Holiday calendar

TODAY and 14 – 18

“Over the River and Through the Woods”

8 p.m. Children, $5; adults, $12. Showtimers, Roanoke. 774-2660.

Nov. 17

Meet Clara and The Sugar Plum Fairy

1 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, Tanglewood Mall, Roanoke. www.svballet.org.

The Nutcracker Ball

6 p.m. $95. Hotel Roanoke. 529-6173.

Nov. 17 – Dec. 9

Wreath Exhibition and Silent Auction

Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Free entry. The Salem Museum. 389-6760.

Nov. 21 – Jan. 2

Bedford Festival of Trees

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free to view. Bedford Welcome Center, 816 Burks Hill Road, Bedford. 587-5681.

Nov. 23

Buchanan Merchant Christmas Open House

5 p.m. Free. Downtown Buchanan. 254-1212.

Holiday Bash

6 p.m. $26. Roanoke Civic Center Exhibit Hall. 853-5483.

Nov. 23 – Dec. 23

Fantasyland

TBD. www.vahistorymuseum.org.

Nov. 23 – Jan. 26

Christmas Trains Exhibit

Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. Donations will be accepted. Bedford Museum and Genealogical Library. 586-4520.

Nov. 24

Buchanan Tree Lighting

7 p.m. Free. Buchanan Town Hall. 254-1212.

14th Annual Flotilla for Toys

7 p.m. Smith Mountain Lake State Park, Huddleston. 297-5998.

 

Nov. 25

Roanoke College Choir: Lessons and Carols XXVIII

3 and 5 p.m. St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Roanoke. 375-2333.

Martina McBride: The Joy of Christmas

7:30 p.m. $59 and $69. Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre. 853-5483.

Nov. 29

Heathly Holiday Foods and Entertaining

4 p.m. Town residents, $6; nonresidents, $12. Christiansburg Recreation Center. 382-2349.

Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, Dec. 6 – 8

“The Christmas Express”

7:30 p.m. nightly with an additional matinee at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Children, $10; adults, $12. Attic Productions, Fincastle. 473-1001.

Nov. 30

Madrigal Dinner & Tree Lighting

6:30 p.m. $85. Chateau Morrisette, Floyd. 593-2865.

A Christmas Spectacular

6:30 p.m. $35. Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, Roanoke. 344-6225.

Dec. 1

18th Annual WinterFest

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. The Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd. 745-2784.

33rd Annual Peaks of Otter Christmas Classic Foot Race

8:30 a.m. Price varies. Bedford Middle School. www.bedfordymca.org.

Bedford Christmas Parade

1 p.m. Centertown Bedford. 586-2148.

A German Christmas at the Andrew Johnston House

3 p.m. Free. Giles County Historical Society Andrew Johnston House, Pearisburg. 921-1050.

Meet Clara and The Sugar Plum Fairy

1 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, Tanglewood Mall, Roanoke. www.svballet.org.

Dec. 6

Annual Vinton Christmas Parade

7 p.m. Free. Downtown Vinton. 343-1364.

Dec. 6 – 9, 13 – 16, 20 – 23

“Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”

Thursday through Saturday, 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. Dec. 6, all tickets $10; other dates are $18 for adults or $12 for youth and seniors. Roanoke Children’s Theatre in the Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke. 224-1200.

Dec. 7

Dickens of a Christmas and Roanoke City Tree Lighting

7 to 9 p.m. Free. Downtown Roanoke. www.downtownroanoke.org.

Holiday Pops: It’s a Wonderful Life

7 p.m. Students, $9; general admission, $20 to $85. Salem Civic Center. 343-9127.

Salem Lighting of the Christmas Tree

6 p.m. Free. Salem Farmers Market. 375-3057.

Salem Christmas Parade

6:30 p.m. Free. Downtown Salem. 387-0267.

Winter Lights Festival and Tuba Christmas

4 p.m. Free. Downtown Blacksburg. www.downtownblacksburg.com.

Dec. 8

Gingerbread Festival

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Longwood Park, Salem. 387-0267.

Holiday Pops: It’s a Wonderful Life

7 p.m. $25. Martinsville High School. 276-632-3221.

Buchanan Christmas Parade

4 p.m. Free. Downtown Buchanan. 254-1212.

Fincastle Holiday Home Tour and Marketplace

9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. HFI members, $12; general public, $15. Various locations, Fincastle. 473-3077.

Dec. 8 & 9

The Nutcracker

Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. Price varies. Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre. www.svballet.org.

Dec. 9

Holiday Pops: It’s a Wonderful Life

5 p.m. $25. Covington Center, Radford University. 343-9127.

Holiday Tours at Poplar Forest

Noon to 3 p.m. Free with regular admission. Poplar Forest. 434-525-1806.

The Cake Boss Buddy Valastro: Homemade for the Holidays Tour

7 p.m. $85.00, $45.75 or $35.75. Salem Civic Center. 375-3004.

The Salem Museum Holiday Home Tour

1 p.m. $12 in advance and $15 day of tour. Various locations, Salem. 389-6760.

White Gift Service

7:30 p.m. Free. DuPont Chapel, Hollins University. 362-6451.

Candlelight Christmas Home Tour

1 p.m. TBA. Downtown Buchanan. 254-1212.

Dec. 10

Holiday Pops: It’s a Wonderful Life

7 p.m. Call for prices. Covington High School. 962-6220.

Dec. 10 – 24

Chrismon Tree Exhibit

7 to 9 p.m. Free. Ascension Lutheran Church, Danville. 434-792-5795.

Dec. 14

Dickens of a Christmas and Roanoke City Christmas Parade

7 to 9 p.m. Free. Downtown Roanoke. www.downtownroanoke.org.

Messiah

7:30 p.m. Students, $10; adults, $20. Blacksburg Baptist Church. www.blacksburgmasterchorale.org.

Dec. 15 & 16

Flames of Memory and Christmas in Wartime Presentation

6 p.m. Donations will be accepted. National D-Day Memorial, Bedford. 586-3329.

Dec.16

“Klaus”

There will be a staged reading of the show (with a director coming in from chicago) on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. at Community High School, under the auspices of the Hollins Playwrights Lab.

Dec. 17

Jingle Bell Hike

9:30 a.m. Town residents, $5; nonresidents, $10. Bissett Park, Radford. 382-2349.

Dec. 18

Holiday Sing-Along

7:30 p.m. Donations of money and canned food items will be accepted. Blacksburg Presbyterian Church. www.blacksburgmasterchorale.org.

Dec. 21

Dickens of a Christmas and RVSPCA Pet Costume Contest

7 to 9 p.m. Free. Downtown Roanoke. www.downtownroanoke.org.

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