Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights Experience the charm of the original French colony in Louisiana (1714) during the Festival of Lights and Christmas Festival, one of the nation's oldest community-based holiday celebrations. The Festival of Lights begins November 22 and lasts into the New Year. The Natchitoches (Nack-a-tish) Christmas Festival has been held on the first weekend in December since 1927. This annual event draws in excess of 100,000 visitors each year for the parade, live entertainment, food fair, arts and crafts show and a spectacular fireworks show over the scenic Cane River Lake.
Mini-festivals are held every weekend in December with a Holiday Tour of Homes, entertainment and fireworks every Saturday and at midnight on New Year's Eve. November 20, 2010 – January 6, 2011 Accomodations in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg Williamsburg welcomes the Christmas season with a magnificent spectacle of candles, fireworks, and music. Performances are held on multiple stages in the Historic Area and continue after the fireworks, which are set off from three locations simultaneously.
Colonial Williamsburg's seasonal programs range from an elegant wine dinner with Thomas Jefferson to breakfast with Santa Claus. Choose from live theatre for children or 18th-century performances on period instruments. Enjoy Christmas breakfast in a tavern or a full-blown New Year's Eve gala. Attend a seminar and learn the secrets of creating Williamsburg's signature decorations. Whatever your choice, you’ll remember a Colonial Williamsburg Christmas visit. November 25 - December 31, 2010 Williamsburg VA Accomodations in Williamsburg, Virginia
Christmas in Bethlehem (PA) Christened "Bethlehem" by Moravians on Christmas Eve 1741, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the Christmas City. Join us this holiday season for a celebration like no other. From carriage rides to Christkindlmarkt, make the Christmas City part of your family's holiday tradition! November 21 - December 31, 2010 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Accomodations in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto Continuing a wonderful holiday tradition begun as a gift to our community in 1988, The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights welcomes all who seek the true spirit and meaning of Christmas. Through the presentation of spectacular lights, hourly music concerts, outdoor caroling, and other family entertainment,
The Grotto's festival surrounds visitors with the traditional sights and sounds of this wondrous holiday season. Few holiday celebrations can hope to compare with the grandeur offered by The Grotto's pristine sanctuary garden setting with magnificent architecture, towering firs, and an angel-covered Cliffside as a backdrop. November 26, 2010 through December 30, 2010 Closed Christmas Day. The Grotto, Portland, Oregon Accomodations in Portland, Oregon
The Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay In 1985 a holiday tradition began at Oglebay and soon spread throughout the city of Wheeling. The first year, displays and landscape lighting covered 125 acres over a three-mile drive throughout the resort. Since then the show has grown into one of the nation's largest, covering more than three hundred acres over a six-mile drive throughout the resort.
The Winter Festival of Lights is viewable nightly from dusk to 11:00 p.m. Each vehicle is asked to make a one time donation, which remains valid for the entire festival season. Trolley tours are offered several times each night beginning at Wilson Lodge. Oglebay, and the Winter Festival of Lights, is located 4 miles from I-70 at Exit 2A. It is 60 miles from Pittsburgh via I-79 south and I-70 west; 120 miles from Columbus via I-70 east; and 150 miles from Cleveland via I-77 south and I-70 east. November 12, 2010 - January 2, 2011 Accomodations in Wheeling, West Virginia
Winter Festival of Lights Niagara Falls Visit the Niagara Falls CAA Winter Festival of Lights, Canada's foremost illumination festival in spectacular Niagara Falls, Ontario - as we capture the magic of the holiday season.
The CAA Winter Festival of Lights turns Niagara Falls into a winter wonderland, with over three million sparkling lights along a 5km route, Niagara Falls ice skating at the TD RINK at the Brink, grand holiday displays throughout the city, and unique Niagara Falls events like the Christmas Concert Series with the Glen Campbell and Classic Country featuring Gene Watson, Jimmy Fortune, Helen Cornelius and Shotgun Red.