Town Hall (12/2, 2:30pm)
Winston-Salem Jaycees Holiday Parade – Downtown Winston-Salem (12/1, 5pm)

Shopping Events

Camel City Craft Fair – Foothills Tasting Room, W-S (12/2, 12 – 6pm)
Holiday Craft Bazaar – Oakview Rec Center, High Point (12/1, 9am – 1pm)
Holiday Market – St. Francis Episcopal Church , Greensboro (12/1 10am – 3pm)
Home Decor & Craft Show – Cricket’s Nest, Winston-Salem (11/30 10am – 6pm, 12/1, 10am – 4pm)
Kernersville Christmas Downtown – Kernersville (12/1, 11am – 9pm)
MADE 4 the Holidays – Greensboro Farmer’s Curb Market (12/2, 11am – 4pm)
Mistletoe Market – Golden Antiques and Treasures, Stokesdale (12/1, 10am – 4pm)
Sawtooth’s Deck the Halls Preview Party – Winston-Salem (11/29, 6 – 9pm)
Sawtooth’s Deck the Halls Event – Winston-Salem (11/30 – 12/22, check link for times)
Winter Show Public Opening – Greenhill Center, Greensboro (12/2, 2 – 5pm)

Tours

A Victorian Christmas at Körner’s Folly – Kernersville (now through 1/5; 10 am to 5 pm)
Christmas by Candlelight Guided Tours: A Baking We Go! – Old Salem (now through 12/21; check link for dates and times)
Early Victorian Christmas at Blandwood Mansion – Greensboro (now through 12/30; 11 am to 4 pm)

Other Holiday Experiences

An Old Fashioned Christmas – Downtown Madison (12/1, 12 – 8pm)
Community Christmas Celebration at the Brock, Mocksville (12/1, 7:30)
Community Christmas Festival – WinMock at Kinderton, Bermuda Run (12/2, 5:30 – 7:30pm)
DIY Deck the Halls Holiday Makerspace – Glenwood Branch Library, GSO (12/2, 3 – 4:30pm)
First Moravian Church Candle Tea – First Moravian Church, GSO (11/30, 2 – 9pm and 12/1, 10am – 3pm)
German Christmas in Colonial Carolina – Alamance Battleground, Burlington (12/1, 10am – 3:30pm)
Holiday Greenery Festival – Lewis Rec Center, Greensboro (12/2, 12 – 5pm)
Holiday Open House – High Point Museum (12/2, 1-4pm)
Holiday Open House & Canned Food Drive – Iron Gate Vineyards, Mebane (12/2, 1 – 4pm)
Ice Skating at the Fairgrounds – Winston-Salem (select days Nov & Dec, check link for dates and times)
Merry & Bright Holiday Make & Take – Wonderland Studios, Summerfield (11/29, 7 – 9pm)
Mistletoe Run – William G White Jr YMCA, Winston-Salem (12/1, 7:30am)
Northwood Animal Hospital Santa Paws – High Point (12/1, 3 – 5pm)
Parade of Trees – Mt. Airy Museum of Regional History (12/1, 6 – 9pm)
Santa Pet Portraits – Greensboro (now through 12/2; check link for dates and times)
Salem Saturdays at Christmas – Old Salem (12/1 all day)
Wake Forest Lovefeast – WFU, Winston-Salem (12/2, 4:30pm and 8pm)

 

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