Kick off the holiday season with the lighting of the Christmas tree at City Hall at 5:30 p.m.! Bring your family and friends to enjoy fun activities for kids, including hayrides, face painting, crafts, and of course, a visit with Santa at Courthouse Square Park!
Plus, enjoy food trucks, street vendors, and our local downtown shops with special extended hours make it the perfect night for holiday shopping and fun!
Schedule of Events
5:30: Tree Lighting at City Hall (2nd St)
5:45: North Stanly High School Handbells (2nd & Main)
6:30: Melissa Kathleen’s School of Dance (2nd & Main)
Courthouse Square Park Attractions
• Visit with Santa
• Albemarle Fire and Police Bake Sale
• Albemarle Downtown Hospitality Table
(Stop by and enter into the raffle and find out which businesses the Elves)
Elf Hunt
• Find the magic elves located in downtown businesses and take a selfie
• Post and tag the business and Albemarle Downtown
• Every post is an entry to win a raffle prize from an Albemarle Downtown Business
Ongoing Free Activities
• Christmas Cartoons & Popcorn
(Christmas Tree at City Hall)
• Candy Cane Lane Photo
(E. Main across from Courthouse Square Park)
•Kid's Crafts (Library)
• Inflatables (Library parking lot)
• Christmas Open House & Candlelight Tour: Historic 1852 Isaiah Snuggs House (112 N 3rd)
• Hayrides (depart from N 2nd & North Streets)
• Face Painting (old Alameda Theater and Courthouse Plaza entrance)
• Model Train Display
(Albemarle Music Store, 235 W Main St)
Additional Performances:
• 5:30-7:30 Joy Almond at Lulu’s Teahouse
• 6:30 Stanly County Chorale at Central UMC
• 7pm Handel’s Messiah at First Lutheran Church
Courthouse Plaza Christmas Market
• S'mores
•Craft Table by The Art Place
• Kathryn Blalock - Crochet
• Face Painting
• Uwharrie Players Season Memberships
Check out stores with extended hours!
Plus, street vendors and food trucks!
Visit Downtown Businesses
• Albemarle Music Store
• Top Dollar
• Make It Personal
• Starnes Bramlett Jewelers
• Lulu's Teahouse & Treasures
• Livi Bug's Boutique
• Sisters Beauty Merle Norman
• Monica & Co. Hemp Company
