Looking to make your holiday dreams come true? Look no further, as we've compiled a list of events for your hometown holiday event calendar. You can spend days enjoying the sights and sounds of the season in North Carolina and Virginia.
Remember, shop at locally owned brick & mortar small businesses this holiday season. Small businesses are the backbone of your community. Small Business Saturday is November 28, 2026.
Ashe County (336-846-9550)
- West Jefferson Christmas Parade: November 14th.
- Choose & Cut Christmas Tree Season: November 20-December 24th.
- West Jefferson Christmas Crawl: December 5th.
City of Galax (276-238-8130)
- Rex Theater Free Christmas Movies: Each Wednesday Night November & December.
- Annual Christmas Bazaar: Galax Recreation Center, November 14th..
- Christmas Market: Midway Baptist Church, November 21st.
- High Country Lights, Felts Park November 26th-January 2nd, 6:00pm Nightly.
- Christmas Tree Lighting: Downtown, December 4th.
- Christmas Parade, Downtown, December 4th.
- Old Time Appalachian Christmas Festival: Downtown, December 12th.
Independence/Fries/Grayson County (276-773-8002)
- Troutdale Tree of Lights: Troutdale VFD, November 29th.
- Christmas Bazaar: Independence VFD, December 5th.
- Independence Christmas Parade: Downtown, December 5th.
- Independence Tree Lighting: 1908 Courthouse, December 5th.
- Fries Christmas On The Mountain: Community Center, December 5th.
- Fries Christmas Parade: Downtown, December 5th.
- Christmas Community Dinner: Troutdale VFD, December 12th.
Hillsville (276-728-2128) / Carroll County (276-730-3100)
- 38th Annual Christmas Bazaar: Fancy Gap Elem., November 7th.
- Fall & Christmas Market: Cana Fire Dept., November 14th.
- Midway Baptist Church (834 Iron Ridge Rd.) 3rd Annual Christmas Market: November 21st.
- 44th Annual Christmas Bazaar, VFW Post, November 27th & 28th.
- Merry on Main: Stocking Stuffing, December 5th.
- Christmas Tree Lighting: Downtown Hillsville, December 5th.
- Christmas Parade: Downtown, December 5th.
Sparta/Alleghany County (336-372-5473)
- Christmas Tree Farms Choose & Cut Season: November 22nd - December 24th.
- Christmas Parade: November 28th.
- Christmas Arts & Crafts Show: Alleghany Co. Fairgrounds, December 5th.
Surry County (336-786-6116)
- Level Cross UMC Holiday Arts & Craft Fair: November 14th.
- Mount Airy Christmas Parade: November 21st.
- Pilot Mountain Christmas Parade: December 4th.
- Light Up Elkin: December 4th.
- Dobson Christmas Parade: December 5th.
- Mtn. Park Fire Department's Pancake Supper with Santa: December 5th, 5-8pm.
- Elkin/Jonesville Christmas Parade: December 13th.
Watauga County (828.264.1299)
- Choose & Cut Christmas Tree Season: November 14th - December 24th.
- Blowing Rock Town Lighting: November 27th.
- Chetola Resort Festival of Lights: November 27th.
- Blowing Rock Christmas Parade: November 28th.
- Beech Mountain Holiday Market (Buckeye Rec. Center): November 28th.
- Banner Elk Lighting of the Town: December 6th.
- Boone Christmas Parade: December 12th.
- Beech Mountain Christmas Parade: December 22nd.
Wilkes County (336-838-8662)
- Light Up Downtown North Wilkesboro: November 20th.
- Wilkes Literacy Gingerbread House Festival: December 4th & 5th.
- Wilkesboro Christmas in the Commons: December 5th.
- North Wilkesboro/Wilkesboro Christmas Parade: December 6th.
Yadkin County (336-526-1111)
- Yadkinville Tree Lighting: December 4th.
- Yadkinville Christmas Parade: December 5th.
- Boonville Christmas Parade: December 5th.
- East Bend Small Town Christmas: December 12th.
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