Holiday events
Museum of Appalachia’s ‘Candlelight Christmas’ parade in Oliver Springs
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Archie Liggett shows merchandise at her booth to visitors during last year’s Candlelight Christmas event at the Museum of Appalachia. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Visitors check out the Christmas merchandise in the Museum of Appalachia’s gift shop during last year’s Candlelight Christmas event. The annual event takes places again this coming Friday and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. at the museum in Norris. - G. Chambers Williams III
Holiday events this weekend include the Museum of Appalachia’s Candlelight Christmas on Friday and Saturday, and the Oliver Springs Christmas parade on Saturday evening.
The annual Candlelight Christmas event will take place from 4-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and again on Saturday, Dec. 21, at the museum, on Andersonville Highway in Norris.
“Experience the serenity of an Appalachian Christmas at the Museum of Appalachia,” the museum’s website says about this weekend’s event.
“The centerpiece of this holiday event is an evening tour of the Museum’s pioneer village,” it says. “The cabins will be adorned with old-fashioned Christmas decorations and festively lit for the occasion.”
Among activities will be live music, storytelling, interactive activities for kids, and demonstrations of blacksmithing, sorghum making, apple butter churning, and more.
There also will be wagon rides, along with a live Nativity scene.
Tickets are $20 for those ages 18-64, $10 for children/youth ages 6-17, and $18 for seniors (65-up), members of the military and first-responders. A family pass is available for $50 for two adults and up to six dependent children (ages 6-17). Purchase tickets at the museum or online at museumofappalachia.org.
