Christmas Party Band Extravaganza!
2025-12-19 16:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Liquid Roots Brewing, 1048 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
Dress is your most festive holiday attire for games, drinks, food and a musical showcase!!
Play a few reindeer games for prizes, enjoy authentic empanadas, and listen to 3 Live Bands made up of some local super talent!!
Doors Open at 4pm
Empanadas Rus Food Truck
Music starts at 6pm, Kozmazuul, Cuts Like Velvet & Abby Frazier
Holiday Games throughout the night!

Downtown Morganton Carriage Rides 2025
2025-12-19 17:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-20 17:30 - 21:00 | Courthouse Square, Morganton, 102 E Union St, Morganton, NC, 28655, United States
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Downtown Morganton will host carriage rides for the 2025 holiday season on select evenings in November and December.

About:

Downtown Morganton is the heart of the City. The City of Morganton sits on the Catawba River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Morganton is blessed with scenic rural landscapes, abundant outdoor adventure venues, wonderful shopping and dining opportunities, a thriving downtown music and art scene, and a state-of-the-art performing arts center.

Live Music at Lake Hickory Pub and Marina
2025-12-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Lake Hickory Pub and Marina, 6706 Limbaugh Ln, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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🎶 Live Music on the Lakefront Patio – Every Friday! 🎶
Join us at Lake Hickory Pub & Marina every Friday from 6–9 PM for live music on our beautiful lakefront patio! Enjoy great tunes from local musicians, cold drinks, and delicious food—all with a stunning view of Lake Hickory. It’s the perfect way to kick off your weekend. Bring your friends, grab a seat by the water, and soak in the sounds and scenery!

A Charlie Brown Christmas
2025-12-19 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-20 15:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-20 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Newton Performing Arts Center, 60 West 6th Street, Newton, NC, 28658, United States
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Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS LIVE ON STAGE! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they put on their own Christmas play and ultimately discover the true meaning of the season. A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is a present the whole family can enjoy!

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
2025-12-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-12-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Hickory Community Theatre, 30 3rd St NW, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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The holiday classic soars off the screen in this stage adaptation of the beloved television special. Filled with holiday hits like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” this classic features all of your favorite characters including Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Yukon Cornelius and, of course, Rudolph. It’s an adventure that teaches us that what makes you different can be what makes you special.

LIVE MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY + SELFPOUR TAPS!
2025-12-19 20:00 - 23:30 | Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House, 2016 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Friday Night Vibes: Live Music to get your weekend started right! Every Friday starting at 8 p until 11 p 🎸🎤
PLUS *Food trucks** every day except Mondays (Tacos? Burgers? YES, please!) 🌮🍔

Live Music Every Friday at Romeo & Brewliet
2025-12-19 20:00 - 23:30 | Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House, 2016 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Friday Night Agenda!! LIVE MUSIC STARTING AT 8PM at Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House 2016 N CENTER ST, HICKORY, NC!! Rotating live musicians!Let’s go!!

Alexander County Farmers Market
2025-12-20 08:00 - 12:00 | Alexander County Services Center, 151 West Main Ave, Taylorsville, NC, 28681, United States
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Support your local vendors at the Alexander County Services Center in downtown Taylorsville! New vendors are also welcome!

StoryTime with Santa
2025-12-20 09:00 - 10:00 | Bisque Boutique, 232 Union Square, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Santa himself has made it down from the North Pole for StoryTime at Bisque Boutique! He’ll be reading a Christmas book to all the good little girls & boys! Then each child will receive their own ornament to paint. They can work by themselves or have the help of their guardian or staff member (or Santa)! Their will also be opportunities for photos with Santa. Once finished, the piece will remain at the studio to be fired & be ready for pick-up in one week!

BYO Shirt Inking Class
2025-12-20 10:00 - 12:00 | The Graceful Geese Mercantile, 2220 US Hwy 70 SE # 179, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
Join Untamed Artistry for a fun, relaxed inking class where YOU get to design and create your own custom shirt!
Bring your own blank shirt (any color, cotton or cotton-blend works great) and I’ll guide you step-by-step through stenciling, inking, and heat-setting your design. Perfect for gifts, everyday wear, or just trying something new!
✨ What’s Included:
• All inks, stencils, and tools
• Unlimited ink colors
• Hands-on instruction
• A wide variety of everyday, inspirational, and seasonal-neutral designs
✨ What You Bring:
• Your own shirt (bring extras if you want to do more!)
Come get Inked, Chalked, and Dazzled with me and leave with a one-of-a-kind wearable creation!
Location is at The Graceful Geese Mercantile

Partners For Cats Adoption Event
2025-12-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Petsense by Tractor Supply, 1009 Blowing Rock Blvd, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
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We will be at this adoption event with lots of cats and kittens available!
We also have a line of cat themed jewelry and other items that we sell to raise money for the rescue.
All of our cats are fully vetted indoor cats 😉
We do have contacts for barn or warehouse type cats…
Vetting includes spay/neuter, rabies, distemper, feline leukemia FIV testing dewormed and flea treated and they are microchipped to the rescue…
Adoption Fees:
*We often have SPECIALS!*
$100 for our standard dsh breeds
However, we do charge more for Siamese or special breeds. $150
RagDolls, Himalayan, Persian, Other exotics are only $275 when we get them 😉

Mindbender Mansion Exhibit
2025-12-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Catawba Science Center, 243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Enter the wonderfully puzzling world of Mindbender Mansion, an eclectic place full of brainteasers and interactive challenges guaranteed to test the brain power and problem-solving skills of even the most experienced puzzlers! Math, science, and technology educational content are woven into the puzzles, videos, and group challenges found inside the exhibit! Sponsored by USConec, Corning, Shurtape, and Piedmont Natural Gas.

CVCC Student Art Show
2025-12-20 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-21 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Trade Alley Art, 25 2nd St NW, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
This show will open on December 2nd running until December 29th at Trade Alley Art Gallery. Reception will be held on December 18th from 6-8PM to celebrate and reward the students and their artwork. Come support the young arts in our community.

A STEM Career Showcase!
2025-12-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Catawba Science Center, 243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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Don’t miss this month’s SPARK event in the Foothills Collaboratory featuring Corning Optical Communications. SPARK is a STEM career showcase featuring local industries in the Carolina Foothills. Participate in guided activities based on their careers. The LAB can be found at the end of the South entrance hallway, across from Velo-City.

About:
The Catawba Science Center opened its doors in 1975 as the Creative Museum for Youth, founded by the Service League of Hickory (a local volunteer organization) in the historic John Cilley house, a 4,000 sq. ft. Victorian-era structure. Today, Catawba Science Center is a 35,000 sq. ft. science and technology museum whose purpose is to change lives and inspire learning through science and wonder.

Everybody Sweeps! Introduction to Whisk Broom Making Class
2025-12-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Hart Square Village, 5055 Hope Road, Vale, NC, 28168, United States
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Welcome to the wonderful world of broom-making! This class will introduce you to the ages old skill of tying whisk brooms. We will endeavor to tie at least three brooms — a whisk, a cake tester/pot scrubber, and an Appalachian style broom called the “Turkey Wing.” Along the way, we’ll celebrate the universal practice of broom-making and have fun learning a new skill that you can use to make useful objects for your self, as well as gifts for others!
Please note: some upper body strength is required (wrists, forearms, shoulders). If you have any questions about modifications and accessibility, please ask to speak with the instructor.

Santa Claus Visits 2025
2025-12-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Courthouse Square, Morganton, 102 E Union St, Morganton, NC, 28655, United States
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Visit Santa on the Historic Burke County Courthouse Square in Downtown Morganton! Santa will be working away in his workshop on the square, ready for visits!

About:

Downtown Morganton is the heart of the City. The City of Morganton sits on the Catawba River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Morganton is blessed with scenic rural landscapes, abundant outdoor adventure venues, wonderful shopping and dining opportunities, a thriving downtown music and art scene, and a state-of-the-art performing arts center.

Pretty Little Goat
2025-12-20 20:00 - 23:00 | B Chord Live, 47 Duke St., Granite Falls, NC, 28630, United States
B Chord is happy to host Pretty Little Goat from nearby Brevard, NC.

Pretty Little Goat is grassroots music at its finest. The band formed in 2013 through their common grounding in the deep well of local tradition found in the mountains of Western North Carolina. As young lovers of old-time music, Pretty Little Goat began winning string band competitions right away. Over the last 12 years, the band has developed a unique sound, writing music inspired by the mountains and the musical traditions therein.

Members of the band are dedicated mentors to the next generation of musicians. Always looking for new and exciting ways to inspire young people, they have been deeply involved in the local JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program, music camps, schools and more.

Josh Carter- Mandolin
Owen Grooms- Banjo
Mallory Carter- Percussion
Jonathan Grey- Bass
Jackson Dulaney- Dobro
Brian VanAntwerp- Fiddle

Pretty Little Goat sees traditional music is a living art form; vibrant and evolving. Their debut self-titled album released in 2016 presents unique interpretations of old-time songs and tunes along with original material. The Goats’ second album, “Let The Sun Shine In,” is full of groovy original music that is “as close as we will ever be to our past while being as current as we need it to be” (Mike Ashworth, Steep Canyon Rangers).”The Goat’s third album “Big Storm” continues the saga with an album of catchy original and traditional music that is sure to stick with you. Most recently, “Southland” is an album where the band has really start to hit their stride. Includes a whole slew of new, catchy, original songs and tunes, mixed with traditional fiddle music featuring Madeline Dierauf.

Recent venues and festivals include: Mountain Song Festival, Merlefest, Charlotte Whitewater Center, Steccoah Valley Performing Arts Center, Isis Music Hall, The Grey Eagle, Asheville Cider Fest, Sierra Nevada Brewery (NC), Oskar Blues Brewery (NC), almost every brewery in the Asheville area, Firefly Festival (Delaware), South Carolina State Fiddler’s competition, White Squirrel Festival, Barley’s Knoxville, WNCW Studio B.

Plant Bingo Christmas Edition
2025-12-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Liquid Roots Brewing, 1048 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
Play Bingo, win Plants! We play 90 ball BINGO. 10 rounds, fast paced!
Win Christmas Plants!

Hickory Jazz Society @ Taste Full Beans X-MASS JAZZ SPECIAL
2025-12-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-12-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Taste Full Beans, 29 2nd St NW, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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JAZZ ON TAP comes to Taste Full Beans (Downtown Hickory since 2001) beginning on Sunday Feb 2023. Jazz on Tap is the longest running jazz night in Western North Carolina for 21 years.. From 2000-present Jazz lovers continue to hear quality jazz of all flavors with rotating musicians each month 6-8pm.

Noel Friedline / Rick Simerly

Line Dancing with Angie!
2025-12-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Dive Bar Hickory, 117 Government Ave SW, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
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Every Sunday from 6pm-7:30pm in Hickory! All skill levels welcomed… Even those with two left feet!

Senior Bingo & Brain Games
2025-12-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Patrick Beaver Library, 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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Senior Bingo & Brain Games meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month for fun in a friendly environment. Our casual and relaxed pace makes it perfect for people of all playing levels. Bring friends or join us on your own and meet new people in our community. Sponsored by Friends of Hickory Public Library.

About:

Hickory Public Library promotes a high quality of life by providing empowering opportunities and excellent service. Hickory Public Library is a department of the City of Hickory, North Carolina, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The library has two locations: the main facility, the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, and the Ridgeview Branch.
