Most Mountain cities will light up for the holidays this week as visitors gather in Western North Carolina to enjoy the festivities of the Thanksgiving weekend. You'll find tree lighting ceremonies, lively window displays and arts and crafts for gift giving and Christmas decorating:Nov 24 - Jan 1 ENNICE (6374 Glade Valley Road) High Country Lights - Come see the huge holiday lights display synchronized to your favorite holiday music. Be sure to turn your radio to 96.5 FM and listen to the music as the lights dance to the beat. The lights will be on display from Thanksgiving to New Year's, Sunday through Thursday from 6pm until 10pm and Friday and Saturday 6pm until 11pm. Santa will be there every Saturday before Christmas and on Christmas Eve.
Nov 25 BLOWING ROCK Christmas in the Park & Lighting of the Town - Santa, hot chocolate and the ceremonial Lighting of the Town in Memorial Park.
Nov 25 FRANKLIN Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony and Candlelight - Service on the Square in Downtown Franklin - 7pm - Free cider, cookies and music.
Nov 25-26 CULLOWHEE 24th Annual Hard Candy Christmas - Annual art and craft show held in the Ramsey Center at Western Carolina University. The event includes all varieties of media for show and sale along with demonstrations in blacksmithing, chain saw carving, pastel painting and more.
Nov 25-26 FRANKLIN Mistletoe Magic Holiday Arts and Crafts Show - Explore booth after booth of authentic mountain crafts.
Nov 25 - 26 Stecoah Valley Area Annual Artisans Drive-About Tour in Stecoah - Visitlocal artists' studios and galleries and see pottery, original art, a working candle making studio and the Stecoah Gallery featuring a variety of local artisans. Great holiday gift ideas!
Nov 25 - Dec 17 WEST JEFFERSON 5th Annual Hometown Christmas A holiday celebration period unlike any other! Choose and cut your own Christmas tree during an old-fashioned family outing, enjoy our Festival of Trees at the Ashe Arts Center, participate in our handmade and home-grown Holiday Market and stroll the streets and galleries of our quaint downtown area, all dressed up for the Christmas season. Finally, join us for the lighting of our Community Christmas Tree when Santa arrives in a an old-fashioned fire engine and hands out treats for all the children. Free hot chocolate!
Nov 26 BLOWING ROCK Christmas Parade - Blowing Rock's annual holiday celebration on Main Street
Nov 26 LAKE LURE The Lake Lure Artists present "Christmas at the Inn" - 10 AM - 4 PM, The "Gardens" Building at the 1927 Lake Lure Inn, 64-74A, across from the beach in Lake Lure NC. Shop for Christmas by browsing through a selection of Original Paintings, Drawings, Photography, Prints, Fine Crafts, Jewelry, Pottery and Sculpture. Each artist is donating an item to be raffled."
Nov 26 BLOWING ROCK Mountain Home Music Series: A Celtic Christmas: Little Windows & Anne Lough - Now in its 18p>th year, this music series is dedicated to the proposition that, in the words of founder Joe Shannon, "our local music here is as good as any in the world."
Nov 26 SPARTA Sparta Christmas Parade - Homemade floats, marching band, old cars, Boy and Girl scouts, fire trucks, horseback riders and others parade down Main Street behind the parade marshal in this traditional small-town event.
Nov 26 HIGHLANDS Highlands Annual Christmas Tree Lighting - Caroling, hot chocolate, cookies, and Santa!
Nov 26 HENDERSONVILLE Curb Market Old Timey Christmas - includes refreshments, music, carriage rides, holiday gifts and arts & crafts. Come visit the South's most unique Curb Market. All items sold at the market must be either handmade or locally grown.
Nov 27 FRANKLIN The Nutcracker performed at the Smoky Mountain Center for the performing Arts More than 40 beautiful Russian dancers perform to Tchaikovsky's famous music, in this holiday favorite. 200 lavish costumes, larger-than-life puppets and nine hand painted backdrops with 3D effects add to the exciting experience.
Nov 3 - Dec 24 BRYSON CITY The Polar Express comes to life when the train departs Bryson City for a journey to the "North Pole".
Nov 4 - Jan 1 ASHEVILLE Christmas at Biltmore - Enjoy the magic of Christmas at Biltmore. America's largest home is decorated with dozens of Christmas trees, hundreds of wreaths, bows, and poinsettias
Nov 11 - Dec 31 ASHEVILLE Biltmore Candlelight Christmas - Discover the enchantment of a candlelight visit of Biltmore House, complete with roaring fireplaces, live music, storytellers, and thousands of delicate ornaments.
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