Updated: 11/13/14
Holiday Happenings 2014
Dickens of a Christmas - Downtown Roanoke - the first three Friday's in December
- December 5 th: Tree Lighting
- December 12th: Parade
- December 19th: Roanoke Valley SPCA Pet Costume Contest
Fashions for Evergreens - The Hotel Roanoke - November 27th thru January 1, 2015
Buchanan Festival of Trees - Downtown Buchanan - November thru January 1, 2015
"Holidays at Smithfield" - Historic Smithfield Plantation - December 5th-7th
"An Old Virginia Christmas of 1863" - Booker T. Washington Nat'l Monument - Saturday, December 6th
Gingerbread Festival - Longwood Park, Salem - Saturday, December 6th
Flames of Memory and Christmas in Wartime Presentation - Nat'l D-Day Memorial - Friday, December 12th - Sunday, December 14th: 6pm-10pm
Holiday Shopping
Annual Stocked Market - Berglund Center - November 14-16
RIOT Rooster - 16 West Marketplace - November 22nd-23rd
Dickens of a Christmas - Downtown Roanoke - the first three Friday's in December, shops are open until 10pm
- December 5th: Tree Lighting
- December 12th: Parade
- December 19th: Roanoke Valley SPCA Pet Costume Contest
Buchanan Late Night Fridays - November 29th, December 6th and 13th and Saturday, November 30th
- Shops stay open until 9pm
Fincastle Marketplace - Saturday, December 13th: 9:30am-3pm
Hometown Parades
Holiday Children's Parade - Historic Grandin Village - November 22nd 11:00am
The 2014 Flotilla For Toys Boat Parade of Lights: Saturday December 6 7:00pm-9:00pm
Franklin County Christmas Parade - Downtown Rocky Mount - December 7st 3pm
Vinton Christmas Parade - Downtown Vinton - December 4th 7pm
57th Annual Salem Christmas Parade - Salem - December 5th 6:30pm
Come Home To A Franklin County Christmas - Franklin County - December 5th 5pm
Fincastle Christmas Parade -Historic Fincastle - December 6th 2pm
Craig County Christmas Parade - New Castle - December 6th 6pm
Dickens of a Christmas - Downtown Roanoke - December 12th 6pm
Buchanan Christmas Parade - Main Street Buchanan - December 13th 4pm
Tree Lighting Ceremonies
Roanoke City Christmas Tree Lighting - December 5th 5:30pm
Salem Tree Lighting Ceremony - December 5th 6:30pm
Roanoke County Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony - December 8th 6pm-8pm
Westlake Holiday Tree Lighting - Thursday, December 11th 5:30pm-8pm
Holiday Home Tours
Old Southwest Holiday Parlor Tour of Homes - Historic Old Southwest
- Saturday, December 6th 5pm-9pm
- Sunday, December 7th 1pm-5pm
Historic Fincastle Holiday Home Tour and Marketplace - Saturday, December 13th 10am-4pm
Buchanan Candlelight Christmas Home Tour - Sunday, December 14th 1pm-5pm
Santa Spottings
Breakfast with Santa - Tanglewood Mall - November 15th 10am-11:30am
Santa by Rail - O. Winston Link Museum - November 29th - 5pm-8pm
Breakfast with Santa - Longwood Park, Salem - December 6th - 9am-11am
CHIP's Breakfast with Santa - Hotel Roanoke - December 13th 8:30am and 11:30am
Candy Cane Express - Virginia Museum of Transportation :
- Saturday, December 6th 10am-5pm
- Sunday, December 7th 1pm-5pm
Santa at the Zoo - Mill Mountain Zoo - December 13th 12pm-4pm
Santa & the Alpacas! - Smith Mountain Lake Farm - December 13th-14th and 20th 11am-5pm
Fantasyland - History Museum of Western Virginia:
- Friday, November 28th: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
- Saturdays, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20: 11a, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
- Wednesday, 12/17 - Friday 12/19: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Santa Sing-a-long @ Fantasyland History Museum of Western Virginia:
Saturday's November 29-December 20 at 10am (geared towards children 3 and under)
Roanoke Public Libraries - Santa will be there, all children will receive a book!
- Williamson (Saturday) 12/6, 10 AM- Noon
- Melrose (Saturday) 12/6, 2-4 PM
- Jackson Park (Thursday) 12/11, 10 AM-Noon
- Main (Wednesday) 12/17, 10-11 AM
- Gainsboro (Thursday) 12/18, 5:30-7:30 PM
Run!
Drumstick Dash - Downtown Roanoke - November 27th
Jingle Bell Run - Downtown Roanoke - December 13th 9am
Christmas Eve Fun Run/Walk - Vic Thomas Park (behind Black Dog Salvage) - December 24th 12pm
Resolution Run - Roanoke Valley Greenway - January 1st 10am
Sporting Events!
Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl NCAA Division III Football - Salem Football Stadium -December 19th 7pm
Holiday Performances
Children of Eden - Mill Mountain Theatre - December 3rd-21st
Madeline's Christmas - Roanoke Children's Theatre - December 4th-21st
Scrooge - Berglund Performing Arts Theatre - December 4th-6th
Special Holiday Show - Showtimers - December 5th-7th
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops
- Salem Civic Center - December 5th
- Moss Arts Center -December 6th
The Nutcracker -Southwest Virginia Ballet - Berglund Center - December 13th-14th
Songs of the Season - Roanoke Valley Children's Choir/Jefferson Center - December 14th
The Magic Toy Shop - Roanoke Ballet - Jefferson Center - December 20st