Christmas Festivals continue with Markets, Holiday Lights and Celebrations. Plus a website update.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
Christmas Festivals are continuing for another week with all of the same Holiday Light Festivals and some different Christmas Markets and Holiday Celebrations.
Here are some interesting weekend festivals that I’ve noticed…
- Athens Sippin Cider Festival in Alabama
- Sherwood’s Enchanted Forest Trail of Lights in Arkansas
- Christmas in Sopchoppy in Florida
- Flowery Branch Christmas Market in Georgia
- St. “Nich” Christmas Fest in Kentucky
- Christmas on the Bayou Festival and Fireworks in Louisiana
- Christmas on the Town Green in Mississippi
- Southern Fried Chanukah in North Carolina
- Hometown Christmas Festival at Boondock Farms in South Carolina
- Granville Country Christmas in Tennessee
- Christmas in Sedalia in Virginia
And so much more!
The Holiday Fests are going to continue for a few more weeks.
So while you’re either celebrating the holidays, shopping or just dealing with end-of-the-year activities, I am preparing the 2026 Festival Guides.
Did you know that the 2026 Festival Guide is right UNDER the 2025 Festival Guide? – It’s true!
And I’ve been updating the listings in this holiday period, already having gone through January through March and currently working on April. I’m hoping get through May (maybe even June) by the end of the month.
If you are involved in any festival yourself, feel free to send me an email with the 2026 dates!
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Have a great weekend, everyone!
If you happen to be in Ohio this weekend, check this weekend’s post at OhioFestivals.net to see what’s going on. You can find this week’s post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-121425/
And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-121425
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-121425
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: December 11-14, 2025
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.
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Reviews for Festivals this Week
12/8-12/14 – Lights Under Louisville V – Louisville – My Review
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Only want to see festivals in your state?
Go directly to your State Festival Guide.
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Oregon | Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington | Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
Otherwise, continue down for all of this weekend’s festivals…
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ALABAMA
12/8-12/14 – Christmas in the Park III – Arab
12/8-12/14 – Lights of Noel IV – Birmingham
12/8-12/14 – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure IV – Birmingham
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Light Spectacular III – Dothan
12/8-12/14 – Christmas at the Falls IV – Gadsden
12/8-12/14 – Galaxy of Lights V – Huntsville
12/8-12/14 – Rocket City Christmas Light Show IV – Madison
12/8-12/14 – Christmas in the Park II – Millry
12/8-12/14 – Christmas Nights in Lights IV – Mobile
12/8-12/14 – Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo II – Montgomery
Weekend continues below…
12/8-12/14 – Oxford Festival of Lights IV – Oxford
12/8-12/14 – Magic Christmas in Lights IV – Theodore
12/8-12/14 – Christmas in Ansley IV – Troy
12/9 – A Main Street Christmas – Prattville
12/11-12/14 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt IV – Cullman
12/11-12/14 – Coastal Christmas Walk II – Daphne
12/12-12/14 – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration IV – Birmingham
12/12-12/14 – Christkindlmarket – Huntsville
12/12-12/14 – Santa Land III – Rogersville
12/13 – Athens Sippin Cider Festival – Athens
12/13 – It’s a Dickens Christmas Y’All – Tuscumbia
12/13 – Christmas on the Coosa – Wetumpka
12/13-12/14 – Art Society of Jackson County Christmas Market – Scottsboro
ARKANSAS
12/8-12/14 – White River Wonderland III – Batesville
12/8-12/14 – Lights of the Delta III – Blytheville
12/8-12/14 – Corning Christmas in the Park III – Corning
12/8-12/14 – Drive-Thru Lights at The Great Passion Play III – Eureka Springs
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights at Garvan Gardens IV – Hot Springs
12/8-12/14 – Jonesboro Christmas at the Park III – Jonesboro
12/8-12/14 – Coulter Celebration of Lights IV – Mountain Home
12/8-12/14 – Enchanted Land of Lights and Legends III – Pine Bluff
12/8-12/14 – Sherwood’s Enchanted Forest Trail of Lights III – Sherwood
12/10-12/14 – GloWild Lantern Festival VI – Little Rock
12/12 – Holiday Glow – Russellville
12/13 – Holiday Market on the Downtown Square III – Fayetteville
FLORIDA
12/8-12/14- Holiday Fantasy of Lights IV – Coconut Creek
12/8-12/14 – Magic of Lights at Daytona International Speedway IV – Daytona Beach
12/8-12/14 – Tampa Bay’s Festival of Lights and Santa’s Village III – Dover
12/8-12/14 – Edison and Ford Holiday Nights Celebration III – Fort Myers
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights in the Gardens III – Largo
12/8-12/14 – Suwannee Lights III – Live Oak
12/8-12/14 – Johnsonville Night Lights in the Garden III – Naples
12/8-12/14 – Dazzling Nights Orlando III – Orlando
12/8-12/14 – Fantasy Lights Festival III – Palm Coast
12/8-12/14 – Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Festival of Lights II – White Springs
12/10-12/14 – Night Garden VI – Coral Gables
12/11-12/14 – The Wonderland of Lights II – Auburndale
12/11-12/14 – Dickens on Centre – Fernandina Beach
12/11-12/14 – Glowing Gardens at Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens III – Jacksonville
Weekend continues below…
12/11-12/14 – Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival – Palm Beach
12/11-12/14 – Pinecrest Gardens Night of Lights II – Pinecrest
12/11-12/14 – The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Asian Lantern Festival V – Sanford
12/11-12/14* – Blessed Trinity Parish Festival – Virginia Gardens
12/12 – There’s Snow Place Like Tarpon Springs – Tarpon Springs
12/12-12/13 – Orlando Korea Festival – Orlando
12/12-12/14 – An Old Fashioned Country Christmas at Raprager Family Farm III – Odessa
12/12-12/14 – Christmas Asian Mega Night Food and Winter Market – St. Petersburg
12/12-12/14 – Christmas in the Wild III – Tampa
12/12-12/14 – Drive Thru Light Show IV – West Palm Beach
Weekend continues below…
12/12-12/14 – Santa’s Wonderland Festival – Wimauma
12/13 – Mistletoe Market – Bartow
12/13 – Chiefland Christmas Festival – Chiefland
12/13 – Treasure Coast Wine and Ale Trail Festival – Fort Pierce
12/13 – Milton’s Blackwater Holiday Fest – Milton
12/13 – Snow in the Park – Mount Dora
12/13 – Okeechobee Main Street Christmas Festival – Okeechobee
12/13 – iL Mercato Christmas Bazaar – Port St. Lucie
12/13 – Christmas in Sopchoppy – Sopchoppy
12/13 – Cracker Christmas Parade and Festival – Umatilla
12/13-12/14 – Boca Raton Fine Art Show III – Boca Raton
12/13-12/14 – American German Club Christkindlmarkt – Lake Worth
12/13-12/14* – Mayhem Ranch Winter Festival I – Morriston
12/14 – Sanford Food Truck Fiesta XII – Sanford
GEORGIA
12/8-12/14 – Garden Lights, Holiday Nights V – Atlanta
12/8-12/14 – IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Lantern Festival IV – Atlanta
12/8-12/14 – Magical Nights of Lights V – Buford
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights at Veteran’s Park IV – Canton
12/8-12/14 – Lights of Life III – Marietta
12/8-12/14 – Glow Light Show V – Lawrenceville
12/8-12/14- Lights of the South IV – Grovetown
12/8-12/14 – Enchanted Garden of Lights V – Lookout Mountain
12/8-12/14 – World of Illumination: Candy Rush V – Marietta
12/8-12/14 – Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Resort and Gardens V – Pine Mountain
12/8-12/14 – Savannah Christmas Market (Christmas on the River) IV – Savannah
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights of Hope III – Woodstock
Weekend continues below…
12/9-12/14 – A Country Christmas at Pettit Creek Farms III – Cartersville
12/10-12/14 – Winter Wonderlights IV – Athens
12/10-12/14 – Atlanta Christkindl Market III – Lawrenceville
12/11 – Flowery Branch Christmas Market – Flowery Branch
12/11-12/12 – Victorian Christmas – Thomasville
12/11-12/13 – Mountain Country Christmas in Lights III – Hiawassee
12/12 – Warrenton Hometown Christmas – Warrenton
12/12-12/13 – Christmas at the Crossing – Cartersville
12/12-12/13 – Christmas Market II (Dahlonega Old Fashioned Christmas) – Dahlonega
12/12-12/13 – Decatur Holiday Marketplace and Cafe – Decatur
12/12-12/13 – December Nights and Holiday Lights III – Savannah
12/12-12/14 – Christmas Lights at A.H. Stephens State Park III – Crawfordville
12/12-12/14 – Stone Mountain Christmas VI – Stone Mountain
12/13 – Dickens in Dillard – Dillard
12/13 – Miracle on Main Street: Parade and Christmas Market – Fayetteville
12/13 – Merry Main Street Christmas Festival – Hahira
12/13-12/14 – Holiday Hooray – Athens
KENTUCKY
12/8-12/13 – Christmas in the Mountains II – Inez
12/8-12/14 – Winter Wonderland of Lights IV – Ashland
12/8-12/14 – Christmas in the Park Light Show III – Benton
12/8-12/14 – Light Up The Fair V – Burlington
12/8-12/14 – Christmas Island IV – Burnside
12/8-12/14 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park III – Elizabethtown
12/8-12/14* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest IV – Florence – DISCONTINUED
12/8-12/14 – Patti’s Festival of Lights VI – Grand Rivers
12/8-12/14 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival III – Lexington
12/8-12/14 – Lights Under Louisville V – Louisville – My Review
12/8-12/14 – Christmas at Panther Creek III – Owensboro
12/8-12/14 – Christmas in the Park III – Paducah
12/11-12/13 – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter III – Williamstown
12/12 – Christmas in the Park – Eddyville
12/12-12/14 – Festival of Lights III – Mayfield
12/12-12/14 – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill III – Millersburg
12/13 – Rockin’ Around the Village (formerly All is Bright) – Louisville
12/13 – St. “Nich” Christmas Fest – Nicholasville
12/13-12/14 – A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair II – Eminence
LOUISIANA
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General IV – Baton Rouge
12/8-12/14 – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens III – Baton Rouge
12/8-12/14 – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo III – Baton Rouge
12/8-12/14 – Candy Cane Lane VI – Calhoun
12/8-12/14 – Spirit of Christmas III – Destrehan
12/8-12/14 – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village III – Kenner
12/8-12/14 – Noel Acadian au Village II – Lafayette
12/8-12/14 – Christmas in Lafreniere Park II – Metairie
12/8-12/14 – Celebration in the Oaks III – New Orleans
12/8-12/14 – Christmas in the Park II – Thibodaux
12/10-12/14 – Reindeer Trails IV – Greenwood
12/10-12/14 – Dark Woods Christmas III – Natchitoches
12/11-12/13 – Greenway Supernova – New Orleans
Weekend continues below…
12/11-12/13 – Lincoln Lights Up the Pines II – Ruston
12/12 – Christmas at TerraBella Tree Lighting and Holiday Marketplace – Covington
12/12-12/13 – Holiday Light Safari III – Alexandria
12/12-12/13 – Holiday Kids Fest III – Natchitoches
12/12-12/14 – Christmas in the Park at Moncus Park – Lafayette
12/12-12/14 – Festival of the Bonfires – Lutcher
12/12-12/14 – Christmas in Roseland III – Shreveport
12/12-12/14 – Bayou Christmas/Christmas Under the Stars I – Slidell
12/12-12/14 – Christmas at Kiroli III – West Monroe
12/13 – Abbeville Cajun Christmas Celebration – Abbeville
12/13 – Bossier Night Market IV – Bossier City
12/13 – Christmas in Haughton – Haughton
Weekend continues below…
12/13 – Lake Arthur Christmas Winter Wonderland – Lake Arthur
12/13 – Cowboy Christmas Market and Chili Cook-off – Loranger
12/13 – Mandeville Trailhead Holiday Market – Mandeville
12/13 – Many Christmas Festival – Many
12/13 – Christmas ‘Round the Cabin – Merryville
12/13 – Christmas on Main Street – Oakdale
12/13 – Christmas Market on the Alley – West Monroe
12/13-12/14 – Christmas Festival at Sugar Roots Farm – New Orleans
12/14 – Christmas on the Bayou Festival and Fireworks – Cottonport
MISSISSIPPI
12/8-12/14 – Brandon Magic of Lights IV – Brandon
12/8-12/14 – Canton Christmas Festival III – Canton
12/8-12/14 – 50 Nights of Lights VI – Cleveland
12/8-12/14 – Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival III – Gulfport
12/8-12/14 – Light Garden III – Olive Branch
12/8-12/14 – The Southern Lights IV – Pearl
12/12-12/13 – Country Christmas Festival – Tylertown
12/12-12/14 – Lights of the Wild II – Hattiesburg
12/13 – Christmas on the Town Green – Diamondhead
NORTH CAROLINA
12/8-12/14 – Lake Julian Festival of Lights III – Arden
12/8-12/14 – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights V – Asheville
12/8-12/14 – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular VI – Bryson City
12/8-12/14 – NC Chinese Lantern Festival V – Cary
12/8-12/14 – Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular III – Charlotte
12/8-12/14 – Speedway Christmas IV – Charlotte
12/8-12/14 – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights V – Clemmons
12/8-12/14 – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights III – Hampstead
12/8-12/14 – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights V – Kannapolis
12/8-12/14 – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza IV – Kings Mountain
12/8-12/14 – Winterfest at Tryon International V – Mill Spring
12/8-12/14 – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park IV – Troutman
12/8-12/14 – Lake Myra Christmas Lights III – Wendell
12/8-12/14 – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department III – Wilson
Weekend continues below…
12/10-12/13 – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights IV – Manteo
12/10-12/14 – Holidays at the Garden III – Belmont
12/10-12/14 – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center IV – Greensboro
12/10-12/14 – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights III – Youngsville
12/11-12/14 – Light the Knights Festival III – Charlotte
12/11-12/14 – Lights on the Neuse at Boyette Family Farms III – Clayton
12/11-12/14 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark III – Denton
12/11-12/14 – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights III – Elizabethtown
12/11-12/14 – McLaurin Farms Christmas Festival I – Greensboro
12/12 – A Classic Christmas in Mooresville – Mooresville
12/12-12/13 – St. Nicholas European Christmas Market – Raleigh
12/12-12/13 – Christmas in the Ferry – Sneads Ferry
12/12-12/14 – Kersey Valley Christmas III – Archdale
Weekend continues below…
12/12-12/14 – Tweetsie Christmas III – Blowing Rock
12/12-12/14 – Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) III – Charlotte
12/12-12/14 – Winterfest at Carowinds V – Charlotte
12/12-12/14 – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival III – Cleveland
12/12-12/14 – Festival of Lights at Sweet Valley Ranch III – Fayetteville
12/12-12/14 – Christmas Lights on the Farm III – Middlesex
12/13 – Belville’s Christmas Craft Fair and Festival II – Belville
12/13 – Holiday Magic – Burlington
12/13 – ArtSpin: A Downtown Christmas Celebration – Wilson
12/14 – Southern Fried Chanukah – Charlotte
12/14 – Rocky Mount Mill Chill – Rocky Mount
12/14 – Handcrafted Holiday Market – Wilmington
SOUTH CAROLINA
12/8-12/14 – Anderson Christmas Lights III – Anderson
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Festival of Lights V – Charleston
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights on the River III – Columbia
12/8-12/14 – Fireflies Holiday Lights IV – Columbia
12/8-12/14 – Riverbanks Zoo Wild Lights IV – Columbia
12/8-12/14 – Celebrate the Season Holiday Lights III – Moncks Corner
12/8-12/14 – The Great Christmas Light Show III – North Myrtle Beach
12/8-12/14 – Children’s Garden Christmas and Kid’s Walk IV – Orangeburg
12/8-12/14 – MarshWalk Wonderland of Lights III – Murrells Inlet
12/8-12/14 – Winter Wonderland at the Beach III – Myrtle Beach
Weekend continues below…
12/8-12/14 – Swan Lake Fantasy of Lights II – Sumter
12/8-12/14 – Magic of Lights: Hollywild IV – Wellford
12/11-12/14 – Nights of a Thousand Candles III – Murrells Inlet
12/11-12/14 – Santa’s Southern Lights at Sara’s IV – Trenton
12/12-12/13 – Pendleton Christmas Market III – Pendleton
12/12-12/14 – CHRISTkindlmarkt Charleston II – Charleston
12/12-12/14 – Upstate Holiday Light Show III – Easley
12/12-12/14 – Yuletide Unicorn and Night-Light Twinkling Light Show IV – Fountain Inn
12/12-12/14 – Foodies Food and Culture Festival – Myrtle Beach
12/13 – Carolina Bay Holiday Festival – Charleston
12/13 – Hometown Christmas Festival at Boondock Farms – Jackson
12/13 – Holiday Market and Craft Show – Mt. Pleasant
12/13-12/14 – Christmas in Hopelands I – Aiken
12/13-12/14 – Bierkeller Weihnachtsmarkt III – Columbia
12/14 – Chanukah in the Square – Charleston
12/14 – Hilton Head Island Hanukkah Celebration – Hilton Head Island
TENNESSEE
12/8-12/14 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights V – Nashville
12/8-12/14 – Food City Speedway in Lights IV – Bristol
12/8-12/14 – Franktown’s Festival of Lights IV – Franklin
12/8-12/14 – Lights Over Gatlinburg VI – Gatlinburg
12/8-12/14 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland IV – Johnson City
12/8-12/14 – Chad’s Winter Wonderland III – Lebanon
12/8-12/14 – The Dancing Lights of Christmas VI – Lebanon
12/8-12/14 – Christmas at Gaylord Opryland VI – Nashville
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens IV – Nashville
12/8-12/14 – Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas VII – Pigeon Forge
Weekend continues below…
12/8-12/14 – Shadrack’s Snowy Mountain Village V – Sevierville
12/8-12/14 – Skyland Ranch Festival of Lights VI – Sevierville
12/9-12/14 – Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees V – Memphis
12/10-12/14 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Chattanooga Zoo IV – Chattanooga
12/11-12/14 – Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival V – Memphis
12/12 – Franklin Holiday Spirits Cocktail Festival – Franklin
12/12 – Christmas in the Park – Loudon
12/12-12/13 – A Candlelight Christmas – Clinton
12/12-12/13 – Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park III – Memphis
12/12-12/14 – Christkindlesmarkt III – Knoxville
12/13 – Bell Buckle Old Fashioned Christmas II – Bell Buckle
12/13 – Del Rio Christmas Bazaar – Del Rio
12/13 – Granville Country Christmas – Granville
12/13 – Madisonville Christmas Festival on the Square – Madisonville
12/13-12/14 – Dickens of a Christmas – Franklin
12/13-12/14 – Knoxville Holiday Market II – Knoxville
VIRGINIA
12/8-12/14 – Buchanan Festival of Lights II – Buchanan
12/8-12/14 – Bull Run Festival of Lights V – Centreville
12/8-12/14 – Illuminate Light Show and Santa’s Village IV – Doswell
12/8-12/14 – Bright Nights on the Bluffwalk IV – Lynchburg
12/8-12/14 – Garden of Lights VI – Norfolk
12/8-12/14 – GardenFest of Lights IV – Richmond
12/8-12/14 – Lighted Nights at Claude Moore Park II – Sterling
12/8-12/14 – Meadowlark Gardens Winter Walk of Lights VI – Vienna
12/8-12/14 – Busch Gardens Christmas Town V – Williamsburg
Weekend continues below…
12/11-12/14 – Winter Wander V – Charlottesville
12/11-12/14 – Suffolk Festival of Lights III – Suffolk
12/11-12/14 – Winter Lantern Festival IV – Tysons
12/11-12/14 – Winter Lantern Festival: Williamsburg V – Williamsburg
12/11-12/14 – Williamsburg Christmas Market III – Williamsburg
12/12 – Dickens of a Christmas II – Roanoke
12/12-12/14 – Fairfax City Holiday Market II – Fairfax
12/12-12/14 – Winter Capital Art and Craft Festival – Richmond
12/13 – Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show – Alexandria
12/13 – Christmas in Sedalia – Big Island
12/13 – Fa La La Land I – Chesapeake
12/13 – Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival – Portsmouth
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Oregon * Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington * Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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