2025 Family Holiday Guide for West Central Georgia & East Central Alabama

• 🎄Christmas Lights & Attractions

  Nov. 14-Feb. 7:Sweetland on Ice (Lagrange)

  Nov. 14-Jan.4: Fantasy In Lights (Pine Mountain)

  Nov. 21- Dec. 20: Candlelight Weekends (Warm Springs)

  Nov. 22-Jan.1:Tinsel Trail (Lagrange)

  Nov. 29-Dec. 23:SHINE (Columbus)

  Nov. 30-Dec.24: Valley Merry Go Round (Valley)

  Dec. 1-Jan. 1:Uptown Tree Trail (Columbus)

  Dec. 4-22:Gingerbread Village (Columbus)

  Dec. 12-13:Reindeer Express (Opelika, AL)

  Check out the community light guide here

• 🎅 Santa Sightings

  Nov. 29:Meet & Greet with Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus (Newnan)

  Nov. 29-Dec. 20: Breakfast with Santa (Pine Mountain)

  Nov. 30-Dec.5:Photos with Santa (Lagrange)

  Dec. 4:Meet Santa (Columbus)

  Dec. 6: Photos with Santa (Woodbury)

  Dec. 6: Breakfast with Santa(Lagrange)

  Dec. 6: Cookies with Santa (Newnan)

  Dec. 6: Breakfast with Santa (Warm Springs)

  Dec. 6-7: Santa on the Square (Lagrange)

  Dec. 7:Golf with Santa (Sharpsburg)

  Dec. 9: Free Photos with Santa (Lagrange)

  Dec. 20: Waffles & a Movie with Santa (Hogansville)

  Dec. 20: Pancakes with Santa (Valley, AL)

• ❄️ Christmas Parades & Special Events

  Nov. 8-Jan. 4: Stone Mountain Christmas Parade & Events(Stone Mountain)

  Nov. 29: Shiloh’s Annual Christmas Festival & Parade (Shiloh)

  November 29: Frosty the Snowman(Newnan)

  Dec. 1: City of Lanett Christmas Tree Lighting (Lanett,AL)

  Dec. 1: Live Nativity (Lagrange)

  Dec. 2: City of West Point Christmas Tree Lighting (West Point)

  Dec. 4:2025 LaGrange Christmas Parade (Lagrange)

  Dec. 4:2025 Manchester Christmas Parade of Lights (Manchester)

  Dec. 5: Broadway Holiday Parade (Columbus)

  Dec. 6: Pine Mountain Christmas Parade (Pine Mountain)

  Dec. 6:2025 Bi-City Christmas Parade(Columbus)

  Dec. 6: Christmas at the Museum (Columbus)

  Dec. 6:Hogansville Holiday Parade (Hogansville)

  Dec. 7:Auburn Christmas Parade (Auburn, AL)

  Dec. 13: Jingle Jamboree (Lagrange)

  Dec. 13: Christmas Parade (Woodbury)

  Dec. 13-14: Holiday Characters on the Square (Lagrange)

  Dec. 19:The Polar Express (Lagrange)

  Dec. 20: Magician Ken Scott (Newnan)

• 🩰Nutcracker Events

  Dec. 3: Nutcracker Meet & Greet at Chick-fil-A (Bradley Park Chick Fil A, Columbus)

  Dec. 5-7: LSPA The Nutcracker (Lagrange)

  Dec. 13: Nutcracker Tea Party (Phenix City, AL)

  Dec. 13-14: The Columbus Ballet Nutcracker (Columbus)

  Dec. 13-21: Terminus Student Company The Nutcracker Suite (Chattahoochee Hills)

• 🚗Holiday Day Trips

  Nov. 8 - Jan. 4: Stone Mountain Christmas(Stone Mountain)

  Nov. 14- Jan. 4: World of Illumination (Marietta)

  Nov. 28-Dec. 24: Blue Ridge Scenic Railway’s Holiday Express Train (Blue Ridge)

  Nov. 28- Jan. 4:Holly Jolly Jekyll(Jekyll Island)

  Dec. 4: Ballet Magnificat Light Has Come (Carrollton)

  Dec. 6-27: Atlanta Ballet The Nutcracker (Atlanta)