West Lynchburg Other Christmas Activities 2026

The community holiday parade celebrates the season under the theme The Magic of Christmas. Organized in coordination with the City of Lexington, the procession showcases registered community entries and holiday festivities.

Participants gather to receive candles and holiday songbooks before walking down Main Street. Santa and Mrs. Claus lead the procession in a horse-drawn carriage to Hopkins Green. The gathering features caroling and culminates in the lighting of the community tree.

Visitors walk by lantern light to tour historic 17th-century English, 18th-century Irish and German, and 19th-century Virginia farmhouses decorated for the season. Inside each home, costumed interpreters by firelight share traditional holiday practices from their respective time periods and cultures....

Visitors embark on a self-guided walking tour through an array of private historic residences across the Old Southwest neighborhood. Guests explore century-old parlors featuring festive holiday decorations, music, and merriment. The event also offers refreshments hosted at the historic Alexander-Gish...

Join the festive celebration at River Ridge as Santa Claus makes his grand arrival to kick off the holiday season. The event culminates with the magical lighting of the Christmas tree, creating a memorable start to the holidays. Guests can...

Experience the magic of Christmas with a private, personalized visit to Santa. This cherished tradition offers ten unhurried minutes with Santa, where he'll talk to your children by name and engage with their interests. It's a gentle, inclusive experience designed...

Experience the magic of the holiday season in Salem with their annual Christmas Tree Lighting and festive Christmas Parade. This beloved community event marks the official start of the holidays, featuring a dazzling tree lighting ceremony followed by a cheerful...

Step back in time with Monticello's Holiday Evening Tours, offering a rare glimpse of Thomas Jefferson's historic home after dark. Adorned with period-appropriate greenery, the tour illuminates how all residents, enslaved and free, celebrated the holidays. Journey through Jefferson's iconic...

The Salem Roanoke Valley Tree Lighting is a community event marking the start of the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony.

Create a one-of-a-kind holiday keepsake by blowing your own glass ornament. Under the expert guidance of Sunspots Studios' glassblowers, you'll choose your colors and style, then use your own breath to shape the molten glass into a beautiful, personalized ornament....

Step back in time at the Historic Fishburn Mansion for a magical holiday season. Explore rooms adorned with festive décor and imagine Christmases past during a FREE Holiday Open House. Experience the mansion aglow at night during special tours, or...