- Top 10 Winter Things to Do
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- Witness the late autumn beauty of changing colors on the three-and-a-half mile Tar River Trail. Cross the Tar River on the longest wooden suspension bridge in North Carolina.
- Did you say parades? How about four. December brings parades to Bailey, Spring Hope, a very unique kid’s parade in Nashville and the “Remarkable Rocky Mount” Christmas Parade. Kids, bands, floats and huge parade balloons will keep you smiling the first week of December.
- Take the kids to “Santa at Sunset Park.” The train, carousel and bug rides will be operating in a forest of holiday lights. It’s never too cool for a night out with Santa (hot chocolate will be available.)
- The whole family will be wowed by the Children’s Museum planetariums’ two new holiday shows - “Season of Light” and “Holiday Magic.” Laser light shows and a night sky filled with colorful magic.
- Tap your foot to the Eastern North Carolina beach favorites, the Embers, as they provide holiday music at the Dunn Center. Beach does Christmas?
- Spend a warm afternoon in the ten galleries of the Art Center in the Imperial Center. There is still time for holiday shopping in the Gallery Shop full of handmade original crafts and artwork.
- A visit to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park during the MLK Christmas Luminaries Celebration will definitely help you understand the reason for the season.
- Enjoy the Nash Arts rendition of the old favorite, “A Christmas Carol.” Local theater in the comfort and ambiance of an old Baptist Church. Or what about the Nash Arts Bluegrass Christmas Concert you don’t find that everywhere!
- The Imperial Centre is all dressed up for its first holiday season. Events and exhibitions throughout December add to the festive holiday atmosphere.
- The Rocky Mount Area toots its own horn at the new Nash County Visitors Bureau at the Gateway Center. Punch and holiday cookies are our “Thank You” for visiting during this great time of the year with breaking news on additional activities.