I. Holiday Events
✨ What a difference a year makes! The pandemic squashed most of last year’s holiday fun, but festive events are plentiful this December. Whether you’re marking Christmas, Chanukah, or New Year’s Eve, there’s something for everyone.
Here are a few of our favorite holiday happenings:
🕎 The Jewish Festival of Lights known as Chanukah (or Hanukkah, both are acceptable) begins at sundown tonight. Community menorah lightings are happening in Va-Hi (tonight), Atlantic Station (Mon.), and PCM (Thur., more below).
❄️ The Illuminarium Atlanta, the immersive virtual-reality attraction on the Eastside BeltLine, has transformed into Winterland through Jan. 2. See enchanting views of the Northern Lights and forest creatures darting through snow landscapes.
⛸️ A bunch of holiday events are coming to Ponce City Market, including the annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony with Chabad Intown on Dec. 2. Skate the Sky ice skating on the roof, Fireside Roasting & Toasting Pods for groups of four to make s’mores, and a family-friendly celebration to welcome 2022 called Noon Year’s Eve on Dec. 3.
🎄 Leslie Odom, Jr.’s The Christmas Tour spotlights the award-winning vocalist, songwriter and actor on Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s schedule includes Holiday Concert at Reinhardt University, Dec. 15 Holiday Concert at North Ave. Presbyterian Church, Dec. 16; Handel’s Messiah, Dec. 17-18; Holiday Concert in Madison, Georgia, Dec. 17; and New Year’s Eve Celebration at City Springs, Dec. 31.
🌟 Check out a longer list holiday events happening throughout the metro area.
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