While we may not be dashing through the snow anytime soon, that doesn’t mean our holiday season can’t still be filled with jingle bells, shimmering lights, or boughs of holly! Check out these festive events that are sure to fill you with holiday cheer all month long!

Parades

From the sea to the street- holiday parades are in full swing this month! Bundle up and grab a lawn chair and your favorite travel mug of hot cocoa to enjoy a variety of cheerful parades and festive lighted boat displays.

• Suffolk Holiday Parade, Suffolk, VA December 9th @ 7 PM

• Holly Days Parade, Hampton, VA December 9th @ 5 PM

• Lighted Boat Parade, Norfolk, VA December 9th @ 6 PM

• Holly Days Parade, Hampton, VA December 9th @ 5 PM

• Hatteras Village Christmas Parade, Hatteras,NC December 9th @ 2PM

• Smithfield Boat Parade, Smithfield, VA December 17th @ 5:30 PM

• Hampton Lighted Boat Parade, Hampton, VA December 16th @ 6 PM

• Grand Menorah Parade, Norfolk, VA December 13th @ 5:45 PM

• Lynnhaven Inlet Boat Parade, Virginia Beach, VA December 16th @ 5 PM

Lights

Get your glow on, and check out some of the biggest light displays of the year! All light displays run through the end of December. Be sure to check the websites for any discounted nights or coupons!

• Festival of Lights, Suffolk, VA (Drive-through Display)

• Garden of Lights, Norfolk, VA (Walking Display, Shuttle available)

• Deck The Hall, Chesapeake, VA (Drive-through Display)

• Celebration in Lights, Newport News, VA (Drive-through Display)

• Winterfest on the Wisconsin, Norfolk, VA (Walking Display)

• Holiday Lights at the Beach, Virginia Beach, VA (Drive-through, Bike Nights)

• Christmas Town at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA (Walking Display)
• WinterLights at Elizabethan Gardens, Manteo, NC (Walking Display)