Candlelight Tours at Whalehead, Corolla Christmas Village ring in Christmas in Currituck

Residents take part in the South Mills Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Christmas Parade in 2019. This year’s parade in South Mills will be Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Daily Advance

Camden to hold tree lighting Dec. 1, SM Christmas Parade Dec. 3

By Paul Nielsen - Staff Writer

BARCO — Currituck County will feature a host of holiday events in November and December, starting with Candlelight Tours of the Whalehead Mansion in Corolla and continuing with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Parade.

Meanwhile in Camden, the county’s two main holiday events — the annual tree lighting and South Mills Christmas Parade — will be held in early December.

Candlelight tours of the Whalehead mansion will be held every Friday and Saturday from Nov. 25 to Dec. 17. The tours are from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Friday and Saturday and the cost is $20 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 252-453-9040.

The Whalehead mansion is decorated in the tradition of the times with greenery, Christmas trees, music, food, fruit, candy and nuts. The tour features a live performance on the original one-of-a-kind Steinway piano along a few traditional Christmas carols.

The 2nd Annual Historic Corolla Christmas Village will be held every Friday and Saturday evening from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Nov. 25 to Dec. 24.

The village features holiday lights, floral displays and other holiday sights. Each weekend features food trucks, beverages at The Kind Cup coffee shop and shopping opportunities at various Corolla Village merchants. The tour is self-guided and free. The holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony and 29th annual Holiday Parade will be held on Friday, Dec. 2 at the Currituck Center of N.C. Cooperative Extension in Community Park in Barco. Reindeer games — children’s activities and events — will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the tree lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. The parade, sponsored by the Currituck County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #89 will begin at 7 p.m. In Camden, the county’s annual Tree Lighting on the county courthouse green will be Thursday, Dec. 1, at 5:30 p.m. The South Mills Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Christmas Parade on Main Street in South Mills, Saturday, Dec. 3 starting at 11 a.m. For those unable to attend the Currituck tree lighting and parade in person, Cooperative Extension will be livestreaming both on its YouTube channel. Visit: https:// www.youtube.com/c/CurrituckCES, subscribe, and ring the bell so you’ll be notified when the event goes live. For those interested in participating in the Currituck parade, complete the entry form at https://go.ncsu. edu/29thparadeentryform.