Date: 2017-12-01 15:46:32 | Story: Stephanie Maxwell |
There’s no shortage of holiday lights, sights, and festivities in The Natural State this month. Check out a few of these family friendly events.
Photo courtesy of Ballet Arkansas
HIT THE STREETS
Christmas cheer can be found at parades around the state
Dec. 1 // Rogers’ “A Hollywood Christmas” Parade
mainstreetrogers.com
Dec. 2 // Little Rock’s Big Jingle Jubilee Holiday Parade and Capitol Lighting
holidaysinlittlerock.com
Dec. 2 // Siloam Springs’ “Red, White & Who” Christmas Parade
siloamspringsheritageleague.com
Dec. 4 // Hot Springs’ “The Magic of Christmas” Parade
hotspringschristmasparade.com
Dec. 5 // 60th Annual Jacksonville Christmas Parade
cityofjacksonville.net
Dec. 7 // El Dorado’s “Christmas Through the Ages” Parade
goeldorado.com
Dec. 9 // Bentonville’s “12 Days of Christmas” Parade
downtownbentonville.org
SEE THE LIGHTS
Experience the state’s finest Christmas light displays
Nov. 17 through Jan. 1 // Lights of the Ozarks, Fayetteville
thelightsoftheozarks.com
Nov. 18 through Dec. 31 // Holiday Lights at Garvan Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs
garvangardens.org
Dec. 1-30 // Sherwood’s Enchanted Forest Trail of Lights, Sherwood
SHOP TILL YOU DROP
Still stuffing those stockings? Shop local at these holiday markets
Dec. 9 // Mistletoe Madness, Conway
conwayarkansas.org
Dec. 10 // Art of the Bar at South on Main, Little Rock
southonmain.com
Dec. 16 // The Little Craft Show, Bentonville
thelittlecraftshow.com
Dec. 17 // MagArts Holiday Handmade Market, Magnolia
magnoliaarts.net
ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES
Grab the kids for holiday events with a historical bent
Dec. 2 // Eureka Springs Preservation Society Christmas Tour of Homes, Eureka Springs
eurekaspringspreservationsociety.org
Dec. 2 // Christmas Forest Tree Lighting Ceremony at Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs
christmasatthecrescent.com
Dec. 3 // 50th Annual Christmas Frolic at Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock
historicarkansas.org
Dec. 3 // Old State House Holiday Open House, Little Rock
oldstatehouse.com
Dec. 3 // Mosaic Templars Holiday Open House, Little Rock
mosaictemplarscenter.com
Dec. 8 // 13th Ever Nog-Off at Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock
historicarkansas.org
GET YOUR TICKETS
Kick off the season with a holiday-themed performance
Dec. 2 // Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
waltonartscenter.org
Dec. 1-3 and 8-10 // Miracle on 34th Street at Pocket Community Theatre, Hot Springs
pockettheatre.com
Dec. 6-24 // Santaland Diaries at The Rep Annex Theatre, Little Rock
therep.org
Dec. 8-10 // Ballet Arkansas presents “The Nutcracker” at Robinson Center, Little Rock
balletarkansas.org
Dec. 15-17 // Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents Home for the Holidays at Robinson Center Little Rock
arkansassymphony.org
Dec. 17 // Home Free: A Country Christmas concert at Murphy Arts District, El Dorado
eldomad.com
Dec. 21 // Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker at Robinson Center, Little Rock
robinsoncentersecondact.com
Dec. 26 // Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at Robinson Center, Little Rock
robinsoncentersecondact.com
