Holiday events around the Cape Fear

CAPE FEAR, NC (WWAY) — With the holiday season around the corner, there are a number of fun events going on.

Here are all the parades, tree lightings, and other fun Christmas activities in the Cape Fear Region.

Bladen County

Elizabethtown Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting

• Sunday, November 30th
• 6 p.m.
• Elizabethtown Courthouse

Brunswick County

Belville Christmas Festival

• Saturday, December 13th
• 5 p.m.
• Belville Riverwalk Park

Belville Christmas Market

• Saturday, December 13th
• 10 a.m.
• Belville Riverwalk Park

City of Southport Holiday Tree Lighting

• Friday, December 5th
• 6 p.m.
• Downtown Southport

City of Southport Winterfest Craft Market

• Saturday, December 13th
• 10 a.m.
• Bay Street in Downtown Southport

Town of Leland Tree Lighting

• Sunday, December 7th
• 6 p.m.
• Leland Town Hall

Columbus County 

Chadbourn Christmas Parade

• Saturday, December 6th
• 2 p.m.
• Downtown Chadbourn

Lake Waccamaw Christmas Tree Lighting

• Friday, December 5th
• 6 p.m.
• Lake Waccamaw Town Hall on Flemington Drive

Tabor City Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting

• Thursday, December 4th
• 6:15 p.m.
• Downtown Tabor City / Tabor City Public Library

Town of Bolton Christmas Parade

• Sunday, December 14th
• 3 p.m.
• Downtown Bolton

Whiteville Christmas Parade

• Saturday, December 6th
• 6 p.m.
• Downtown Whiteville

New Hanover County 

Carolina Beach Island of Lights: Lighting at the Lake

• Friday, November 28th
• 6 p.m. start, 7 p.m. lighting
• N Lake Park Blvd and Atlanta Avenue, Carolina Beach, NC 28428

Carolina Beach Christmas Palm Tree Lighting

• Sunday, December 7th
• 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• 1800 Carolina Beach Avenue N Carolina Beach, NC 28428

City of Wilmington Holiday Tree Lighting (Two sessions)

• Friday, November 28th
• 5 p.m.
• On the corner of Market and Water streets

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• Thursday, December 4th
• 6 p.m.
• Riverfront Park, 10 Cowan Street

City of Wilmington Holiday Parade

• Sunday, December 7th
• 6 p.m.
• Front St, between Walnut St and Church St, will be closed to traffic starting at 5:00 p.m. and will reopen at 7:15 p.m.

Christmas Parade at Carolina Beach

• Friday, December 5th
• 7 p.m.
• Lake Park Blvd

Enchanted Airlie

• Friday November 28th, ends December 21st.
• Airlie Gardens

Festival of Trees at The Davis Community

• December 9th, 2025 thru January 4th, 2026
• 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• The Davis Community in Porters Neck

Historic Downtown Holiday Drone Shows

• December 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
• 7:30 p.m.
• Water Street in Downtown Wilmington

Kure Beach Holiday Whoobie Whatty

• Friday, December 19th
• 6 p.m.
• 105 Atlantic Avenue

NC Holiday Flotilla at Wrightsville Beach

• Saturday, November 29th
• 6 p.m.
• 1 Bob Sawyer Drive

Thalian Hall Christmas Celebration

• Monday, December 1st
• 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. start for A Christmas Carol…. 6 p.m. tree lighting
• Thalian Hall

Town of Wrightsville Beach Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

• Friday, November 28th
• 5:30 p.m.
• 321 Causeway Drive

Pender County

Burgaw Christmas Tree Lighting

• Saturday, November 29th
• 5 p.m.
• Courthouse Square

Christmas Comes to Currie

• Saturday, December 13th
• 10 a.m.
• Moores Creek National Battlefield

Hampstead Christmas Tree Lighting

• Friday, December 5th
• 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Hampstead Kiwanis Park

Santa Comes to Currie

• Saturday, December 13th
• 1 p.m.
• Moores Creek National Battlefield

Topsail Beach Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting

• Saturday, November 29th
• 4:30 p.m.
•  Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel

This article will be actively updated as WWAY receives more information.