Photos: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events

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O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events Stroll through the zoo and discover nearly 60 larger-than-life handcrafted lanterns inspired by nature. Plus, enjoy interactive activities, fun photo ops, and seasonal favorites including nightly snowfall and visits with Santa. Tickets start at $19.99 for adults and $14.99 for children ages 2-12. Children younger than 2 are admitted free. Open select nights Nov. 17 - Jan. 14. Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events See more than 5 million twinkling lights along a 4-mile course around the iconic racetrack during Speedway Christmas. The Christmas Village is open Thursday through Sunday nights where visitors can get out of their cars and enjoy holiday activities, including photos with Santa. Christmas-themed movies will also be shown on the giant 16,000-square-foot Speedway TV from Thursday through Sunday. Tickets per vehicle start at $35 Monday through Wednesday and $45 Thursday through Sunday. Open Nov. 17 - Jan. 7 (closed Dec. 24). Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events Asheville’s most famous address has transformed into an unforgettable Yuletide destination for Christmas at Biltmore. By day, the rooms of Biltmore House shimmer, beautifully decorated with Christmas trees, ribbons, garlands and thousands of twinkling lights. In the evenings, flickering candlelight, glowing fireplaces and live music transport you back in time to the first Vanderbilt family Christmas in 1895. Tickets start at $110. On display through Jan. 7. Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events Camp North End is expanding its holiday offerings this season as it transforms into Camp North Pole. In addition to its annual holiday-themed Mistletoe Market and must-see Reindog Parade, there will be an outdoor ice-skating rink and the complex will be decked out in festive holiday décor. The ice rink opens on Nov. 22 and runs through Jan. 7. The Mistletoe Market will take place on the first three Saturdays in December (Dec. 2, 9 and 16) and the Reindog Parade is on Dec. 9. Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events Get into the holiday spirit in Kannapolis at the Celebration of Lights in Village Park. See 250,000 lights, roast marshmallows or make s’mores and visit Santa. Visitors can also catch a train ride on the Winterland Express and see the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra that called Founders Hall in Uptown Charlotte home for 20 years. Admission to the park and viewing of the lights is free; tickets to ride the train are $2 per person. Tickets for the carousel are also $2 per person. The attractions is open nightly Nov. 18 - Dec. 30. Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events Stroll along an outdoor walking trail filled with more than 1 million illuminated lights, dozens of oversized snow globes, hundreds of decorated trees, a snow tube slide, and a Christmas village complete with boutiques, shops and a rotating roster of food trucks during the Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular at Ballantyne’s Backyard. Ticket prices start at $10 per person for Monday through Thursday, and $15 for Friday through Sunday. Children ages 3 and older will need a ticket. Open Dec. 8-30. Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events See twinkling lights and sparkling fountains, roast marshmallows by a roaring fire, grab a bite from a food truck, sip a warm or cold beverage and soak up the season’s cheer during Holidays at the Garden at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $23 for seniors 60+, and $15 for children ages 2-12. Children younger than 2 are admitted free. Open Nov. 24 - Dec. 23 (closed on Mondays). Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events Every December, the quiet little town of McAdenville in Gaston County transforms into “Christmas Town, USA,” which has been consistently ranked in the top 5 in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Public Holiday Lights Display. See hundreds of trees covered in lights and homes and yards decorated for the holidays along the 1.3-mile route. There is no cost to see the lights. On display Dec. 1-26. Link

O Holy Sight: Where you can see holiday lights and find festive events The Charlotte Knights will light up Uptown with its annual walk-through holiday experience. Light the Knights features tens of thousands of lights throughout the ballpark along with Christmas trees, holiday displays, snow and appearances from Santa. There is also an NHL regulation-size ice rink and a ten-lane snow tubing hill. Admission costs $10; ice skating and tubing cost extra. Children ages 3 and younger are admitted free. Open Nov. 22 - Jan. 1. Link

November 30, 2023 at 5:05 pm EST

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