The holidays brings colder weather, seasonal joy and pretty lights on trees and houses across the country. Locally, many cities and towns across Northern Virginia will kick off the 2019 holiday season shortly after Thanksgiving with Christmas tree lighting events. Find one near you, below.
Editor’s Note: This list will be updated as more events are announced.
Alexandria
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Saturday, Nov. 23, 6-8 p.m.
King, Royal and Fairfax streets in Old Town Alexandria; free
Culpeper County
Culpeper Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting
Sunday, Nov. 24, 5:10-5:30 p.m.
Culpeper Renaissance Inc.: 127 W. Davis St., Culpeper; free
Fairfax County
Reston Holiday Parade
Friday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Reston Town Center: 11900 Market St., Reston; free
Church Street Holiday Stroll
Monday, Dec. 2, 6-8:30 p.m.
Historic Freeman House, Store and Museum: 131 Church St. NE, Vienna; free
Christmas and Holiday Celebration
Saturday, Dec. 7, 3-6 p.m.
Haymarket Town Museum: 15025 Washington St., Haymarket; free
Falls Church
Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting
Friday, Dec. 2, 6 p.m.
Downtown Falls Church: The 100 block of West Broad Street
Fauquier County
Warrenton Christmas Parade
Friday, Dec. 6, 6-9 p.m.
Warrenton Town Center: Main Street, Warrenton
Fredericksburg
Children’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Saturday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m.
Hurkamp Park: 500 Williams St., Fredericksburg; free
Loudoun County
Tree Lighting Festival
Saturday, Nov. 23, 3-6 p.m.
Village at Leesburg: 1602 Village Market Blvd. SE, Leesburg
Christmas Tree Lighting & North Pole at Winter WonderLansdowne
Sunday, Dec. 1, 4-7 p.m.
Lansdowne Resort and Spa: 44050 Woodbridge Parkway, Leesburg
Leesburg Christmas Tree Lighting
Friday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m.
Leesburg Town Green: 25 W. Market St., Leesburg
WintertainmentFest in Lovettsville
Friday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m.
Lovettsville Community Center: 57 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville
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Town of Purcellville Tree Lighting
Friday, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.
Town Hall: 221 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Bogati Winery
Friday, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.
Bogati Winery: 35426 Harry Byrd Highway, Round Hill
Round Hill Tree Lighting Ceremony
Saturday, Dec. 7, 4-5:30 p.m.
Round Hill Community Garden: Brookville Court and Falls Place, Round Hill
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carols in Middleburg
Saturday, Dec. 7, 5 p.m.
Behind The Pink Box: 12 N. Madison St., Middleburg
Seventh Annual Tree Lighting at One Loudoun
Saturday, Dec. 7, 5-7 p.m.
One Loudoun: 20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn
Lucketts Community Center annual Tree Lighting
Friday, Dec. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
Lucketts Community Center: 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg
Fourth Annual Sterling Christmas Tree Lighting
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Cascades Overlook Town Center: 21453 Epicerie Plaza, Sterling
Purcellville Gateway Tree Lighting
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Purcellville Gateway: 105 Purcellville Gateway Drive, Purcellville
Prince William County and Manassas
Annual Tree Lighting
Friday, Nov. 22, 4-8:05 p.m.
Town of Occoquan: 314 Mill St., Occoquan
Santa Lights Manassas
Friday, Dec. 6, 5-9 p.m.
Historic Downtown Manassas: 9201 Center St., Manassas
Town of Haymarket Christmas and Holiday Celebration
Saturday, Dec. 7, tree is lit at dusk
Haymarket Town Hall: 15000 Washington St., Haymarket
Town of Dumfries Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting
Saturday, Dec. 14, noon-6 p.m.
Town Center: 17755 Main St., Dumfries
Stafford County
Christmas in Stafford
Saturday, Dec. 14, 4:30 p.m.
Jeff Rouse and Embrey Mill Sports Complex: 1600 Mine Road, Stafford
