GET TO THE HEART OF IT ALL… eDowntown Update
The holiday season will kick-off with Festival of Lights on Friday,
Festive Fridays, sponsored by Downtown Greensboro Inc. begins along with Festival of Lights on November 30 and December 7 & 14 from
Experience the unique offerings that
our downtown shops can offer like no other place in
Saturday, December 1st brings the Holiday Parade downtown at
There’s plenty of festivities planned through the holiday season (see below) Enjoy an evening at the theater, day at museum, lunch/dinner at one of our restaurants, and/or entertainment venues.
There’s something for EVERYONE downtown for the holidays!
Experience DOWNTOWN
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11/27 |
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12/8 |
12/11 |
DATE | DESCRIPTION | PLACE | TIME |
11/23 thr 12/23 | Triad Stage | various | |
11/27 | Holiday Inn classic 1942 film | The Carolina Theatre | |
11/27 | Solaris | ||
11/28 thru 12/8 | Broach Theater | various | |
11/30 | Elm | ||
11/30 | Downtown | ||
11/30-12/1 | |||
11/30 thru 12/2 | GSO Historical Museum | ||
12/1 | Downtown | ||
12/1 | The Carolina Theatre | ||
12/1 | WM United Methodist Ch | ||
12/1 | WM United Methodist Ch | ||
12/1 | Center for Visual Arts | ||
12/2 | FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS (CONT.) | Downtown | |
12/2 thru 12/31 | various | ||
12/3 | |||
12/7 | Various locations | ||
12/7 | The Carolina Theatre | ||
12/7 | GSO Children’s Museum | ||
12/7 | Downtown | ||
12/7 & 12/8 | GSO Children’s Museum | 3 & 6pm | |
12/8 | The Carolina Theatre | ||
12/8 | The Carolina Theatre | ||
12/9 | GSO Children’s Museum | ||
12/11 | The Carolina Theatre | ||
12/13 | GSO Children’s Museum | ||
12/14 | Downtown | ||
12/14 | GSO Children’s Museum | ||
12/15 | GSO Children’s Museum |
CTG Annual Production of the Wizard of Oz (11/10 thru 11/18): The Triad kicks off the holiday season each year with CTG’s timeless tale of Dorothy and her adventure “Over the Rainbow.” The cast changes and special effects are enhanced, but the love affair between our audience members – young and old alike – and this enchanting production never fades! The Carolina Theatre,
Triad Stage (11/23 thru 12/23): Opens the holiday season with Beautiful Star: An Appalachian Nativity by
XENOFUNK (11/27): Intergalactic band performing live; eclectic dance music blends electronic, rock, and world influences. Features live video projections and immersive atmosphere at Solaris
▲ Tuna Christmas at The Broach Theatre(11/28 thru 12/8): a hilarious Tony Award nominated Broadway comedy hit by Stephen Gee and Hall Parrish returns FINALLY, in the most requested show in the twenty years of the Broach Theatre in downtown Greensboro. What better way to cap off our 20th Anniversary season than to return to the third smallest town in
Christmas at Blandwood (12/1 thru 12/28):
Winter Walk for AIDS (12/2):
Downtown Pre-Wrap GIFTS |
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Your holiday shopping experience this year can be quick and easy with Downtown Holiday Pre-Wrap Gifts. Many of our downtown merchants have unique, custom and quality goods they have thoughtfully selected and pre-wrapped for your shopping convenience.
These are items that you may not find anywhere else in |
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Individual volunteers and group organization(s) needed for Festive Fridays, please contact Ashley at 379-0060 x-21 or click here to email. A great way to enjoy the holiday season! |
Festival of Lights poster (pdf) click here.
▲ The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Gospel quartet music (12/7): After 44 years and 35 albums, 3 Grammys and 11 nominations and trophy-case full of almost every award imaginable; shows that have run a gamut from the church-house to the White House, The Mighty Clouds of Joy are more than a Gospel legend. They are nothing less than a national treasure., The Clouds bring disco and funk into classical gospel and now perform with several of the original members from the 1960s including
Holiday Happenings at the Greensboro Children’s Museum:
• Hannukah Celebrations (12/7 & 12/8): Hanukkah celebration with music, art, dance, stories, and taste testing of some Hanukkah treats. The celebration goes on all week, special celebration times are
• Santa (12/7 & 12/14): Make your list and check it twice on half-price Fridays, parents bring camera and to take picture of child with Santa,
• The Nutcracker Performs (12/9): Close and personal highlights with
• Presents to Parents (12/13): Homemade gifts for your parents, sign up now
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• Kuumba African Dance Co. (12/29): Enjoy an interactive performance by Kuumba African Dance Company.
• Happy New Year (12/30): Romp and stomp with some creative noise makers in creation station, practice the countdown for New Years (in different languages), and make bubble wrap firecrackers with our feet. Don’t miss this last chance to party in 2007 at the museum!