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NOVEMBER

Nov. 1. Spindale, NC – Spindale Fall Festival. 828-287-1019.

Nov. 2-5. Hilton Head, SC – 5th  Annual Hilton Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival. Features cars made in Indiana during the “Golden Age” of manufacturing – Dusenburgs, Auburns and Studebakers.  843-785-7469.

Nov. 2-Dec. 31. Columbia, SC - Holiday Lights on the River at Saluda Shoals Park. 803-731-5208. More than half a million lights will shine in the Midlands’ largest drive-through lights display.

Nov. 2-5. Fayetteville, NC – Holly Day Fair. 910-323-5509.

Nov. 3. Charleston, SC. Friends of the Hunley Oyster Roast & Silent Auction. 877-4HUNLEY.

Nov. 3-4. Wilson, NC – Whirligig Festival. 252-399-2395.

Nov. 3-5, 9-11. New Bern, NC – South Pacific at the New Bern Civic Theatre. 252-633-0567. Set during World War II on a US Navy base in the Solomon Islands, this is the story of two love affairs.

Nov. 3. Columbia, SC – Edventure’s 3rd birthday. 803-779-3100.

Nov. 4 – Dec. 31. Asheville, NC – Christmas at Biltmore Estate in Asheville. More than a century ago, George Vanderbilt chose this magical season as the time to unveil his new home to family and friends. On Christmas Eve 1895, he opened Biltmore House’s doors for a regal yuletide celebration. Get swept away in this year’s extravagant celebration that includes holiday music, miles of evergreen garland, hundreds of poinsettias, dozens of Christmas trees and a magnificent 35-foot tall Fraser Fir decked with lights, ornaments and gifts. Festive music from the Banquet Hall organ fills the halls with yuletide cheer. Also during this time, guests can see the estate twinkle as the day darkens into dusk. (It all begins November 4 and lasts until New Year’s Day.) Illuminated by candlelight, firelight and Christmas tree lights, Biltmore House glows with holiday spirit. Carols from choirs and ensembles fill the halls. Candlelight Christmas Evening tickets are available by reservation only and include an evening self-guided candlelight tour of Biltmore House, next-day visit to the gardens and Biltmore Estate Winery.
877-324-5866.

Nov. 4. Hendersonville, NC – Foothills Highland Games at Jackson Park. 828-693-8526. Experience living history at the Scottish Clans of the South (S.C.O.T.S.) annual gathering of the clans.

Nov. 4. Castle Hayne, NC – St. Stanislaus Church Polish Festival. 910-675-2336.

Nov. 4. Greenville, SC – Christmas Time Doll Show and Sale. 803-783-8049.

Nov. 4 & 18. Lenoir, NC – Lenoir Cruise In. 828-726-0323.

Nov. 9-19. Charlotte, NC – Southern Christmas Show. 800-849-0248.

Nov. 9. Charleston, SC – Holiday Festival of Lights: Fun Run & Walk at James Island County Park. 843-795-4FUN.

Nov. 10. New Bern, NC – ArtWalk in Downtown New Bern. 252-633-4369.

Nov. 10-Feb. 4. Columbia, SC – Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful at the Columbia Museum of Art. 803-343-2208. This exhibit focuses on the architect’s relationship to the House Beautiful movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Nov. 10-11. Orangeburg, SC – Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair at the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds. 803-274-8651.

Nov. 11. Charleston, SC – Music Under the Oaks Fall Outdoor Concert. 843-953-8228. Hear music in the Cistern Yard in front of Randolph Hall at the School of the Arts College of Charleston.

Nov. 17-Dec. 3. – Asheville, NC – Christmas Belles, a Southern comedy at the Asheville Community Theatre. 828-254-1320.

Nov. 18. Ocean Isle Beach, NC – Festa Italia at the Silver Coast Winery. 910-287-2800.

Nov. 18. Manteo, NC – Manteo Rotary Rockfish Rodeo. 252-473-6644.

Nov. 18-19. Columbia, SC – Festival of Trees. 803-898-4952.

Nov. 23. Forest City, NC – Forest City Christmas Lights Ceremony. 828-247-4430.

Nov. 24. Fayetteville, NC – A Dickens Holiday. 910-323-1776.

Nov. 24-25. York, SC – Yellowbarn Artisans Sale. 803-684-1252.

Nov. 24-26. New Bern, NC – Tryon Palace Harvest Celebrations. 800-767-1560. See how Union-occupied New Bern experienced Thanksgiving holiday during a period of war and strife.

Nov. 24-25. Raleigh, NC – Fine Craft and Design Show. 919-490-6991. Craftspeople gather at the NC State Fairgrounds to show their pottery, sculptures, fiber arts, jewelry and other crafts.

Nov. 28. Summerville, SC – Tree Lighting at Town Square. 843-871-6000.

Nov. 30. Albemarle, NC – A Downtown Albemarle Christmas. 704-984-9415.

Nov. 30. Columbia, SC – Devine Evening Holiday Open House. 803-771-2700. Columbia’s Devine Street, in the heart of the historic Shandon area, offers a variety of upscale specialty shopping, dining, entertainment and commercial businesses in a community environment.

Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Columbia, SC – The Junior League of Columbia’s Holiday Market at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds. 803-252-4552.

Dec. 1-3.  Charleston, SC – Yuletide Madrigal Feast dinner and performance at the College of Charleston. 843-953-5927.

Dec. 1-3. McConnells, SC – Christmas Candlelight Tours at Historic Brattonsville. 803-684-2327. Find out the fun of Christmas season of the 18th and 19th centuries with music, bonfires and an 1840s Santa Claus.

Dec. 1-2, 8-9. Pawleys Island, SC – Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens. 800-849-1931. Musicians play and carolers sing among live oaks strung with thousands of sparkling lights.

Dec. 2. Wilson, NC – Wilson’s annual Christmas Parade. 252-399-2395.

Dec. 2. Charleston, SC – Parade of Boats on the Charleston Harbor. 843-724-7414.

Dec. 2. Four Oaks, NC – Christmas Open House at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site. Costumed interpreters decorate the kitchen, serve cookies and hot cider and explain how soldiers spent their furlough time with family. 910-594-0789

Dec. 2. Marion, NC – Appalachian Potters Market. 828-652-8610.

Dec. 2-3. Jacksonville, NC – Onslow Caregivers Festival of Trees at the American Legion Building. 910-347-0140.

Dec. 2 & 9. Chimney Rock Park, NC – Santa Climbs Down the Chimney. 800-277-9611.

Dec. 7-9. Columbia, SC – Candlelight Tours. 803-252-1770. The Robert Mills House, Hampton Preston Mansion and the Mann-Simons Cottage will  be aglow with the light of holiday candles.

Dec. 9. Beaufort, SC – Coastal Carolina Christmas Walk. 800-575-7483. A narrated holiday bus tour through Beaufort’s Historic District is available aboard a vintage British double-decker bus. A walk through the district is free.

Dec. 10. Manteo, NC – Holiday Tour of Homes in Historic Manteo. 252-473-5548.

Dec. 15-17. Boone, NC – Christmas Craft Show. 828-733-0675.

Dec. 31. Columbia, SC – WOW! At the River. 803-343-8750.