12.23-12.29
Mon 12/23
🧸🎨 8:30–11:30am: Holiday Critter Crafting with Mill Mountain Zoo // West End Center // $25, registration req. ↝
🧸✮ 9am (additional time slots at 10:30am & noon): Cookies for a Cause with Mrs. Claus (cookie decorating fundraiser for The Life Ring Foundation) // One City Plaza // $25, registration req. ↝
🧸 10am–noon: Christmas Countdown Party 1–4 years old (children's holiday activities) // kids $17, adults $3 ↝
✮ 11am–noon: FREE Beginner Level Djembe Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // free ↝
🧸 1–3pm: Christmas Adventures 5–8 years old (children's holiday activities) // Kids Square ↝
🏆 2:30–5:30pm: Holiday Ice Skating w/ the Rail Yard Dawgs & Star Country // LancerLot Sports Complex // $10, skate rental $3 ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Free and The Freebirds (country, folk, acoustic) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Irish Music Session // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
✮ 6–10pm: Christmas at the Station (pop-up holiday speakeasy fundraiser for Roanoke NRHS)// Virginian Passenger Station ↝
♫ 7pm: Doug & Robin // 419 West // free ↝
♫ 8pm: Naughty & Nice Party (dance, DJ) // Corned Beef & Co. // free ↝
♫ 8–11pm: Jeremy Wimmer Trio w/ Nicole Hosey (acoustic) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
Tue 12/24
🏆 11am: Christmas Eve PJ 5K +/- with Fleet Feet (casual run) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
✮ noon–6pm: Celebrate Jólabókaflóð (reading gathering, light snacks) // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // free ↝
🏆 noon–7pm: Christmas Eve Pajama Party (roller skating) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play - Vinton // $10 unlimited play ↝
🏆 5:30pm: Christmas Eve Candlelight Yoga // Uttara Yoga Studio // $18 ↝
Wed 12/25 🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄
✮ multiple times: Christmas Day Buffet at Harvest // Mountain Lake Lodge - Pembroke // $20–55 ↝
🏆 6–10pm: Christmas Night Roller Jingle Jam (roller skating) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play - Vinton // skating $5, skate rental $5 ↝
Thu 12/26
🏆 2:30–5:30pm: Holiday Ice Skating w/ the Rail Yard Dawgs & Star Country // LancerLot Sports Complex // $10, skate rental $3 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Jordan Harman & the Humble Brags (soul) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6:30–8:30pm: Don't Fall To Pieces: Puzzle OFF! // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7pm: The Meskos Electric Revue (pop, rock, soul, improv) // Rosie's Gaming Emporium - Vinton // free, 21+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Liv Sloan & the Diehards (blues, jazz, rock fusion)// Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Fri 12/27
🧸🎨 10am–1pm: Animal Adaptations Class // Lancerlot Yoga Room // $25, registration req. ↝
🏆 2:30–5:30pm: Holiday Ice Skating w/ the Rail Yard Dawgs & Star Country // LancerLot Sports Complex // $10, skate rental $3 ↝
♫ 5:30pm: Abby Bryant (Americana, soul) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Group Sound Bath // One Community Now // $15 ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Jared Stout Trio (alt country) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Jason Dickerson (country, blues) // Twin Creeks Brewing - Vinton // free ↝
♫ 7pm: Highway Miles - night 1 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Big Daddy Ray Band (country, rock, cover) // The Hangout // $10 ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Keith Goggin (blues, rock, cover) // The Village Grill // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Starfire Live! (cover) // Rocky Mount Burger Company // free ↝
🏆 7:05pm: Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. Huntsville Havoc (hockey game) // Berglund Center Coliseum // adults $14–26, children $12–24 ↝
♫ 7:20pm (doors 6:30): TSB Jazz (jazz) // Flutes Wine Shop & Lounge - Lynchburg // $20, 21+ ↝
♫ 8pm: Five Shades of Gray (classic rock covers) // Rosie's Gaming Emporium - Vinton // free, 21+ ↝
♫ 8pm–midnight: Cimmaron Band (country covers) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Phat Anchovies (funk rock) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝
Sat 12/28
🧸🎨 11am–12:30pm: In the Future... (craftmaking event) // The Children's Gallery // $35, registration req. ↝
♫ 1:30–4:30pm: Gary John (bluegrass) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏆 2:30–5:30pm: Holiday Ice Skating w/ the Rail Yard Dawgs & Star Country // LancerLot Sports Complex // $10, skate rental $3 ↝
✮ 4pm: Setting Boundaries w/ Esther's Room (book circle)// Selah Beauty Salon // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: The 419 (pop, disco, funk) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Goodtime Alibi (alt rock) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫🎄 6–7:30pm: Candlelight Serenade (harp, violin, string quartet, holiday music) // Mountain Lake Lodge - Pembroke // $25 admission; $150 for dinner for two experience ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Kayla Renee // Twin Creeks Brewing - Vinton // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Andy Burnette Trio (cover) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7pm: Highway Miles - night 2 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
♫ 7pm: Travis Reigh (country) // Mango's Bar & Grill - Moneta // free ↝
♫✮ 7pm–midnight (group lesson 8–8:30): Latin Fusion End of the Year Party (all levels salsa dancing party) // Food Fanatics Kitchen // $8 adv. $12 day of ↝
🏆 7:05pm: Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. Knoxville Ice Bears (hockey game) // Berglund Center Coliseum // adults $14–26, children $12–24 ↝
✮ 7:30pm: Retro Game Night // Olde Salem Brewing - Market St. // free ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: The Dock Wizards (cover) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Pre-New Year Jam 2024! feat. Music Road Co, Solacoustix, & Father Sun// Dogtown Roadhouse - Floyd // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
♫ 8pm: Gypsy Nix (Fleetwood Mac tribute) // Rosie's Gaming Emporium - Vinton // free, 21+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm: That 80's Show (80's covers) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Jared Stout Band (alt country) // Martin's Downtown // $12 ↝
♫ 10pm–1am: Vinyl & Vibes with Star City Soul Club (vinyl listening party) // Sidecar // free ↝
Sun 12/29
♫ 1–4pm: Foster Burton (psych rock, blues) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮♫ 1:30–4pm: Guitars Under the Star Guitar Pull (open jam session)// Mill Mountain Discovery Center // free ↝
🏆 2:30–5:30pm: Holiday Ice Skating w/ the Rail Yard Dawgs & Star Country // LancerLot Sports Complex // $10, skate rental $3 ↝
✮ 3pm: Kwanzaa Celebration // Harrison Museum of African American Culture - Downtown Roanoke // free ↝
🏆 3:30pm: Public Ice Skating Session // Berglund Center Coliseum // $6, skate rental $3 ↝
♫ 4–7pm: Marie-Claire Evans Duo (singer songwriter) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
Ongoing/Multiple Dates
🧸 (Dec 3–Jan 3, M-F 2:30–6pm): P.L.A.Y. Winter Camp 2024–25 // "Offered at three different community recreation centers in Roanoke, the Positive Learning and Adventure for Youth program is designed to give children a place to receive homework assistance and participate in enrichment activities while enjoying a safe, welcoming and positive after-school care environment. " // Preston Rec Center, Grandin Court Rec Center, or High St Baptist // $200, registration req. ↝
🎄 (through Dec 29) Illuminights // Explore Park // "Explore your holiday spirit through a unique experience featuring over 650,000 lights, dazzling features and memorable moments." // $17.50 adult, $6.50 child ↝
🎄 (through Dec 31) 2024 Festival of Trees // Natural Bridge State Park // Vote for your favorite tree by placing a donation under the tree or purchasing a ballot. // free to visit; pay or bring donation to vote ↝
🎄 (through Jan 1) Fashion for Evergreens 2024 // Hotel Roanoke // In this Christmas tree contest, donations of $5 or more will be entered to win an overnight stay with breakfast for two. // free to visit; pay to vote ↝
🧸🎄 (through Jan 6): The Elf on the Shelf Adventure in Downtown Roanoke (scavenger hunt) // "For the fifth time, Santa’s Scout Elves will land in Downtown Roanoke! Come on a fun scavenger hunt and find the 16 Scout Elves hiding in downtown stores. Find them all and be entered for a chance to win $1,000!" // multiple locations // free ↝