Meeting Rooms A & B Watch and interact with a holiday movie for ages 6- 12. Registration required.

Model Trains Station presents the 2022 Christmas Display.  A family fun holiday theme adventure with trains of all sizes. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Closed on Christmas and New Years Day

View festive holiday gingerbread creations from celebrated local chefs and restaurants in a wooded, winter wonderland-themed lobby. Then, cast your ballot for your favorite to win the People’s Choice award!

As you stroll, enjoy specially created, seasonal food and drink specials from Oak & Honey (during restaurant hours).

Bring friends and family and share in this festive experience together!

Starting December 1st until December 26th, 2022
Viewing hours: 11am to 9pm daily
Restaurant hours: Tues-Thurs 3pm to 11pm / Fri & Sat 3pm to midnight

Add some FLARE to your hair for the holidays with Fairy Hair!
You can still wash, brush, comb, curl, flat iron, (up to 450°!), color, straighten, perm, blow it dry, get your haircut, etc.
Do whatever you normally do to your hair!
Long-lasting, super fun, and affordable!
Covid precautions will be used.
Space is limited.
Book Now at FairyKimSparkles.com/calendar

Join us on December 8th for one of our very favorite events of the season: the HOLIDAY Lunch & Lit!

Instead of highlighting a single author and book, we’ll be talking about all our new favorites, the books we’ll be giving as gifts, the books we’ll be reading by the fire. Throughout our lunch together, we’ll chat, share, and enjoy the best things in life, then finish up by picking one of the featured books to take home. It’s a special time!

Join Grand Bohemian Lodge Greenville for a new holiday tradition – The Greenville Christmas Market.

The Greenville Christmas Market will sparkle with charm Friday, November 25, 2022 through Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Grand Bohemian Lodge next to the Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy in beautiful downtown Greenville.

The Greenville Christmas Market blends European and Southern holiday traditions at their spectacular lodge overlooking the Reedy River.

Daily festivities occur throughout the holiday season and feature 12+ Christmas booths with local retailers, artisans, food & beverage, and more. Additionally join them on special night for events like a tree lighting ceremony, live music, Santa Claus and more.

Supplies provided. Ages 11 and under.

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is back in 2022! The 1¼ hour round-trip passenger excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS™, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot.

Weather

We encourage guests to plan ahead and stay apprised of the latest weather developments. Cancellations of a POLAR EXPRESS departure because of inclement weather are very rare. If you’re staying in the Gatlinburg/Sevierville, Tennessee area, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Service announces road closures and openings on Twitter, or call (865) 436-1200 extension 631 for a recorded message. In such case Highway 441 is closed through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Interstate 40 typically remains open. Use 45 Mitchell Street, Bryson City, North Carolina 28713 as your destination to find an alternate route.

his holiday season, WHEEL be enjoying some incredible views from the top of our Holiday Ferris Wheel! 😍 Snuggle up with your special someone, or bring the whole family to this exciting and FREE downtown attraction! Will you be joining us?! Let us know in the comments!

Join Takeoff Mini Golf every Thursday through Sunday from November 25 to December 23, 2022, as they light up their course in an amazing display of holiday lights!  Each hole will be decorated in a theme.

Each ticket includes one round of mini golf with a GLOW golf ball and your choice of either 3 GLOW bracelets and a GLOW stick or a holiday ornament craft.

The Pavilion will be decorated and set up for impromptu holiday pictures with your own camera/phone!

Tickets can be purchased on the website: https://takeoffminigolf.com/events $13-age 4-12, $15-adults, children under 3 Free

Note: Santa visits on Friday, December 2, Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 17 from 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Biltmore House glows with candlelight and firelight during this nighttime tour, changing the daytime visit’s mood and experience. Candlelight Christmas Evenings in Biltmore House allows guests to step back in time with an experience reminiscent of the Vanderbilt’s first Christmas spent in Biltmore House in 1895. Musicians stationed throughout the house perform seasonal favorites. Setting the scene is a 55-foot Norway spruce encircled by illuminated evergreens and shrubs sparkling in the center of the front lawn.

Join us at Fuddruckers in Spartanburg, SC for a unique “burger theater”
experience featuring Christmas Chronicles with Bill Cox and music by Mike
and Kim Blackwood. Through five dramatic monologues, Christmas Chronicles
tells the Christmas nativity story in a one-of-a-kind way that is humorous,
entertaining, encouraging, and inspiring.

Christmas Chronicles Burger Theater at Fuddruckers is ideal for a family
outing, a holiday date night, or a group celebration of Christmas. Consider
bringing your church group, Sunday school class, life group, youth group,
senior adult group, sports team, business associates, company employees, or
anyone who enjoys a good burger and an entertaining and meaningful
celebration of Christmas.

Seating is limited to about 100 per night and we expect nights to fill up,
so advance reservations are required through the Concoxions website to
assure that everyone gets a seat.

Beyond the cost of whatever you choose to order from Fuddruckers’ menu, we
decided not to sell tickets or charge for Christmas Chronicles Burger
Theater. Instead we are simply giving those who come an opportunity to make
an optional contribution to Concoxions. Concoxions is a nonprofit ministry
and anything given will go toward helping cover our costs for Christmas
Chronicles as well as helping to make our ongoing ministry possible. You
will have an opportunity to contribute when making reservations or can do
so that night if you’d like.

Doors to the private dining room will open at 5:30 pm. You can go through
the line to order and food will be brought to your table. The main portion
of Christmas Chronicles will begin at 6:30 and will conclude by 7:30.

Celebrating 49yrs of Decorating our home for the community! We are a drive-thru event only! Located 360 Foster Road, Inman SC 29349

Join us for our 2nd Annual Evening with Santa!
Bring the kiddos and participate in a story/pictures with Santa, DIY ornaments and hot chocolate! This event is FREE for everyone.

Winter Lights is a spectacular open-air walk-through light show made from over one million lights! Located at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, this year’s event features favorites like the famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden, along with enchanting new details designed to delight and surprise.

  The Lights!

This year’s show features over a million lights and mixes enchanting new displays with old favorites like the 50ft tree and Quilt Garden. Winter Lights is a walk-through light show with countless opportunities for photos. Use our hashtag #NCWinterLights22 to share the magic!

View the photo gallery here. 

   Live performances

Live performances are scheduled nightly at the Education Center, near Bent Creek Bistro. View the music schedule here.

  Rocky Cove Railroad*

During Winter Lights, our beloved g-scale model train offers nightly service to the North Pole. All aboard!

  Storytime at Woodland Cove

Visit the Education Center for a whimsical window display that follows a young bear’s journey to discover new habitats. This is an educational exhibit that will delight the whole family.

  Gift Shops

Still have a bit of shopping to do for the holidays? our Connections Gallery Gift Shop in the Baker Visitor Center and Winter Lights Shop in the Education Center are open 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily, and from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. nightly, during Winter Lights.

  S’mores and Firepits*

If the winter nights turn a bit chilly, cozy up to the fire pits and heaters throughout the gardens.

S’mores kits are available for purchase at the Bent Creek Bistro, where there’s an especially large fire pit for all your marshmallow-roasting needs!

 Wishing Trees

A favorite Winter Lights tradition, the Wishing Trees return this year in a new location! Look for them near Rocky Cove Railroad, and make sure to leave a wish for the coming year.

  Eat and Drink**

Looking for something to warm you up while you stroll? Cocoa, beer, and wine are available at both the Cocoa Shack and Bent Creek Bistro.

View the menu for Bent Creek Bistro

Bent Creek Bistro Hours: Full menu: 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Snacks: 9:30-10:00 p.m.

*The Rocky Cove Railroad and the fire pits cannot run in certain weather conditions, and may be closed without notice.

**Alcohol purchased on-site may only be consumed in the event area and is not permitted in the parking lot or on the trails. Outside alcohol is prohibited at all times, on all parts of the property. This includes the parking lot and trails.

Join us for a special holiday edition of our book-inspired wine tasting! As always, we pair the qualities of each wine with a book that shares the same spirit, but this time, we up the glamour. For the holiday edition, all books are hardback and signed by the author, while all wines are a higher price point and value. Your ticket to the tasting, apart from the tastes, includes your choice of one of the featured books. Bottles of the featured wines will be for sale at great prices, too. This is an incredible opportunity to knock out some holiday shopping, and have a blast while doing it!

When a department store Santa claims he’s the real Kris Kringle, his case gets taken all the way to the Supreme Court, and a little girl’s belief makes the difference in the ‘miracle.’ With new and familiar holiday music and a beloved tale of faith and hope, Miracle on 34th Street will melt even the most cynical of hearts during the Christmas season. Set in a 1940s radio studio, this script features a small cast of multi-talented actor/vocalists as well as a live foley artist and piano player. It’s sure to be good, old-fashioned Christmas fun for the whole family!