Celebrate a wonderful season of holiday events in Hickory! Festivities kick off on Friday, Nov. 17, with the City of Hickory’s Lowes Foods Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting and continue throughout December.
A special Holidaypalooza event will be presented by the City of Hickory and the Hickory Downtown Development Association (HDDA), in partnership with Metronet, on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Union Square in downtown Hickory.
The merry event will offer visits with Santa Claus and The Studio Snow Queens from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa will then host a holiday story time with help from his friends at Hickory Public Library at 1 p.m.
Throughout the Holidaypalooza event downtown, kids will be able to write letters to Santa at the HDDA table and participate in fun, holiday activities provided by Hickory Public Library staff under The Sails on the Square.
L.A.T.E. NIGHT THURSDAY: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Thursday, November 2
4-5 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
THANKFUL TURKEYS (K-2ND GRADE)
Monday, November 6
4-5 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
THANKFUL TURKEYS (3RD-6TH GRADES)
Tuesday, November 7
4-5 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
STAINED GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
Saturday, November 11
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Registration Required
Highland Recreation Center
LR WIND ENSEMBLE & WIND SYMPHONY ANNUAL FALL CONCERT
Tuesday, November 14
7:30 p.m.
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU
L.A.T.E. NIGHT THURSDAY: HEALING ARTS | CORN HUSK DOLLS
Thursday, November 16
5:30-7 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
CITY OF HICKORY'S LOWES FOODS CHRISTMAS PARADE & TREE LIGHTING
Friday, November 17
5:45 p.m.
Downtown Hickory
www.hickorync.gov/christmasparade
HICKORY BALLET & PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER
Saturday, November 18
10 a.m.
Ridgeview Branch Library
JINGLE BELL GINGERBREAD HOUSE PARTY (FAMILY)
Saturday, November 18
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
WILD WINTER
Saturday, November 18
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Naturalist Center
Catawba Science Center
www.CatawbaScience.org
HOLIDAYPALOOZA
Saturday, November 18
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Union Square, Downtown Hickory
www.hickorync.gov/holidaypalooza-hickory
HICKORY BALLET & PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER
Saturday, November 18
11:30 a.m.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
COOK THE BOOKS: TAPAS BY PAMELA CLARK
Monday, November 20
5:30-7 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
SENIOR-ADULT THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON
Tuesday, November 21
12-2 p.m.
RSVP: 828-328-3997 or Register Online
Highland Recreation Center
SHOP SMALL SATURDAY
Saturday, November 25
DIPPING & SIPPING WITH SANTA
Thursday, November 30
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS: STACKED WREATHS
Thursday, November 30
6 p.m.
Registration Required
The Learning Lab, Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
A LENOIR-RHYNE CHRISTMAS
Thursday, November 30 at7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 2 at 5 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Grace Chapel, LRU
FOOTHILLS POPS: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
Friday, December 1
7:30 p.m.
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center
www.WPSymphony.org
JINGLE BELL GINGERBREAD HOUSE PARTY (FAMILY)
Saturday, December 2
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
DOG WALK WITH SANTA DAY
Saturday, December 2
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Bruce Meisner Park
DOWNTOWN HICKORY COOKIE CRAWL
Saturday, December 2
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Registration Required
Downtown Hickory
www.DowntownHickory.com
THE GRINCH
Monday, December 4
6 p.m.
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS: NO BAKE SALT DOUGH ORNAMENTS
Tuesday, December 5
4 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
STORYTIME WITH SANTA
Wednesday, December 6
10 a.m.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
MOMENTS OF AWE IN A SEASON OF JOY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Friday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 9 at 3 p.m.
Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m.
Corinth Reformed Church
www.HickoryChoralSociety.org
PICTURES WITH SANTA
Saturday, December 9
10 a.m.
Highland Recreation Center
1940s CHRISTMAS RADIO HOUR
Saturday, December 9
2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Tickets Required
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block
www.HickoryMusicFactory.com
HOLIDAY ORNAMENT WORKSHOP (K-2ND GRADE)
Monday, December 11
4-5 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
HOLIDAY ORNAMENT WORKSHOP (3RD-6TH GRADE)
Tuesday, December 12
4-5 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
L.AT.E. NIGHT THURSDAY: ADULT GINGERBREAD PARTY
Thursday, December 14
6-7:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Hickory Museum of Art
www.HickoryArt.org
SENIOR-ADULT TRIP TO TANGLEWOOD CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Thursday, December 14
4:30 p.m. departure
Registration Required
Depart from Highland Recreation Center
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS: GIVING PLATE
Thursday, December 14
6-7 p.m.
Registration Required
Ridgeview Branch Library
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Saturday, December 16
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block
www.GreaterHickoryInternationalCouncil.com
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS: COOKIE DECORATING
Saturday, December 16
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
SATURDAY SCREENINGS: ELF
Saturday, December 16
6 p.m.
Union Square, Downtown Hickory
www.DowntownHickory.com
KWANZAA FOR COMMUNITY
Thursday, December 28
6 p.m.
Ridgeview Branch Library
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS
Various Dates November through December
Registration May Be Required
Hickory Public Library
DOWNTOWN HICKORY FARMERS MARKET
New Winter Hours: Saturdays Only
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Sails on the Square
www.HickoryFarmersMarket.com
