It’s the holiday season… so hoop-de-do and dickory dock on over to our events calendar! Here are the holiday events happening in LYH!
HumanKind Turkey Trot @ E.C. Glass
Thanksgiving Day Race hosted by HumanKind
11/25 – 8:00 A.M.
Small Business Saturday
Retail Shopping event recognizing local & small businesses & retailers
11/27 – All day event, Citywide
Lynchburg Historical Foundation @ Miller Claytor House
11/27 – 1:00 P.M.- 3:00 P.M. Story Time with Santa & Mrs. Claus
11/28 – 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Holiday Open House
Lynchburg Community Market – Mistletoe Markets
11/27 – 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Small Business Saturday at the Market
12/11 & 12/18 – 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Horse-drawn carriage rides & photos with Santa
Lynchburg Parks & Rec Holiday Events
12/18 – 2:00 P.M. Happy Pawlidays @ Miller Park
12/20 – 5:30 P.M. Kwanzaa Holiday Celebration in Partnership with Legacy Museum @ Miller Center
Lynchburg Awareness Garden (1700 Old Langhorne Rd.)
The lighting of the Garden
12/8 – 5:00 P.M.
Lynchburg Christmas Parade @ Start at City Stadium – Finish @ E.C. Glass
Annual holiday parade featuring local businesses, floats, and local marching bands
12/5 – 4:00 P.M.
Virginia Commonwealth Games Indoor Track & Field
12/4 – 12/5 all-day event @ Liberty Indoor Track & Field Complex
Virginia Christmas Spectacular @ Thomas Road Baptist Church
37-foot Christmas tree, live music, and performances
12/9 – 7:00 P.M.
12/10 – 10:00 P.M.
12/11 – 11:00 A.M., 3:00 P.M., 7:00 P.M.
12/12 – 4:00 P.M.
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest Holiday Candlelight Tours
Tour Mr. Jefferson’s cherished hideaway decorated for the holidays on these hour-long tours.
Thursday’s 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 – 5 :30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Friday’s 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 – 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Saturday 12/4 – 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Academy Center of the Arts Holiday Events
- 11/26 & 11/27 – Holiday Maker Market @ Academy Warehouse Theatre
11/26 – 4:00 P.M.
11/27 – 10:00 A.M.
- 11/27 – 9:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M. Holiday Movie Marathon @ Historic Academy Theatre
- 12/4 – 7:30 P.M. – Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra @ Historic Academy Theatre
- 12/9 – 7:30 P.M. – Sarah Evans Blue Christmas Tour @ Historic Academy Theatre
- 12/11 – 7:30 P.M. – Masters of Soul “Christmas in Motown” @ Historic Academy Theatre
- 12/17 & 12/18 – Academy Youth Theatre Presents Elf the Musical
12/17 – 7:00 P.M., 12/18 – 2:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.
- 12/21 7:30 P.M. – Christmas in Killarney
Amazement Square
12/11 – 8:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. Children’s Holiday Festival – The whole family is invited to celebrate the holidays and enjoy the magic of the season!
12/31 – 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. New Year’s at Noon – Travel around the globe with us as we learn about and celebrate the New Year’s traditions of different countries!
Find more events at lynchburgvirginia.org/events