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WHAT’S GOING ON<br />
NOV<br />
THRU<br />
FEB<br />
November 26<br />
Holiday Lighting Ceremony<br />
Samford Lawn, Auburn University<br />
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.<br />
Do not miss the annual Holiday Lighting<br />
Ceremony; where we will light the<br />
Christmas Tree and Menorah to celebrate<br />
the start of the holiday season.<br />
November 28 & 29<br />
Mean Girls<br />
The Gogue Performing Arts Center<br />
7 p.m.<br />
Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the<br />
hilarious hit musical from an awardwinning<br />
creative team, including book<br />
writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff<br />
Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt),<br />
lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and<br />
original director and choreographer Casey<br />
Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).<br />
December 1<br />
Snopelika Parade & Tree Lighting<br />
Courthouse Square/Railroad Avenue<br />
5 p.m.<br />
Opelika’s official kick-off event for the<br />
Christmas season will be at Courthouse<br />
Square on Friday, December 1st, at 5:00<br />
p.m. This is a free event for all!<br />
AUBURN-OPELIKA TOURISM presents<br />
December 1<br />
Downtown Auburn Holiday<br />
Open House<br />
Downtown Auburn<br />
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.<br />
Join the Auburn Downtown Merchants<br />
Association for our Holiday Open House<br />
on December 1st from 5-8 pm. Merchants<br />
will remain open for extended shopping<br />
hours and offer exclusive discounts and<br />
specials. There will also be children’s<br />
activities, Santa, live music, cocktails to go<br />
and more!<br />
December 2<br />
Annual Christmas Market<br />
Auburn United Methodist Church<br />
8:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.<br />
Shop local arts, crafts, and food and traditional<br />
baked goods and frozen soups and<br />
casseroles at the annual Christmas Market<br />
at AUMC.<br />
December 2<br />
Santa on the Corner<br />
Toomer’s Corner<br />
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.<br />
Join us to visit with your favorite man in<br />
the red suit! The event will be set up across<br />
the street from Toomer's Corner. Fourlegged<br />
friends are welcome, too!<br />
December 2<br />
Ho-Ho-Ho Hike & Holiday<br />
Celebration<br />
Kreher Preserve & Nature Center<br />
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<br />
Kreher, and Jan Dempsey will partner<br />
to turn the Preserve into a <strong>Winter</strong><br />
Wonderland, full of nature-themed crafts,<br />
performances, cookies, hot chocolate, and<br />
a visit from Mrs. Claus.<br />
December 2<br />
Jingle Jog 5k and Santa Stroll Fun<br />
Run<br />
Downtown Auburn<br />
6:30 a.m.<br />
The Jingle Jog 5k and Santa Stroll Fun Run<br />
are back in 2023 – so pull out those ugly<br />
sweaters and get ready to run again! Join<br />
Active Auburn on Saturday, December 3 at<br />
6 a.m. as we ring in the holiday season in<br />
style! The Santa Stroll Fun Run (1-mile) will<br />
begin at 6:30 a.m. and the Jingle Jog 5k will<br />
begin at 7 a.m., both at Toomer’s Corner.<br />
December 3<br />
Downtown Auburn Christmas Parade<br />
Downtown Auburn<br />
2 p.m.<br />
Join us for your favorite holiday tradition,<br />
The Auburn Christmas Parade. The parade<br />
will be held in downtown Auburn on<br />
Sunday, December 3 at 2 p.m.<br />
December 5<br />
East Alabama Arts: Brian Stokes<br />
Mitchell<br />
Opelika Center for the Performing<br />
Arts<br />
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.<br />
Dubbed “the last leading man” by The New<br />
York Times, two-time Tony Award winner<br />
Brian Stokes Mitchellhas enjoyed a career<br />
that spans Broadway, television, film, and<br />
concert appearances with the country’s<br />
finest conductors and orchestras.<br />
December 7<br />
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with<br />
Wynton Marsalis Big Band Holidays<br />
The Gogue Performing Arts Center<br />
7 p.m.<br />
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the<br />
year with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at<br />
Lincoln Center Orchestra!<br />
December 8<br />
Christmas in a Railroad Town<br />
Downtown Opelika<br />
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.<br />
Whether you’re a young child or simply a<br />
child at heart – there will be activities for<br />
everyone at this great night out in historic<br />
downtown Opelika on Friday, December 8.<br />
66 EAST ALABAMA LIVING
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