Here is where you will find a quick reference guide of all of the holiday fun happenings from now to New Year's Day! There's much more to be added so check back often!

✨FREE 2024 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ✨FOR A CAR FULL OF FUN

One of my family's favorite Christmas activities is to pile in the car with some hot chocolate and snacks to ride around and look at the lights! And the best part.... they're FREE!!

Click HERE to see our list of spectacular displays close to home! 

Please email me at beckys@macaronikid.com if you know of any that I missed.

🎵 HOLIDAY  EVENTS, THEATRE, MUSIC, AND DANCE: 🩰  

• 12/03   FREE EVENT:  Festive Flicks at the Forum: Elf- Peachtree Corners
• 12/04   Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at The Center for Puppetry Arts- Atlanta(Through Dec 29)
• 12/06   FREE EVENT: Tuba Christmas at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta
• 12/06   A Christmas Carol at Aurora Theatre- Lawrenceville (through Dec 22)
• 12/07  'Twas the Night Before Christmas- Aurora Children's Playhouse -Lawrenceville
• 12/07   Madeline's Christmas- Horizon Theatre- Atlanta (through Dec 31)
• 12/07   Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker at Cobb Energy Center- Smyrna ( through Dec 26)
• 12/09   FREE EVENT: Monday Movie: A Christmas Carol- Norcross
• 12/10   FREE EVENT: Festive Flicks at the Forum: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas- Peachtree Corners
• 12/13  Gwinnett Ballet 42nd Annual Nutcracker- Gas South PAC -Duluth (also 12/14, 15, 19 )
• 12/13   FREE EVENT: A Walk Through Bethlehem- Peachtree Corners(also Dec14 & 15) 
• 12/13   Frozen the Musical- City Springs Theatre- Sandy Springs (Through Dec 29)
• 12/14   Breakfast with Santa at Newtown Park in Johns Creek (9 and 10:30AM)
• 12/14   North Pole Fa-La-La-La Follies  Aurora Children's Playhouse -Lawrenceville
• 12/14  FREE EVENT: Cookies And Cocoa with Santa -Duluth
• 12/14  SENSORY-FRIENDLY: A Kid's Christmas by Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra- Johns Creek
• 12/14   Holidays by Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra -Johns Creek
• 12/15  Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Gas South Arena- Duluth ( at 2 AND 7pm)
• 12/17   FREE: Festive Flicks at the Forum: The Santa Clause- Peachtree Corners
• 12/18   FREE EVENT: Merry Mighty Mo & More ( plus the Elf movie) at The Fox Theatre 
• 12/19   Handel's Messiah with ASO and Chorus at Symphony Hall
• 12/19   Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet at The Fox Theatre ( Also 12/20)
• 12/21   FREE EVENT: Frosty Fun: Snow Globe Photo Booth- Duluth
• 12/21   FREE EVENT: Tuba Christmas at Glover Park Stage, Marietta, GA
• 12/21   FREE EVENT: Frosty Fun: The Grinch Trivia and Movie Night- Duluth
• 12/23   FREE EVENT: Monday Movie: Journey to Bethlehem- Norcross
• 12/23   Elf Movie at Gas South Theatre- Duluth
• 12/23   FREE EVENT: Candy Cane Lane Movie at the Red Clay Theatre- Duluth
• 12/23   National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Movie at Gas South Theatre
• 12/26  The Hip Hop Nutcracker at The Fox Theatre
• 12/27   FREE EVENT: Frosty Fun- Mini Golf- Duluth
• 12/29   FREE EVENT: Menorah Lighting- Peachtree Corners
• 12/31   FREE EVENT: Frosty Fun- Noon Year's Eve Celebration- Duluth

🎅🏻 SANTA SIGHTINGS:

• Phipps Plaza 
• Mall of Georgia
• Sugarloaf Mills 
• North Point Mall 
• Bass Pro Shops at Sugarloaf Mills
• Perimeter Mall
• Lenox Square Mall
• Santa at Avalon

⛸ ICE SKATING: 

• Avalon on Ice
• Atlantic Station
• The Ice Rink at Sugar Hill
• License to Chill Snow Island at Lake Lanier
• Park Tavern in Piedmont Park

⛄️ HOLIDAY FUN THROUGHOUT DEC:

• FREE: Carriage Rides in Downtown Norcross (Dec 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20)
• Festival of Trees  at SE Railway Museum in Duluth
• Garden Nights, Holiday Lights at Atlanta Botanical Gardens
• Lake Lanier Islands Magical Nights of Lights
• Winter Lantern Festival at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
• Holiday in the Park at Six Flags
• Santa Wonderland at Bass Pro Shop in Sugarloaf Mills
• Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens, 
• Stone Mountain Christmas 
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer at Center for Puppetry Arts (Nov 10-Jan 2)

🎄DECEMBER FREE TREE LIGHTINGS, PARADES & SANTA ARRIVALS:

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Here is a comprehensive guide for local tree lightings in Gwinnett county and nearby neighboring communities. If  you know of one that's not listed, please email me at beckys@macaornikid.com