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December 3: 1st Night of Christmas: Holiday Magic Downtown, Alexander Fulton Mini Park, 5 pm. Sponsored by City of Alexandria. Food, fun, musical entertainment, and Santa. Kicks off “The Twelve Nights of Christmas.” Cost: Admission free. Call: 449-5051. |
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December 4: 2nd Night of Christmas: Follow the Star, Louisiana College Campus, 6-8 pm. Sponsored by Louisiana College. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th -area choirs, dramatization of the Christmas Story, LC Art Department Sale and children’s activities. Saturday the 5th –special Christmas Drama: Christmas Letters from War with special recognition of members of the military. Cost: Admission free. Call: 487-7194 or 487-7195. |
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December 5: 3rd Night of Christmas: An Old Fashion Christmas, 3601 Bayou Rapides Rd., 4-6 p.m. Sponsored by Kent Plantation House. Storytelling, vintage music, Papa Noel, hot chocolate, cookies and make our own corn husk doll. Cost: Admission free. Call: 487-5998. |
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December 6: 4th Night of Christmas: Christmas Cantata, 1402 Martin Luther King Drive, 4 p.m. Sponsored by Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church. Cantata Choir and Orchestra Chorale celebrate with singing and narrative of Jesus’ birth. Cost: Admission free. Call: 445-8542. |
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December 7: 5th Night of Christmas: Deck the Galleries, AMoA, 5-6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Alexandria Museum of Art. Tree decorating and holiday storytelling. Cost: Admission free. Call: 443-3458. |
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December 10: 6th Night of Christmas: Pilgrimage to Bethlehem, 430 Jackson St., 6-9 p.m. Sponsored by Emmanuel Baptist Church. A dramatic recreation of the first century town of Bethlehem. Additional dates: Dec. 11-13. Fri. 6-9 p.m., Sat. 3-9 p.m. and Sun. 2-6 p.m. Cost: Admission free. Call: 442-7773. |
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December 11: 7th Night of Christmas: Pineville Christmas Parade, Main St., 7 p.m. Sponsored by the City of Pineville. Parade floats. Cost: Admission free. Call: 449-5650. |
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December 12: 8th Night of Christmas: Cenla Christmas Spectacular, Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sponsored by Lagniappe Theatre Company. Various arts organizations, theatres, school choirs, bands, etc. will perform. Similar to Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York. Cost: $10-12. Call: 48-Stage (487-8243). |
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December 13: 9th Night of Christmas: Alexandria Christmas Parade, Metro Drive to Jackson St. Ext., 2 p.m. Sponsored by Alexandria Junior Chamber of Commerce-Jaycees. Bands, dance groups and floats. Cost: Admission free. Call: 308-4179 or 623-6216. |
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December 14: 10th Night of Christmas: Imagine Christmas, 2817 Rapides Ave., 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by Pentecostals of Alexandria. POA Music and Drama present an imaginative and creative retelling of the Christmas Story through special effects and worship. Additional dates Dec. 12-13, 5:30 p.m. Tickets available at thepentecostals.org. Cost: $5. Call: 427-6610. |
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December 17: 11th Night of Christmas: Carols by the Fire, Saint James Episcopal Church, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sponsored by St. James Episcopal Church. Carol singing. Cost: Admission free. Call: 445-9845. |
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December 20: 12th Night of Christmas: A Soulful Christmas, 6101 Masonic Dr., 6 p.m. Sponsored by Christian Worship Center. Songs of the Season with CWC dancers, Band, Choir, soloists and Children’s Choir. Cost: Admission free. Call: 448-4500. |
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For more information, call the City of Alexandria Division of Community Services at 449-5051 |
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