The holiday lighting of the USS North Carolina will be from December 1st to January 5th.

The Poplar Grove Plantation will dress up its manor house with holiday decorations from the Old South era. Open house will be on December 2nd.

Colonial Christmas will be held at the Burgwin Wright House Museum on December 15-16th. This historic home was built in 1771. It will be decorated for the holidays as it would have been in colonial days. There will be music, food and reenactments.

Christmas by the Sea Festival, a holiday event will be held in Southport December 1-17th. Southport is on the NC Coast. There will be concerts, a parade, tree lighting, home tours and a lighted boat flotilla.

The Coastal Carolina Christmas Walk will be held in Beaufort NC on December 8th. Beaufort is near Morehead City and Atlantic Beach. Visit historic sites that are decorated for the holidays as they would have in colonial days. You can ride the double decker bus tour through the historic district and hear Colonial Christmas music play.