Join your CSO for a celebration of Baroque music, fit for the New Year! This program includes wonders from Vivaldi and Telemann, and features concertmaster Calin Lupanu performing Piazzolla's Verano from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

Deck the halls and trim the tree -- your CSO is coming home for Christmas! This lively program is chock full of holiday cheer, streamed right to your living room.

Tis’ the season to lace up your skates and glide into the holiday spirit at Avalon on Ice! Our monumental Rockefeller-inspired ice skating rink is back and we can't wait to hit the rink with you. Please note, we are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and the well-being of our community is always our top priority. Click here for tickets

A delicious whimsical wonderland that kids’ fantasies are made of — all without the sugar crash. Sugar plum fairies. A gigantic gingerbread village. Sweets as far as the eye can see. World of Illumination presents Candy Rush, the world’s largest holiday drive-through show, highlighting a 40-foot tall candy cane trio and animated Christmas characters. This mile-long drive-through show features nearly two million lights — a must-see treat for the entire family. *Tickets must be purchased online. No tickets will be sold at the gate.

Tis the season of giving! Head to the Boulevard to pick out your tree for the holiday season. This holiday season, we've partnered with City of Refuge to help you pick out the perfect Christmas tree from our special tree lot. Choose from Fraser Fir or Balsam Fir, ranging in sizes from small tabletop to grand 10FT. All proceeds from the lot benefit City of Refuge, an Atlanta-based, non-profit organization committed to helping individuals break the cycle of poverty in their lives. A total of 400 fresh-cut farm trees will be on the lot and ready for you to choose from! The tree lot will remain open until all 400 trees are sold out so don't wait to pick yours up for the season.

Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is thrilled to premiere its first virtual presentation: Our Voices: Immersive Composer Collaborations, to be presented December 16 through 20, 2020. Our Voices is the collective title for six unique performances of music by six influential contemporary composers: Anthony Davis, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, Missy Mazzoli, Ben Moore, and Errollyn Wallen.

As Cheekwood’s Tots! program is temporarily suspended, we are sharing activities for parents and tots to activate at home. Use our files to create your own art projects at the links on our website!

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, presented by Invesco QQQ, returns in 2020 with new safety protocols and spectacular lighted sculptures from the blockbuster exhibition, Alice’s Wonderland Reimagined. With extremely limited capacity and masks/social distancing required, Garden Lights, Holiday Nights runs nightly through Jan. 16, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, from 5 – 11 p.m. Tickets, available only online, go on sale October 1.

Join us on Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00 pm as we celebrate 100 years of Hochstein with a wonderful program featuring performances by Hochstein students and alumni!

Join kids and the kids at heart for this holiday favorite, running day and night on the Alston Overlook.

This December, your Charlotte Symphony presents seasonal hallmarks, beloved traditional works, and a family-friendly adaptation of The Nutcracker, streamed directly to your home -- just in time for the holidays!

Tamale season is here! ¡Que delicioso! Wouldn’t it be great if your own home was filled with the flavors and the aromas of an authentic South Texas Tamalada? The Witte is offering just that! Join us for the 13th Annual La Tamalada without leaving the comfort of your own stove.

Hochstein's annual celebration of the holiday season with the choral chamber ensemble Madrigalia, Cary Ratcliff, artistic director. Small groups of singers – solos, duets, quartets – will perform selections appropriate to the season.

This Christmas season, Canada's reigning couple of Celtic music, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy along with their five children, invite you to their home, virtually, to witness their music, life and preparation at Christmas time. Gather your family together to celebrate the season with music, laughter and other bits of Christmas chaos!!

Virtual Book Club Event

Take a Puzzling Adventure and discover something new while getting some light excerise for your body and mind! Puzzling Adventures™ are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer questions or solve puzzles to receive your next instruction. All you need is your own mobile device and an Internet connection.

10th Anniversary of An NTPA Christmas Celebration Tradition! This Plano Christmas Tradition features a fast-paced and fun full-length live musical production you can see BOTH virtually or live with social distance seating! “Scrooge” closely follows the plot of Charles Dickens’ acclaimed book, A Christmas Carol, and NTPA's production has been called the production “brilliant … robust and passionate” by the Dallas Morning News.

Join us as author Laura Gehl reads her new Hanukkah book, followed by Hanukkah and llama trivia and other interactive fun! Anyone can join this online event at 1:00 pm Eastern. To participate in this online event, you must register in order to receive the Zoom login information.

You're invited to come get in the festive spirit along the Boulevard, but this year we have expanded the celebration to 12 days of holiday cheer to kick off the season! The holiday season might look a little different this year, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate with extra cheer. The Lighting of Avalon: A Twelve Day Celebration will kick off the holiday season at Avalon, replacing our annual one-day tree lighting event with 12 days full of smaller, festive, fun events for the whole family! At 7 p.m. each night during the 12-day celebration, guests will be dazzled by a spectacular light and fireworks show around Avalon’s 40-foot tree. Please note, we are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and the well-being of our community is always our top priority. For your own safety and the safety of those around you, we strongly recommend that you wear a mask while on property and practice social distancing. We will have complimentary face coverings available at our events if you do not have one. For a full list of safety measures we are taking, please click here.

Get in the Giving spirit! Disney store is your donation destination for Toys for Tots this holiday season. Disney will donate $1 to Toys for Tots for every new, unwrapped toy donated at a Disney store in the U.S. from Nov. 1 – Dec. 13, 2020.

Join us as we admire the jewelry and symbols from ancient Egypt including examples from the museum’s own ancient Egyptian displays. We’ll create our own versions of scarab heart amulets, and other wearables inspired by artifacts while using everyday household materials. This workshop fulfills many of the requirements for the Junior Jewelry Girl Scout badge. A supply list will be provided with household materials to be used. Space is limited and registration is required. Recommended for ages 8+

Visit our Facebook page at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time every Tuesday for Museum of the Bible Storytime. Be sure to follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube channel for updates, and share the fun using hashtags #storytimeatMOTB and #museumfromhome!

For the first time in its 112-year history, the parade will also be streamed to viewers, giving the world a front-row seat to the annual Southern California spectacular. The virtual viewing experience will take place on multiple platforms including web, social media and the city’s local broadcast channel NBTV and will run all five nights of the parade. The show will include the parade’s entirety, the Ring of Lights home competition, entertaining interviews with participants and spotlights on the Grand Marshal frontline heroes and local charities.

North Pole Virtual Visit Make this holiday magical with a virtual visit to the North Pole! Santa's helpers have been working hard decking the halls for you and your family, so don’t be late! Choose from our list of enchanting experiences for a jolly good time. Visit with Santa Live from the North Pole...it’s Santa Claus! Enjoy exciting pre-session entertainment and a live virtual visit with Santa. For extra holiday fun, add storytime with Santa or Mrs. Claus to your session. Invite up to four guests for this experience. Storytime with The Clauses Shhhhh, it’s storytime! Choose a session with either Santa Claus or Mrs. Claus and gather the family around as they read you a story. Choose from a selection of stories and invite up to four guests to join. Enchant your family with this unforgettable experience. Pre-Recorded Personalized Santa Video Bring Santa and his magical world straight into your home! Receive a pre-recorded message from St. Nick that’s personalized just for you. Santa will record a video message to your kids based on information you provide in your family profile during your booking. Watch your children stare in amazement as they watch their very own video from Santa.

Join us for a virtual live animal encounter with our animal ambassadors at the museum over Zoom! Meet the fascinating characters our animal husbandry team cares for.

Unleash your creativity and show us your wild side. Whether you create a silly character, a topsy-turvy cup or bowl, or something else entirely, we want to see your imagination at work!