Thursday
The Carolina Indian Circle will be ending American Indian Heritage Month with their CIC Culture Show, which will showcase a variety of rich American Indian cultures across the state. Watch American-Indian students from UNC and NC State University share their history through dance, song and fashion. Admission is free.
Friday
Enjoy a few drinks and appetizers as you peruse locally made art at the opening reception of “Deck the Walls” Winter Art Fest at the Frank Gallery supporting the Orange County Artists Guild. Maybe even purchase a gift or two for your loved ones.
Saturday
Experience a Chapel Hill holiday tradition at Memorial Hall for the Carolina Ballet‘s magical show The Nutcracker. Kids’ tickets are half-price, and bring them early for free hot chocolate, activities with Kidzu and photos with the Nutcracker. And if you can’t make it Saturday, there will be a performance on Sunday, too!
Sunday
Embrace the holiday atmosphere at The Carolina Inn Holiday Market the first three Sundays of December. With vendors from all over the state, their market is the perfect opportunity to shop for hand-crafted yuletide gifts from chocolates to jewelry to garlands and ornaments.
Other Picks:
The Art of Giving, all weekend, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts
Beast on the Moon, all weekend, PlayMakers
Hayride to Santa, all weekend, 1870 Farm
Winterfest, all weekend, Spring Haven Farm
21st annual Twelve Days of Christmas, all weekend, The Carolina Inn
The Assist Comedy Show, Thursday, The PIT Chapel Hill
Movies as Mirrors, Thursday, Chapel Hill Public Library
4th Annual UNC Oyster Roast, Thursday, He’s Not Here
Burgundy Breakdown, Friday, Southern Season
Dround Hounds with Joe Cousin & Sally Gun, Friday, The Cave
Ayr Mount Holiday Tours, Saturday and Sunday, Ayr Mount Historic Site
Chatham Artists’ Guild Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, various locations
Hayrides with Santa, Saturday and Sunday, Maple View Farm
“There’s No Business, Like Snow Business!” winter concert, Saturday and Sunday, Binkley Baptist Church
National Lampoon’s “Christmas Vacation”, Saturday, The Lumina Theater
Eno House Holiday Book Benefit, Saturday, Eno House
FeST, Saturday, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Gingerbread House Exhibit, Saturday, Burwell School Historic Site
Holiday Art Sale, Saturday, Imbibe
Krish Mohan’s Empathy On Sale, Saturday, The PIT Chapel Hill
Kids in the Kitchen: Ornaments from the Kitchen, Saturday, Southern Season
2nd annual Maple View Market, Saturday, Maple View Farm (RESCHEDULED FROM NOVEMBER 24)
Preserving Our Historic Districts seminar, Saturday, Council Chamber of Chapel Hill Town Hall
Star Families: The Milky Way, Saturday, Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
Story Time in the Trees, Saturday, 140 West Plaza
Winter Craft Markets, Saturday, Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market
15th annual Christmas Holiday Shoppe Craft Show, Saturday, St. Thomas More Catholic School
The Barefoot Movement, Sunday, The ArtsCenter
Downtown Tree Lighting, Sunday, University Baptist Church Memorial Garden
Holiday Open House, Sunday, Eastgate Crossing
Light Up The Night Hillsborough Holiday Parade, Sunday, Downton Hillsborough
Sunday Brunch Jams: Alex Gordez, Sunday, City Kitchen
2nd annual Holiday Bazaar, Sunday, 140 West Plaza
