Event · Community

Waxhaw Tree Lighting and Pre-Lighting Activities

When

Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Where

Downtown WaxhawWest North Main Street, Waxhaw, NC 28173Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All ages

Cost

All activities are free. Costs apply for food trucks and market purchases.ADA parking along N. Church Street between Price & McDonald Streets.

Organizer

Town of Waxhaw Parks and Recreation

The Town of Waxhaw lights its tree and the downtown on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Free pre-lighting activities run from 4 to 6 p.m.: Santa visits the tree for photos, Anna and Elsa and the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who meet families for photos on W. N. Main Street, and there are winter photo props, holiday music at the Community Corner from 4 p.m., reindeer food and crafts led by the Rotary Club of Weddington and Waxhaw and local Girl Scout troops, and a Children's Entrepreneur Market where young makers sell handmade gifts. Food and treat vendors sell hot chocolate and sweets. The official tree lighting is at 5:45 p.m. Suggested parking is the gravel lot on North Broome Street and the Downtown Park at 301 Givens St.; ADA parking is along N. Church Street between Price and McDonald Streets. Several downtown streets close for the event.