Here's a list of local Christmas parades and other Holiday Events in the Roanoke and Lynchburg areas for 2022!
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Thursday, December 1:
Vinton Christmas Parade 6:00 pm
Brookneal Christmas Parade 7:00 pm
Buena Vista Christmas Parade 7:00 pm
Friday, December 2:
Franklin County/Rocky Mount Christmas Parade 5:30 pm
Lexington Christmas Parade 6:00 pm
Salem Tree Lighting and Christmas Parade 6:00 pm
Amherst Christmas Parade 6:30 pm
Saturday, December 3:
Appomattox Christmas Parade 11:00 am
Bedford Christmas Parade 11:00 am
Altavista Christmas Parade 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 4:
Lynchburg Christmas Parade 4:00 pm
Danville Riverview Rotary Christmas Parade 5:00 pm
Friday, December 9:
Roanoke Christmas Parade 6:30 pm
Christiansburg Christmas Parade 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 10:
Buchanan Christmas Parade 4:00 pm
Nelson County Christmas Parade, Lovingston at 6:00 pm
Sunday, December 11:
Rustburg Christmas Parade 3:00 pm
Gretna Christmas Parade 4:30 PM
Other Holiday Events:
Winter Lights Carnival, Motor Mile Speedway, Radford/Fairlawn, Dec. 2 through Jan. 1
Land of Lights, Rocky Mount, Now through to Dec. 25
Parade of Christmas Trees at the Vinton War Memorial, Now through Jan 2
Buchanan Festival of Trees, Now through Jan 1
Fashions for Evergreens at Hotel Roanoke, Now through Jan. 1
Bedford Festival of Trees, Now through Jan. 6
Holiday Ice Skating, Lancerlot Sports Complex, Vinton, Now through Dec. 17
Illuminights at Explore Park, Various Dates through Dec. 30
Celebration of Light and Life, Richfield Living, Salem, Nov. 29 at 6:00 pm
Holiday Candlelight Tours at Poplar Forest, Various Dates, Dec. 1 through Dec. 16
Celebration of Lights: Grand Illumination Pedestrian Night, Riverside Park, Lynchburg, Dec. 2, 5-10 pm
Village Tree Lighting, Historic Courthouse in Rustburg, Dec. 2 at 6:00 pm
Dickens of a Christmas Tree Lighting, Downtown Roanoke, Dec. 2 at 6:00 pm
Holiday Pops, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Salem Civic Center, Dec. 2 at 7:30 pm
Breakfast With Santa, Hotel Roanoke, Dec. 3, 8am, 10am, 12pm
Gingerbread Festival, Salem, Dec. 3, 10am - 2pm
Bedford Community Tree Lighting, Dec. 3 at 3:00 pm
Candy Cane Express, Roanoke Transportation Museum, Dec. 3 10am - 4pm, Dec. 4 from 12-4pm
Grinch Visits Lovingston Vol Fire Dept, Dec. 3 at 3:00 pm
Grandin Village Winterfest, Dec. 3, 3-7pm
Old Southwest Festival of Lights, Roanoke, Dec. 3 through Dec. 31, 6-9 pm
Happy Holidays with the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, Academy Center of the Arts, Dec. 3 at 7:30
Hermitage Roanoke's Festival of Lights, Dec. 3 through Jan. 1
Annual Tree Lighting at Craddock Terry Hotel, Downtown Lynchburg, Dec. 4 at 6:00 pm
Candlelight Concert, Randolph College, Dec. 8 at 7:30 pm
Christmas at the Market, Christiansburg, Dec. 9 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Breakfast With Santa, Brookville Timberlake Vol. Fire Dept, Forest, Dec. 10 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Afternoon With the Grinch, Mellow Mushroom, Lynchburg, Dec. 10 & Dec. 11 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Christmas at Avoca, Avoca Museum, Altavista, Dec. 10, 11am - 5pm, Dec. 11 from 1-5pm