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SUMMARY:Homes for the Holidays: A Hillsborough Gingerbread Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Not Your Mother’s Gingerbread Competition\nHomes for the Holidays is an annual event held at participating businesses throughout Hillsborough\, NC to celebrate the creative arts and bring joy to our community this holiday season. Although it’s a contest\, the goal is to spread joy\, create a festive atmosphere…and add to your shopping experience as you explore gift options for friends and family. \nAll aspiring gingerbread artists and architects are invited to participate and have fun showcasing your creative streak and holiday spirit! \nView the Houses December 7\, 2025 – January 5\, 2026\nVoting open through December 20th\nPeople’s Choice award winners will be announced December 20th at the Solstice Lantern Walk
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SUMMARY:Meet Santa at Spring Haven Farm
DESCRIPTION:🎅🏼 Santa Claus is coming to Spring Haven Farm! 🎅🏼\n\n\n\n\n📅 December 14\, 1:00-2:30 PM | 📍 Chapel Hill\, NC \n\nSanta Tickets​\n\nSanta Claus is coming to town! Join us on December 14th for photo ops with Santa Claus\, delicious hot cocoa\, and friendly baby goats. This ticket includes both farm admission and a meeting with Santa!​ \nThis event runs from 1-2:30 PM. Coming closer to 1:00 PM is advised. 
URL:https://visithillsboroughnc.com/event/meet-santa-at-spring-haven-farm/
LOCATION:Spring Haven Farm\, 5306 Homer Ruffin Road\, Chapel HIll\, NC\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agritourism,Family,Holidays,Kids,Recreation
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SUMMARY:Gossip and Rumor in Antebellum Hillsborough
DESCRIPTION:Before headlines and hashtags\, news traveled by word of mouth\, and in antebellum Hillsborough\, gossip could change lives. Join historian Dr. Sylvia Hoffert for a captivating talk and reading from her new book\, “Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip\, Rumor\, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town.”\n\nDr. Hoffert calls on a particularly rich collection of primary sources\, including diaries\, letters\, oral histories\, census data\, court documents\, church records\, and psychiatric hospital logs\, all relating to Hillsborough\, North Carolina\, to argue that gossip and rumor were central to the formation of interpersonal relationships and an integral part of small-town life in the antebellum South. They exposed the insecurities and anxieties of the town’s inhabitants. Indeed\, they served as important weapons in the power struggle between the white slaveholding elite—who tried to exert\, maintain\, and consolidate their control over community life—and the Black\, white\, and mixed-race men and women\, free and enslaved\, who did their best to challenge the socioeconomic status quo. And they exposed fissures in the social fabric that discretion\, good manners\, and historical amnesia could not obscure. The result was that\, on a day-to-day basis\, the shady streets of Hillsborough may have seemed peaceful to the casual observer. But underneath all that tranquility\, the town was ripe with competition and conflict as the inhabitants used gossip to negotiate relationships with their neighbors and make places for themselves in the social\, economic\, and political hierarchy of the community.\n\nEnjoy an engaging conversation\, audience Q&A\, and book signing.
URL:https://visithillsboroughnc.com/event/gossip-and-rumor-in-antebellum-hillsborough/
LOCATION:Burwell School Historic Site\, 319 North Churton Street\, Hillsborough\, NC\, 27278\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Speaker
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SUMMARY:The Jim Watson Christmas Show & Sing-Along
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season with a true North Carolina tradition! Join us at The Bar(n) at Sonark Farms for the Annual Jim Watson Christmas Show—now in its 40th year — a beloved holiday gathering led by the legendary musician and founding member of the Red Clay Ramblers\, Jim Watson. \nJim’s musical journey is the stuff of storytelling magic: He spent 14 years touring the world with the Red Clay Ramblers\, appearing in two Off-Broadway productions (Diamond Studs and Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind)\, and later spent nearly 27 years performing with Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group. Closer to home\, he’s played with the Green Level Entertainers\, Piedmont Melody Makers\, Duke Lacrosse and Pinky Wyoming\, Craver Hicks Watson & Newberry\, and the Williamson Brothers—becoming a cherished staple of North Carolina music. \nIn 1986\, Jim launched his first Christmas show at The Cave in Chapel Hill… and he hasn’t missed a single year since. This year marks his 40th annual celebration\, and we’re honored to host this milestone evening. \nWhat to Expect: \n– A joyful set of classic and quirky Christmas songs\n– A full round of sing-along carols — with song sheets provided so everyone can confidently sing past the first verse\n– Warmth\, laughter\, and the unmistakable cheer that only Jim Watson can deliver \nBring your friends\, bring your family\, bring your holiday spirit.\nCome celebrate\, sing loud\, and make merry with a living NC legend. \nGet your tickets now and join us for a night of musical tradition\, joy\, and good company at The Bar(n) At Sonark Farms\n$10 | $15 Door \nJim Watson Christmas Show & Sing-Along\nSunday\, Dec 14 • 3-6 PM | TICKETS: $10 /$15\nThe Bar(n) at Sonark Farms. – www.soon\n5292 Sonark Lane\, Hillsborough NC \nThe Bar(n) Open 4pm-7PM
URL:https://visithillsboroughnc.com/event/the-jim-watson-christmas-show-sing-along/
LOCATION:sonark Farms\, 2592 Sonark Lane\, Hillsborough\, North Carolina\, 27278
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Love Feast at the Chestnut Ridge Community Farm
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, December 14\, 4:30pm: Love Feast \nA Moravian tradition with rolls\, coffee\, and community. Join us as we experience the season of Advent together with a warm fire\, carols\, and candlelight.
URL:https://visithillsboroughnc.com/event/love-feast-at-the-chestnut-ridge-community-farm/
LOCATION:Chestnut Ridge Community Farm\, 2902 Mt Willing Rd\, Efland\, NC\, 27243\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Gardens/Gardening,Holidays,Kids,Outdoor,religious
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