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.
- 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)
- 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.
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.
- 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)
- Mount Airy Christmas Parade: November 21st.
- Pilot Mountain Christmas Parade: December 4th.
- Light Up Elkin: December 4th.
- Dobson Christmas Parade: December 5th.
- Elkin/Jonesville Christmas Parade: December 13th.
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)
- East Bend Small Town Christmas: December 12th.
- Yadkinville Tree Lighting: December 4th.
- Yadkinville Christmas Parade: December 5th.
- Boonville Christmas Parade: December 5th.
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