So, light the Menorah, the Kinara and the spruce tree–the holidays are here again!
Here’s a glimpse of what’s in store this season:
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Holiday Parades and Celebrations
Raleigh Christmas Parade Downtown Raleigh
Nov. 22, 2008; FREE
Olde Time Winter Festival Downtown Cary
Dec. 6; FREE
Wake Forest Christmas
Historic Home Tour
Dec. 6
Zebulon Christmas Parade
Downtown Zebulon
Dec. 7; FREE
Christmas on Salem Street
Apex, Dec. 5-7; FREE
Fuquay-Varina
Holiday Parade
Downtown Fuquay-Varina,
Dec. 10; FREE
Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dec. 10; N.C. State Capitol
Downtown Raleigh; FREE
Jaycee Christmas
Parade Downtown Cary; Dec. 13;
FREE
Happy Holly Days
Christmas Parade
Downtown Holly Springs
Dec. 13; FREE
Posada Navidena Que Pasa
N.C. State Fairgrounds;
Dec. 21; FREE
14th Annual Cary Kwanzaa Herbert C. Young Community Center; Dec. 27; FREE
First Light
Downtown Wake Forest
Dec. 31; FREE
First Night Raleigh 2009 Downtown Raleigh; Dec. 31
New Years Eve with the Symphony
Dec. 31
Chinese New Year Celebration
N.C. State Fairgrounds; Jan 24
Visions of Sugarplum Fairies
The Carolina Ballet ‘s rendition of The Nutcracker
helps extend the holiday season with performances running from Dec.19
through Dec. 28.
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Coming Together to Light the Kinara
The 14th annual Cary Kwanzaa is a celebration honoring
family, community and African-American culture. A guest speaker, cultural
performers and a community market are features of the program, along with
a children's village. Dec. 27.
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A Night of Music and Celebration
Make a whole night of it and purchase tickets for
the North Carolina Symphony’s New Year's Eve Extravaganza Package which
includes a pre-concert cocktail party, concert ticket, post-concert dinner,
dancing with a live band, transportation to and from the hall and a festive
champagne toast at midnight. $225/person. Can’t stay for the party? Use
promo code happynewyear to enjoy a special buy one ticket, get one free
offer! ($40-$60, concert only).
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aboard the Holiday Express Train!
Take an evening train ride as Pullen Park is festively
decorated with thousands of lights and transformed into a winter wonderland
from
Dec. 10 through Dec. 14.
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Bah Humbug – Don’t be a Scrooge!
Be part of a 35-year tradition during Ira David Wood’s rendition of the Dicken’s classic, A Christmas Carol, Dec. 9 through Dec. 17.
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11 major shopping destinations!
- Crabtree Valley Mall
- North Hills
- Cameron Village
- Crossroads Plaza
- Triangle Town Center
- Cary Town Center
- Brier Creek
- Cotton Company/Wake Forest
- Arboretum at Weston/Cary
- Shops of Baileywick
- White Oaks Crossing
You’ll have no problem finding the perfect gifts in Greater Raleigh!
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Gifts Galore!
24th Annual Holiday Craft Fair
N.C. State Crafts Center; Nov. 22
Carolina Designer Craftsman
Fine Crafts Show
N.C. State Fairgrounds; Nov. 28-30
A Christmas Carousel
Holiday Festival
N.C. Fairgrounds; Nov. 28-30
Holiday Shoppes
Cary Academy; Dec. 4-6
Scandinavian Christmas Fair
N.C. Fairgrounds; Dec. 6
24th Annual Holiday Craft Fair
N.C. State Crafts Center; Nov. 22
Cowboy Christmas Gift Show Extravaganza
Governor James Hunt Horse Complex,
N.C. State Fairgrounds; Dec. 12-14
Holiday Greens Market
North Hills; Weekends in December
More Holiday Shopping Events
A Colonial Christmas:
Dec. 6-7; 1-4 p.m.
Enjoy the simple joys of a colonial
Christmas at the Joel Lane House, the birthplace of Raleigh. Partake in
old-time games, music and crafts, authentic to North Carolina during the
17th century; Free.
Mordecai Historic Park
Santa's Trolley Tour
Dec. 6, 13 and 20; 6p.m. & 7p.m
Join Santa on the Raleigh Trolley as he searches for one of his missing elves. Riders will enjoy a tour of Raleigh with Santa as their guide. Tickets are $10. Reservations required.
Civil War Christmas Encampment
North Carolina State Capitol
Dec.
13; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Re-enactors representing the Confederate 6th North Carolina Regiment will
camp on the capitol square to re-enact war-time holiday celebration. Free.
Historic Oakwood
Candlelight Tour
Historic Oakwood Neighborhood
Dec. 13 and 14; 1-7 p.m.
Spend a day touring 10 homes in the
Historic Oakwood neighborhood, whether you’re interested in getting a
glimpse inside the candlelit windows, learning more about Raleigh’s architecture,
or simply looking for an excuse to spend a little extra time with friends
and family. Tickets are $15.
Moravian Candle Tea 2008
Dec. 6: Raleigh Moravian Church
Featuring costumed hosts, homemade crafts, music by local high school groups, Moravian candle and star- making demonstrations, sugar cake, cookies and candles for sale.
Historic Oak View County Park
Dec. 6; 5-7:30 p.m.
Get in the holiday spirit with displays
and decorations showing “Christmas at Oak View Farm: How they celebrated
from 1850 to 1950.” Ride in a horse-drawn carriage, listen to Christmas
carols in the 1855 farmhouse, drink hot apple cider, listen to stories
and visit with Old St. Nick! Free.