What on the Calendar This Weekend, part I of II
Do you find yourself whistling bits and pieces of holiday songs? Or maybe during the evenings, you’re flicking through channels, not looking for a sports game or your favorite show, but for holiday shows (Peanuts Christmas, anyone?) Admit it, you have it – you have some holiday spirit.
Well, to keep this up, there are a number of holiday-related events happening around the South this weekend. From holiday open houses to boat parades and more can all be found in the region.
Let’s take a look at what’s going on.
There are a number of town-and citywide holiday celebrations in the South, such as the…
Main Street Rogers (Ark.) 6th Annual Santa in the Park through December 20.
Winter in the Park at Lake Catherine State Park in Hot Springs, Ark., on December 13-14.
- 18th Annual Christmas Lane in Abilene, Texas, until December 24.
- Downtown Dayz in Abilene, Texas, on December 13.
- 12th Annual North Pole Village in Canyon Lake, Texas, December 11-13.
- Noel Acadian (La.) Village through December 23.
- Holiday Festival in Selma, Ala., through December 13.
- Santa’s Village at Alabama Constitution Village in Huntsville, Ala., through December 23.
- Holidays at Old Alabama Town in Montgomery, Ala., through December 31.
- Christmas on the Coosa in Wetumpka, Ala., on December 13.
- Christmas in the Park at Pickwick (Tenn.) Landing State Park (PDF file) on December 12-13.
- Christmas in Old Appalachia in Norris, Tenn., through December 24.
- Victorian Christmas in downtown Thomasville, Ga., on December 12.
- Christmas in Roswell (Ga.) through December 31.
- Dahlonega’s (Ga.) Old Fashion Christmas through December 21.
- Christmas for Travelers at Travelers Rest Historic Site in Toccoa, Ga., on December 14.
- Main Street Holidays in New Port Richey, Fla., on December 12.
- Mountwood Park (WVa.) – Hometown Christmas on December 13.
View open houses and tour museums to see all of the decorations for the season at the…
3rd Annual Holiday and Home and Lights Tours in Calico Rock, Ark., on December 13.
2nd Annual Sweet Tastes Cookie Tour in Eureka Springs, Ark., on December 13.
26th Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes in Jefferson, Texas, on December 11-13.
- 30th Annual Candlelight on the Ranch in Lubbock, Texas, on December 12-13.
- Progressive Christmas Tour – Historical Sites in Fort Stockton, Texas, on December 12.
- 46th Annual Candlelight Tour in Houston, Texas, on December 12-13.
- Garden District 33rd Annual Holiday Home Tour in New Orleans, La., on December 13-14.
- Christmas at the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss., through December 23.
- Christmas at the Manship House in Jackson, Miss., through December 23.
- Christmas at Beauvoir in Biloxi, Miss., through December 13.
- Bay St. Louis (Miss.) Holiday Tour of Homes on December 14.
- 47th Annual Christmas Tour of Homes in Gulfport, Miss., on December 14.
- Civil War Christmas at Fort Morgan in Gulf Shores, Ala., on December 13.
- Victorian Front Porch Tour in Opelika, Ala., through December 13.
- Christmas Open House at Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Ala., on December 13.
- Governor’s Mansion Candlelight Open House in Montgomery, Ala., through December 22.
- Christmas in Historic Decatur (Ala.) on December 13.
- Magnolia Grove Christmas Open House in Greensboro, Ala., on December 14.
- Rogersville (Tenn.) Christmas Tour of Homes on December 13.
- Candlelight Christmas Tour at Fort Southwest Point in Kingston, Tenn., on December 13.
- Mabry-Hazen House Christmas Tours in Knoxville, Tenn., on December 12-13.
- Historic Cornstalk Heights Christmas Tour in Harriman, Tenn., on December 13-14.
- Giles County (Tenn.) Tourism Foundation Candlelight Tour of Homes on December 13.
- Elkton (Tenn.) 200th Anniversary Christmas Home Tour on December 14.
- Historic Candlelight Tour of Homes 2008 in St. Marys, Ga., on December 13.
- Avondale Estates Christmas Tour of Homes in Atlanta, Ga., December 14.
- Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes in Atlanta, Ga., December 13-14.
- Hills & Dales Estate Holiday Tour in LaGrange, Ga., through December 23.
- McDonough (Ga.) Tour of Homes in December 13.
- Christmas Tour of Homes in Washington, Ga., on December 13.
- Holiday Museum Mile Tour in Athens, Ga., on December 13.
- Colonial Christmas at Wormsloe in Savannah, Ga., on December 14.
- Holiday Tour of Homes in Savannah, Ga., on December 13.
- 5th Annual Historic Holiday Homes Tour in Gainesville, Fla., on December 13.
- Victorian Christmas Stroll at Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa, Fla., through December 24.
- Holidays at the Estates in Fort Myers, Fla., through January 3, 2009.
- 15th Annual Holiday Tour of Bed and Breakfast Inns in St. Augustine, Fla., on December 13-14.
- Deering Estate Holiday Wonderland in Miami, Fla., through December 31.
- Historic Columbia’s (S.C.) Holiday Tour of Homes through December 31.
- Candlelight Tour of Homes in Camden, S.C., on December 13.
- Holly & Ivy House Tour in New Bern, N.C., on December 13.
- 19th Century Salem Christmas Candlelight Tour on December 12-13.
- Tour of Historic Inns & Cookie Caper in Hendersonville, N.C., on December 14.
- Holiday Candlelight Tours at Locust Grove in Louisville, Ky., December 12-13.
- Candlelight Tour of Homes in Bardstown, Ky., December 13.
- Frontier Christmas: A Jouett Family Holiday Celebration in Versailles, Ky., on December 13.
- Christmas Tours at Belle Grove Plantation in Middleton, Va., on December 12-14.
- Danville (Va.) Holiday Walking Tour on December 12-14.
- Olde Towne Candlelight Home Tour in Portsmouth, Va., on December 12.
- Fan District Holiday House Tour in Richmond, Va., on December 13-14.
- Maymont by Moonlight in Richmond, Va., on December 12.
- Tukahoe Plantation’s Candlelight Christmas Tour in Richmond, Va., on December 13-14.
- Christmas Decorations Walking Tour in Williamsburg, Va., through December 31.
- 19th Annual Candlelight Tour of Historic Homes & Churches in Quantico, Md., on December 13-14.
- Museums by Candlelight in Frederick, Md., on December 13.
- Candlelight Tour of Harve de Grace (Md.) on December 14.
photo credits: (top) Snowflake Garland, flickr, creative commons by thatsparklychick; (bottom) Christmas Wreath, flickr, creative commons by djking
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