The holiday season has arrived in Lynchburg! From dazzling light displays and festive markets to music, theatre, and family fun, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate. Check out our holiday round-up for events and experiences that will make this winter one to remember.
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Holiday Festivities
November Holiday Events:
November 15 — Handmade for the Holidays Market — 8am-5pm — Lynchburg City Armory
November 15 — Christmas Makers Market — 9am-1pm — Liberty University Lahaye Recreation & Fitness Center
November 15 — Santa’s Arrival & Christmas Tree Lighting — 5pm-7pm — River Ridge
November 17 — Christmas in Lights — 6:30pm — 1971 University Blvd.
- November 20-22 — Christmas Open House — Paisley Gifts & Stationery
November 20 — Home for the Holidays — 5:30pm-9:30pm — The Virginian
November 20 – December 24 — Wonderland at River Ridge — River Ridge Mall — all month long
November 21-22 — Academy Youth Theatre Presents: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever — 7pm & 11am — Academy Center of the Arts
November 21 – 23 — Shop Small First Shop Crawl — Downtown Lynchburg Association and Threaded Collective
November 22 — Holiday Earring Making Workshop — 3pm-5pm — Scrappy Elephant
November 22 — Holiday Cabaret Spectacular — 7:30pm — Academy Center of the Arts
November 23 – January 4 — Bright Nights on the Bluffwalk Block Party — 4pm-8pm — Downtown Lynchburg
November 26 — Palmera House Holiday Market — 2pm-7pm — Casa Nueva
11/28 — Ironclad Christmas Bakeshop Showcase — 3pm-5pm — Ironclad Coffee Roasters
November 29 — Peaksview Holiday Market 2025 — 10 am – 2pm — University of Lynchburg
November 29 — Holiday Makers Market — 10am-4pm — Academy Center of the Arts
November 29 – December 20 — Santa Story Time & Photos — Every Saturday 12pm-3pm — The Trading Post
November 29 — Deck the Halls with the Dundies — 7pm — Academy Center of the Arts
November 30 — Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show — 4pm-6pm — Academy Center of the Arts
December Holiday Events:
- December 1 — The Scout Guide Sip & Shop — 10am-3pm — The Farm Basket
- December 3 — Happy Earth Market — 12pm-6pm — Randolph College
- December 4 — Christmas at Hydaway — 6pm — Liberty University Campus Recreation, 936 Camp Hydaway Rd.
- December 4 — Dreamcatcher Live at The Water Dog — 6pm-9pm — The Water Dog
December 4 – 21 — Wolfbane Productions A Christmas Carol — 7:30 pm Evening Performances Matinees: 2:30pm — Wolf Den Downtown Lynchburg
December 4 — Lynchburg Pops Presents Christmas in the Burg — 7:30 — Academy Center of the Arts
December 4-6 — Holiday Open House: Tastings, Garland Making Class, & Surprise Daily Discounts — Farm Basket & Willow Boutique
December 5 — First Fridays — 5pm — Lynchburg Museum & Visitor Center
December 5 — Christmas at Hydaway — 6pm — Liberty University Campus Recreation
December 5 — Lynchburg Art Club & Gallery LAC’s 2025 Holiday Bazaar — 10am-2pm & 4pm-7pm — 1011 Rivermont Ave
December 5 — Fire, Metal & Candlelight Skill Share — 5pm-7:30pm — Vector Space
December 5 — Cookies with the Clauses — 6pm-8pm — Hill City Montessori School, 1301 Rivermont Ave.
December 6 — 6th Annual Christmas Bazaar — 9am-1pm — 5810 Fort Ave
- December 6 — Christmas Vendor Fair — 9am-2pm — Brookville High School Main Gym
December 6 — A Very Merry Market at Smith’s — 10am-3pm — 6204 Fort Ave.
December 6 — Lynchburg Art Club & Gallery LAC’s 2025 Holiday Bazaar — 10am-4pm — 1011 Rivermont Ave
December 6 — Holiday Card Printmaking Workshop — 10:30am-12:30pm — Scrappy Elephant
December 6 — Winter Market — 11am-2pm — Millie’s Living Cafe & Health Nut Nutrition
December 6 — 5th Annual Afternoon with the Grinch at Mellow Mushroom — 1pm-4pm — Mellow Mushroom
December 6 — Happy Holidays with the LSO — 2pm & 7:30 pm — Academy Center of the Arts
December 6 — Freedom Market — 5pm-7pm — Freedom 4/24; 2306 Bedford Ave.
December 6 — Bedford Ave Christmas on the Corner — 5pm-7pm — Bedford Ave
December 6 — Victorian Tree Lighting — 6:30pm — Old City Cemetery
December 6 — The Kendall Knight Holiday Show — 7:30 pm — Academy Center of the Arts Music Hall
December 7 — Brunch with Santa — 10am-2:30pm — The Virginian
December 7 — Christmas Open House — 1:30pm-4pm — Patrick Henry Red Hill
December 7 — Christmas Open House — 2pm-5pm — Historic Sandusky – University of Lynchburg
December 7 — TMJR Productions Presents: A Rockin’ Memphis Christmas — 3-5pm — Academy Center of the Arts
December 7 — 66th Annual Lynchburg Christmas Parade — 4pm — Bank of the James Stadium
December 7 — Christmas on Rivermont — 7pm — Gospel Community Church
December 8 — Santa at Lynchburg Regional Airport — 4pm-6pm — Lynchburg Regional Airport
December 10 — Winter Ceramics Studio Holiday Sale & Open House — 4pm-6pm — Sweet Briar College
- December 10 — Christmas Wreath Workshop — 7pm — Wild Grove Florals
December 10 — New York, New York Dueling Pianos Christmas Edition — 7pm — Academy Center of the Arts
December 11 — Santa at Lynchburg Regional Airport — 4pm-6pm — Lynchburg Regional Airport
December 11 — Holiday Chef’s Dinner — 6pm — Squared Biscuit Co
December 11 — Masters of Soul: A Motown Christmas — 7:30pm — Academy Center of the Arts
December 11 – 13 — Tacky Light Tour 2025 — Miller Park Neighborhood Lynchburg Parks and Recreation
December 12 – 14 — The Best Christmas Pageant Ever — Commerce Street Theatre
- December 12 — Lights Out Climbing — 7:30pm — Rise Up Climbing
December 12 — Sara Beck and Friends: The Holiday Show— 8pm — Music Hall Academy Center of the Arts
December 13 — Children’s Holiday Festival: Candy Cane Carnival — 9am-12pm — Amazement Square
December 13 — Holiday Card Printmaking Workshop — 10:30am-12:30pm — Scrappy Elephant
December 13 — Wreaths Across America 2025 — 12pm — Old City Cemetery
- December 13 — Holiday Bash — 2pm-5pm — Lynchburg Football Club at Starr Hill on Main
December 13 — Oliver’s Ugly Sweater Christmas Party with Andrew Beverly — 7pm-10pm — Oliver’s on Rivermont
December 13 — Dailey Vincent: Candy Canes and Coal — 7:30pm — Academy Center of the Arts
- December 13 — Bad Santa’s Ugly Sweater Sip N’ Skate 21+ — 9pm-1am — FunQuest Family Entertainment
December 14 — Brunch with Santa— 10am-2:30pm — The Virginian
December 14 — A Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols — 4pm — St. John’s Episcopal Church, Cantate Children’s and Youth Choir
December 16 — Morgan Wade: Home for the Holidays — 7:30pm — Academy Center of the Arts
December 17 — Howliday Party — 6pm-7:30pm — Wolfbane Productions at The Water Dog
December 17 — Bells of the Blue Ridge: Holiday Rings from the Hollywood Screen — 7pm — University of Lynchburg
- December 18 — Breakfast for Dinner & Holiday Market — 5pm-8pm — Squared Biscuit
December 19 — Candy Cane Carnival — 5pm-10pm — FunQuest Family Entertainment
December 20 — Riverside Runners Jingle Bell Fun Run — 8:30am — Rivermont Ave., Riverside Runners
December 20 — Winter Wonderland Holiday Palette Knife Painting Class — 10am-12pm — Scrappy Elephant
December 20 — Bells of the Blue Ridge: Holiday Rings from the Hollywood Screen — 4pm — University of Lynchburg
December 20 — Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer —6:30-7:45pm — Sydnor Performance Hall (in Schewel Hall); University of Lynchburg
December 20 — Candlelight: A Christmas Carols on Strings — 8:30pm — Schwell Hall University of Lynchburg
December 20 — Ugly Sweater Party & Content — 9pm-2am — The Trading Post
December 20 — All White Christmas Party — 9pm-12am — No. 7 Rooftop Bar
December 20 & 21 — Charlottesville Ballet: The Nutcracker — Academy Center of the Arts
December 21 — Christmas Dinner — 5pm — Nail Bar on Main
December 22 & 23 — Winter Break Climbing Camp — Rise Up Climbing
December 31 — New Year’s at Noon — 10am-1pm — Amazement Square
- December 31 — Disco new years Eve Party — The Trading Post
Explore even more holiday happenings on our Events page! Hosting something festive? You can submit your event here.
