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all month LET THERE BE LIGHT PACK SOME HOT CHOCOLATE AND DRIVE OR WALK TO ENJOY ONE OF THESE FESTIVE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS. Field Stream Farm Festival of Lights Drive out to the country for a holiday light extravaganza—around one million lights to be exact—on a farm that dates back to the late 1800s. Take a 15- to 30-minute cruise through a one-mile trail with all sorts of festive scenes, including a 40-foot Santa, an airport light display, beloved characters from Disney films and more. Purchase tickets online (encouraged) or at the farm. See website for details; $20 per car; 8008 Old Stage Road; fieldstreamfarm.com A Walking Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour This popular event in Raleigh’s charming 19th-century neighborhood gets a tweak this year: it’s all outside, with more than a dozen Victorian-era exteriors done up with gorgeous greenery, lights and more. Says Matthew Brown of the Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood: “We’re spreading the tour over 16 days—and the whole neighborhood—so everyone can safely enjoy the splendor!” December 12 - 27; free; see website for locations; historicoakwood.org Nights of Lights at Dix Park in Partnership with WRAL and Artsplosure Drive through this first-ever 1.3-mile light show and enjoy both stellar displays and local installations from artists like Nate Sheaffer and Mary Carter Taub. “This event features celebratory work by creative members of our community. The nature of this artwork is that it illuminates darkness, and we are hoping it will be a bright spot in people’s holiday as well,” says Artsplosure program director Cameron Laws. Taub says it will be “a buffer, a spirit lifter, that temporarily transports folks out of the uncertainty of 2020.” Hank Smith of Hank, Patty & The Current
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December 16 - 31 (closed December 25), 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; from $15 per car; 75 Hunt Drive; wral.com/lights
The Art & Soul of Raleigh
Tom Bagby (OAKWOOD); Bryan Regan (LIGHT)
WALTER’s roundup of events and activities in our community. For more ideas of things to do in December, visit waltermagazine.com.
