Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024 (no rain date)

For All Ages

Cost: Free

Location: Front Lawn of the City of Graham Municipal Building (City Hall) • 201 South Main Street, Graham, NC 27253

 

Join the City of Graham for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting tradition at City Hall, including holiday fun, shopping opportunities at Alamance Arts, food trucks, and a special visit from Santa. Santa will arrive at 5:30pm.

 

This special tree that we light is a Fraser Fir, a native evergreen tree that grows on moist, cool slopes on top of the highest of the Appalachian Mountains in the Southeastern United States and can grow to 30 to 50 feet tall. It came to us from Alamance County Cooperative Extension in the fall of 2012. When this tree needed to be removed from their property, the Cooperative Extension reached out to the City of Graham to be its new home. It was too large to dig up ourselves, so we brought in a 90” tree spade on a truck to move it for us. The tree now thrives at City Hall and is a part of our community’s tradition, decorated with over 3,000 lights. More Information About Graham’s Christmas Tree

 

Can’t attend? Watch the ceremony LIVE at 6:30pm at City of Graham YouTube

Alamance Arts’ Christmas activity (inside of Alamance Arts) with Family Fun
Alamance County Public Libraries will be reading during the ceremony (tentative)
Food Trucks: TBD

Holiday Shopping at Alamance Arts (Hours: TBD)
Ice Skating on Synthetic Ice at the Downtown Graham’s Ice Skating Rink

Painted Grape will offer free face-painting (tentative)

South Graham Elementary Inspirations Chorus singing during the ceremony

Tree Lighting Ceremony with FIREWORKS! (rain/wind permitting) 
Visit Santa Claus from 5:30pm – 6:30pm (Santa will then head over to the ceremony)!

Available at Alamance Arts & City Hall (back parking lot)
Where to Park Downtown

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Questions? Please call Brandy McCandless, Marketing Supervisor, at (336) 513-5510.