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 12^th: Parade
• December 19^th: 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 5^th-7^th

"An Old Virginia Christmas of 1863" - Booker T. Washington Nat'l Monument - Saturday, December 6^th

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 22^nd-23^rd

Dickens of a Christmas - Downtown Roanoke - the first three Friday's in December, shops are open until 10pm 

• December 5^th: Tree Lighting
• December 12^th: Parade
• December 19^th: Roanoke Valley SPCA Pet Costume Contest 

Buchanan Late Night  Fridays - November 29^th, December 6^th and 13^th and Saturday, November 30^th  

•  Shops stay open until 9pm

Fincastle Marketplace - Saturday, December 13^th: 9:30am-3pm

Hometown Parades

Holiday Children's Parade - Historic Grandin Village - November 22^nd    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 7^st 3pm

Vinton Christmas Parade - Downtown Vinton - December 4^th 7pm

57th Annual Salem Christmas Parade - Salem - December 5^th 6:30pm

Come Home To A Franklin County Christmas - Franklin County - December 5^th 5pm

Fincastle Christmas Parade -Historic Fincastle - December 6^th 2pm

Craig County Christmas Parade - New Castle - December 6^th 6pm

Dickens of a Christmas - Downtown Roanoke - December 12^th 6pm

Buchanan Christmas Parade - Main Street Buchanan - December 13^th 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 6^th    5pm-9pm
• Sunday,  December 7^th  1pm-5pm 

Historic Fincastle Holiday Home Tour and Marketplace - Saturday, December 13^th 10am-4pm

Buchanan Candlelight Christmas Home Tour - Sunday, December 14^th 1pm-5pm

Santa Spottings 

Breakfast with Santa - Tanglewood Mall - November 15^th 10am-11:30am

Santa by Rail - O. Winston Link Museum - November 29^th - 5pm-8pm

Breakfast with Santa - Longwood Park, Salem - December 6th - 9am-11am 

CHIP's Breakfast with Santa - Hotel Roanoke - December 13^th 8:30am and 11:30am

Candy Cane Express - Virginia Museum of Transportation : 

•  Saturday, December 6^th 10am-5pm
•  Sunday, December 7^th 1pm-5pm 

Santa at the Zoo - Mill Mountain Zoo - December 13^th  12pm-4pm

Santa & the Alpacas! - Smith Mountain Lake Farm - December 13^th-14^th and 20^th  11am-5pm

Fantasyland - History Museum of Western Virginia: 

• Friday, November 28^th: 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 13^th 9am

Christmas Eve Fun Run/Walk - Vic Thomas Park (behind Black Dog Salvage) - December 24^th 12pm

Resolution Run - Roanoke Valley Greenway - January 1^st 10am

Sporting Events!

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl NCAA Division III Football - Salem Football Stadium -December 19^th 7pm

Holiday Performances

Children of Eden - Mill Mountain Theatre - December 3^rd-21^st

Madeline's Christmas - Roanoke Children's Theatre - December 4^th-21^st

Scrooge - Berglund Performing Arts Theatre - December 4^th-6th

Special Holiday Show - Showtimers - December 5^th-7^th

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops 

• Salem Civic Center - December 5^th
• Moss Arts Center -December 6th 

The Nutcracker -Southwest Virginia Ballet - Berglund Center - December 13^th-14^th

Songs of the Season - Roanoke Valley Children's Choir/Jefferson Center - December 14th

The Magic Toy Shop - Roanoke Ballet - Jefferson Center - December 20st