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!
Click on the event links listed below for more information.
Friday, November 22
- Coastal Credit Union: Toys For Tots Donation Event!
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, November 23
- Tour & Explore at Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge: A Day with the Turkeys
- 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
- Holly Days and Tree Lighting in Downtown Pittsboro
- Arts on Market at the Southern Village Green
- 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
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- 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
- FREE Kids Workshop at the Home Depot Durham: Cocoa Ornament
- Pentatonix's Hallelujah! It's A Christmas Tour at the Lenovo Center
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holiday at 1870 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
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- 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
- 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
- Carrboro's Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
- 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
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- 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
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Holiday Parade
- Swim with Santa at the Homestead Aquatic Center
- Christmas Holiday Shoppe Craft Show
- FREE Kids Workshop at the Home Depot Durham: Holiday Snow Globe
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Holiday Market at MOSAIC
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holiday at 1870 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
Sunday, December 8
- Pittsboro Christmas Parade
- 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
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- 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
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 9
- Jingle and Mingle with Santa on the Southern Village Green
- 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
- 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
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 12
- Kids, Cookies & Candy Canes at Carrboro's Century Center
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, December 13
- Sundaes with Santa at Maple View Farm Ice Cream
- 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
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, December 14
- Durham Holiday Parade
- Gingerbread Workshop at Kidzu
- Make a FREE Spinning Snowflake at Lowe's Chapel Hill
- Make a FREE Spinning Snowflake at Lowe's South Durham
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... at the DPAC
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, December 15
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- 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
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- 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
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve at the Lenovo Center
- 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
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Thursday, December 19
- 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
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Friday, December 20
- Sundaes with Santa at Maple View Farm Ice Cream
- Gingerbread Workshop at Kidzu
- NC Boys & Girls Choir Holiday Concert at University United Methodist Church
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- 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
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- Cinderella at the Raleigh Little Theatre
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Saturday, December 21
- A Christmas Carol at the DPAC
- Parents Night Out at Kidzu: Make a Gingerbread House!
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Sunday, December 22
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- A Christmas Carol at the DPAC
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- Winter Wonderland with Goats at Spring Haven Farm
- Holidays in the Park at the Museum of Life and Science
- Pictures with Santa at the Streets at Southpoint
- NC Chinese Lantern Festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Monday, December 23
- Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- Brunch with Santa at the Carolina Inn
- 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
- Holiday at 1870 Farm
- 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 from our family to yours!
Thursday, December 26
- 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
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
- 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
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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