5 things to get you in a holiday mood this weekend in the Triangle
Triangle events to add to your daybook:
Light the tower
6 p.m. Friday; American Tobacco Amphitheater, 300 Blackwell St., Durham; free; americantobaccocampus.com
The annual lighting of the American Tobacco Tower features live music from local school choruses as well as visits from Santa and a special guest from the “Grinch” musical at nearby DPAC.
Homestead Holiday
6:45-9:15 p.m. Friday (also Dec. 9); Duke Homestead State Historic Site, 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham; $6 ($3 kids 10 & under); dukehomestead.org
Experience the “Christmas by Candlelight” tour with costumed interpreters and period decorations from the 1870s – plus storytelling, hot cider and cookies, live music and dancing.
Christmas at Stagville
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; Historic Stagville, 5828 Old Oxford Hwy, Durham; free (10 a.m.-4 p.m.), $3-$5 (4-6 p.m.); stagville.org
Learn about the Christmas traditions of enslaved and free people by touring the historic homes of slaves, sharecroppers and slaveholders. There’s a special lantern tour from 4-6 p.m.
WinterFest
Noon-8 p.m. Saturday; City Plaza, 400 Fayetteville St., Raleigh; free; godowntownraleigh.com/winterfest
Fun for the whole family – Ferris wheel, carousel, SuperSlide, Santa’s Village, a Gingerbread House Competition, food trucks, live bands (including Holy Ghost Tent Revival), and of course, ice skating and the official tree lighting.
Boylan Art Walk
Noon-5 p.m. Sunday; Boylan Heights, downtown Raleigh; free; boylanheights.org
For the 24th year, than 100 artists display and sell art work from their porches, homes and studios in the historic Boylan Heights neighborhood.
This story was originally published December 1, 2016 at 8:00 AM with the headline "5 things to get you in a holiday mood this weekend in the Triangle."