Charlotte Christmas VillageCharlotte Christmas Village is a quaint European-inspired Christmas Market in Uptown’s Romare Bearden Park. Guests can come and enjoy holiday classics like Austrian strudels, hot mulled wine and cider, cookies and glazed nuts! Check the schedule online for entertainment performances and visits from Santa!
Holidays at the GardenNovember 17 – December 31, Daniel Stowe Botanical GardenThe Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden glows with holiday spirit during Holidays at the Garden. Guests can enjoy live music, holiday shopping, crackling fires and the Children’s Holiday Discovery Trail of activities. Model train displays, trees of orchids, and more than 600,000 lights and illuminated displays make the holidays come alive at this Christmas event.
Speedway ChristmasNovember 19 – December 31, Charlotte Motor SpeedwayThis year’s Speedway Christmas will have over 3,000,000 show lights with a new and greatly improved lights-to-music drive-thru section along the 3.5 mile course. The Christmas Village at the Speedway includes a petting zoo, Bethlehem village, photos with Santa, and more. Fans can sit in their cars and watch
FOX 46 Movie Nights on the giant Speedway TV every Thursday-Sunday. Movies will begin at 6:30 p.m. each night, with a second showing immediately after.
Carowinds WinterFestCarowinds comes alive for the holiday season with WinterFest. The park is packed with sights, sounds and food from the holiday season and the state line will shine bright with over 5 million lights and a 70 foot tree with lavish displays. See the schedule online for dates and times throughout the month.
Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas RocksDecember 5, 8:00 p.m., Ovens AuditoriumEx-Stray Cats front man Brian Setzer launched the Brian Setzer Orchestra, an 18-piece swing and jump blues band, in the 1990s and is coming to Charlotte for his annual holiday extravaganza. The band plays their top hits as well as classic Christmas songs and inspired guitar work by Setzer himself. This show is perfect for fans of big bands, jazz and rockabilly, and classic holiday tunes!
Les MiserablesDecember 13 – 17, Ovens AuditouriumLes Miserables has been called the world’s most popular musical, telling a story of broken dreams, unanswered love, passion, sacrifice and redemption. The musical comes to Ovens Auditorium with new staging and scenery for a show like never before.
Belk BowlDecember 29, Bank of America StadiumThe annual postseason Belk Bowl is a Charlotte classic! The game features a matchup of the No. 2 team from the SEC against the No. 2 team from the ACC. This game day kicks off early with a free Fan Fest in the Mint Street area next to the stadium.