Christmas in
Southwest Virginia

Hosted at the
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center

Christmas in Southwest Virginia is a winter festival with the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center dressed for the holidays! There are a variety of events and activities throughout December guaranteed to bring holiday cheer!

Celebration of Lights

December 1 – 31, 2023

The Cultural Center will light up for the holiday season with lights and decorations.

Breakfast with Santa

Saturday, December 2, 2023
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Bring your children and grandchildren for a fun breakfast.
Food includes biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrown casserole, pancakes, coffee, orange juice, and milk. Reindeer Games including gingerbread decorating, art corner, candy cane scavenger hunt, hot chocolate bombs, letters to Santa, and snowman cornhole.

Storytime under the Christmas Tree

with Glen Thomason

Thursday, December 14, 2023
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

‘Round the Mountain artisan and author Glen Thomason will provide a free community reading of the fifth book in his The Adventures of Duke series. Duke’s Best Christmas Ever! was released in the summer of 2023 and will provide a wonder of information at the end. Glen will provide the books that will be available for purchase and attendees will have access to a personalized book signing with the author. The event runs from 5 – 6 p.m.

Southwest Virginia Cultural Center

1 Heartwood Circle, Abingdon, VA 24210

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