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City of Raleigh Writes a Letter to Santa

Raleigh Parks is assisting the North Pole this holiday season by hosting Letters to Santa at select community centers! How it ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: See website for list of participating Raleigh Community Centers
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Prairie Ridge Ecostation's Early Birds

Mornings can be an especially magical time in nature, so we are pleased to welcome Early Birds at Prairie Ridge! ...

  • 7:00 am 
  • Location: 1671 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Downtown Cary Gingerbread House Stroll

Take a stroll through Downtown Cary as it is transformed into a walking gallery of amateur gingerbread houses! Local participants ...

  • 8:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Downtown Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.carync.gov
  • Category: Free

Thrive Motherhoood Playgroup: Dentist Visit

Join us for a tour and visit with a dentist in Cary! We hope to have some mingling and connecting ...

  • 9:30 am 
  • Location: Preston Corners Pediatric Dentistry, 120 Preston Executive Dr Suite 100, Cary, NC 27513
  • Cost: Free with RSVP
  • Website: www.thrivemotherhood.org
  • Category: Free

JC Raulston Arboretum's Garden Story Walk

Come out to the gardens for a Garden Story Walk. Enjoy a walk through the beautiful gardens and read a ...

  • 10:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
  • Category: Free

NC Executive Mansion's Holiday Open House

Celebrate the holiday season with beautiful decorations and festive music from performing groups across North Carolina. No reservations are required or ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 200 N. Blount St., Raleigh, NC, 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.dncr.nc.gov
  • Category: Free

Thrive Motherhood Playgroup Meet Up at Baileywick Road Park

Come join us for a play date on the playground. Bring some sand toys and your snacks.

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding - Ocean Habitat

Join us for a live feeding of the marine life in the Our Changing Oceans aquarium. Species currently in our ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:15 am 
  • Location: Nature Research Center, 1st floor, Our Changing Oceans exhibit., 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

Christmas at Historic Oak View County Park

Christmas at Oak View: 1850-1950 Learn how the Christmas holiday was experienced by the many different people and families living and ...

  • 2:00 pm 
  • Location: 4028 Carya Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610
  • Cost: Free, but registration is required. .
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Free

Bunny Hive's Books and Bubbles

This special story time experience is free of charge and open to all with a little one age 5 and ...

  • 3:00 pm -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: 711 W. Lane Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free with Reservation
  • Website: Www.thebunnyhive.com
  • Category: Free

WinterFest at Ting Park

Join us as we kick off the most festive time of the year! WinterFest is sure to be the event ...

  • 4:00 pm -  8:30 pm 
  • Location: 101 Sportsmanship Way, Holly Springs NC 27540
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Barwell Road Community Center Celebrates All of the Holidays

December is a month of many holidays that bring family and friends together. Celebrate & learn about your holiday and those ...

  • 5:00 pm -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: 5857 Barwell Park Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27610
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Illuminate Art Walk Downtown Raleigh

Downtown Raleigh comes to light every holiday season with Illuminate Art Walk presented by Wake Tech! Since December 2020, Illuminate ...

  • 5:00 pm 
  • Location: Downtown Raleigh (see website for map of installations), Raleigh, NC, 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: downtownraleigh.org
  • Category: Free

St. Nicholas European Christmas Market at NC State Fairgrounds

Join us for shopping, food, and entertainment in the European Christmas Market Tradition! 17th Annual St. Nicholas European Christmas Market is ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Kerr Scott Building, 1025 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Cost: Free Admission and Parking
  • Website: saintnicholasmarketnc.com
  • Category: Free

Soulful Holiday Open House at John Chavis Memorial Park

Let's bring soul and good times to John Chavis Memorial Park and celebrate the holidays with joy and laughter! Festive, jolly, ...

  • 5:30 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: 505 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Evening Holiday Walk at Joyner Park

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will offer a free walkable holiday experience at E. Carroll ...

  • 6:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: 701 Harris Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.wakeforestnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Penny Road's Drive-Thru Live Nativity

You are invited to witness the birth of Jesus through realistic scene recreations, live animals, music and treats & craft ...

  • 6:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: 8509 Penny Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.pennyroad.church
  • Category: Free
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