December is here and we know that means it is time to celebrate holiday events around Charlotte and the end of the year. There are more opportunities to get out and enjoy time with family and friends this year. Most of the activities below are outdoors, think Covid-friendly.

Outdoor Fun

Ice Skating
Nov. 11 – Mid-Feb. – U.S. National Whitewater Center
Winterfest
Nov. 13 – Jan. 9 – Carowinds
Speedway Christmas Lights
Nov. 19 – Jan. 16 – Charlotte Motor Speedway

Shop ’til you drop

Charlotte Christmas Village
Nov. 24 – Dec. 23 – Truist Field
Holidays at the Garden
Nov. 26 – Jan. 2 – Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Shop Small Saturday Market
Nov. 27 – Dec. 18 – South End

Sip & Stroll

Fourth Ward Holiday Sip & Stroll
Dec. 2- Dec. 4 – W 9th Street & N Poplar Street

Enjoy A Show

Charlotte Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”
Dec. 3 – Dec. 23 – Belk Theater at The Blumenthal

Annual Traditions

Gingerbread Lane
Dec. 3 – Dec.26 – The Ballantyne Hotel