Get ready to make some memories with your family! Macaroni KID has gathered the options for celebrating the holidays in Chapel Hill, Durham, and the surrounding areas. This list will be updated as venues post their events, so check back!
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Saturday, November 23
- Downtown Durham Holiday Tree Lighting
- The Illusionists Magic of the Holidays at the DPAC
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, November 24
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, November 25
- Derek Hough's Dance for the Holidays Tour at the DPAC
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, November 26
Wednesday, November 27
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, November 28
Friday, November 29
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, November 30
- Pentatonix's Hallelujah! It's A Christmas Tour at the Lenovo Center
- FREE Kids Workshop at the Home Depot Durham: Cocoa Ornament
- FREE Kids Workshop at the Home Depot North Durham: Cocoa Ornament
- Durham Craft Market's Shop Small Saturday at Durham Central Park
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
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Sunday, December 1
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 2
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, December 3
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, December 4
- 20th Annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 5
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, December 6
- Christmas by Candlelight at Duke Homestead
- Santa Paws at the Durham Armory
- Sundaes with Santa at Maple View Farm Ice Cream
- DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at Nailed it DIY Durham
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, December 7
- Snowball Splash at the Edison Johnson Aquatic Center
- Bulltown Strutters' Holiday Threauxdown at the Blue Note Grill
- FREE Kids Workshop at the Home Depot Durham: Holiday Snow Globe
- FREE Kids Workshop at the Home Depot North Durham: Holiday Snow Globe
- Bahama Christmas Parade
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, December 8
- Holiday Open House at West Point on the Eno
- Holiday Village at the Streets at Southpoint's Center Court
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 9
- Mariah Carey's Christmas Time at the Lenovo Center
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, December 10
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, December 11
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 12
- Christmas in a Stocking at W.D. Hill Rec Center
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
Friday, December 13
- Christmas by Candlelight at Duke Homestead
- Sundaes with Santa at Maple View Farm Ice Cream
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, December 14
- Durham Holiday Parade
- Santa on the Roof of The Durham Hotel
- Carolina Theatre of Durham's Sensory Friendly Film Series: Elf
- Santa Saturday at Mystic Farm & Distillery
- Make a FREE Spinning Snowflake at Lowe's South Durham
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, December 15
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
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Monday, December 16
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, December 17
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, December 18
- A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland at the Carolina Theatre of Durham
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve at the Lenovo Center
- A Christmas Carol at the DPAC
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 19
- A Frosty Family Affair at the Holton Career & Resource Center
- Christmas Story Time at Walltown Park Rec Center
- State Ballet Theater of Ukraine Presents The Nutcracker at the Carolina Theatre of Durham
- A Christmas Carol at the DPAC
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, December 20
- A Christmas Carol at the DPAC
- Sundaes with Santa at Maple View Farm Ice Cream
- Winter Wonderland at the Downtown Durham YMCA
- Santa at the Hayti Heritage Cultural Center
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, December 21
- Santa at the Hayti Heritage Cultural Center
- Santa Saturday at Mystic Farm & Distillery
- Meet Santa at the Glass Jug Beer Lab RTP
- A Christmas Carol at the DPAC
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, December 22
- A Christmas Carol at the DPAC
- Santa at the Hayti Heritage Cultural Center
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 23
- Santa at the Hayti Heritage Cultural Center
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Tuesday, December 24
- Nutcracker Magical Christmas Ballet at the DPAC
- Santa at the Hayti Heritage Cultural Center
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday, December 25
- Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 26
- Hayti Legacy Kwanzaa Celebration at the Hayti Heritage Cultural Center
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, December 27
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, December 28
- The Hip Hop Nutcracker at the DPAC with Special Guest MC Kurtis Blow
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, December 29
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 30
Tuesday, December 31
- Noon Year's Eve at the Museum of Life and Science
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Note: Macaroni KID aims to maintain an accurate calendar. Events may be delayed or canceled due to weather, staffing, and other issues. Admission prices are subject to change. Please confirm details directly with the venues hosting the events.
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