Mark your calendars: Your holiday events guide
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The holiday season is here. Don't let it pass you by.
🚂 Parades
Dec. 4 — 6:30pm at the Fayetteville downtown square.
Dec. 5 — 6:30pm starting at Cherry and Fifth streets in Rogers.
Dec. 12 — 6pm on North Main Street in Centerton.
Dec. 13 — 6pm at the Downtown Bentonville square.
🥂 Seasonal outings
🍸 Miracle on 2nd St. — Get a festive cocktail at this popup bar at Undercroft in downtown Bentonville
🍷 Christmas at Pinpoint — This downtown Fayetteville bar is also transformed for the season.
💡 The Light Show NWA — Check out a drive-thru light display at the Washington County Fairgrounds through the end of December. Get tickets starting at $25.
⛸️ The Rink at Lawrence Plaza — Downtown Bentonville's outdoor ice rink is open for skating this season.
💃 Winter Formal — Get dressed up and go dancing at a party Dec. 20 at The Momentary in Bentonville. Get tickets for $30.
🩰 On stage
We're re-upping this holiday art events guide to remind you of shows to catch this month.
🎺 SoNA: A Very Merry Christmas — Hear holiday favorites from the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas with guest narrator Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn. 2pm and 7:30pm Dec. 6 at Walton Arts Center. Get tickets.
🎬 Film screenings — Catch "The Muppet Christmas Carol" ($5) and "Home Alone" ($5) on Dec. 23 at Walton Arts Center.
🎄 "It's a Wonderful Life" — See TheatreSquared's adaptation of this Christmas classic in downtown Fayetteville. Now through Dec. 24. Get tickets.
🎅 "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)" — A play with a twist on the major holiday stories is on stage Dec. 19-21 at TheatreSquared. Get tickets.
🧸 "The Nutcracker"— The NWA Classic Conservatory of Classical Ballet's production of the tale of a young girl who receives a nutcracker doll as a Christmas gift will be on stage Dec. 19 and Dec. 20 at the Arend Arts Center at Bentonville High School. Get tickets.