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Christmas festivities in and around Charlotte NC

Christmas is officially only two sleeps away. Load up the family and head over to Concord, NC and enjoy wonderful family Christmas traditions.

Visit Cabarrus is eagerly awaiting your arrival with open arms.

First stop: Check out the Carolina Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Speedway is proudly boasting over 3 million lights this year.

They have included several unique family experiences such as watching a family Christmas movie on the biggest HD movie screen. Tonight and tomorrow night “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” will be showcasing at 7pm. It is drive-in style so bring the popcorn and enjoy a new family tradition.

We were able to watch Polar Express earlier this month.

So many new Christmas light displays this year.

Our favorite part of the Carolina Christmas is walking into the town of Bethlehem to see the live Nativity Scene. Such an amazing feeling!

You can always finish up your last minute shopping too at Concord Mills Mall. We grabbed a few gifts at Bass Pro Shop. This has to be my husband’s favorite store there.

Take a break and head over to Punchy’s Diner for a delicious meal. You will be took back to a 50’s style eatery. They even deliver the kid’s meals in 50’s style car. The girls were in awe. Also, check out the 50’s car display while you wait on your meal. The food was delicious and you can dance to a few gigs on the old jukebox.

After your belly is full, head over to Kannapolis and experience the Magic of Kannapolis Christmas.

The Celebration of Lights boasts more than 175,000 lights and takes place at Village Park until – December 31 (closed Christmas Eve and Day). In addition to the light displays, other activities will also take place each night. For example, you can roast marshmallows and make s’mores. Again this year there is a permanent home for Santa. Performances from our very own Kannapolis Singing Bears will entertain the young and young at heart with a 30-minute Christmas Carol performance each hour on the hour beginning at 6 pm each evening. Hot chocolate, coffee and warm apple cider are also available for purchase in the concession.

As you can see, there is so much to do and enjoy the wonderful Christmas season in Visit Cabarrus. Take time this Christmas weekend and have fun. If not this weekend, then you have until December 31, 2011 to experience the Christmas traditions. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

Enjoy over 3 million lights this year at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway is excited to bring the holidays to life this winter season with the return of Carolina Christmas, a spectacular drive-through Christmas light park and village located at the legendary super speedway. I had the honor of attending last year and we had an absolute blast, and now it is going to be even bigger. Who knew it could happen?

Open nightly from Nov. 23 through Dec. 31 – 6pm to 9pm, excluding Christmas Day, Carolina Christmas is returning to Charlotte Motor Speedway even bigger and better in its second year, with an expanded route of nearly five miles, more than 3 million LED lights in 600 displays and double the drive-the-track experience with a one-mile cruise around the track. Carolina Christmas also offers a Christmas Village with a realistic Bethlehem-themed village, a Festival of Trees, photos with Santa and areas with food and music.

My husband was very giddy when he was able to drive on the race track last year. He may or may not have squalled a tire. So you know this is a trip for the entire family to enjoy. Tickets start out as low as $20 per single car load up to 8 people. Incredible deal with all the activities you get to participate in.

This year, a new feature is being added to the Christmas festivities – The Inaugural Boulevard of Lights. Hotels will light up Bruton Smith Boulevard, welcoming holiday guests to celebrate the season! Perimeter lighting totaling almost 3 miles in length will adorn the hotel rooftops for the holiday season. Light pole decorations and banners will extend from the intersection of Derita Road and Concord Mills Boulevard to the intersection of Bruton Smith Boulevard and Highway 29 in front of Charlotte Motor Speedway, creating a festive Christmas corridor.

WIN – $500 Simon American Express Gift Card

For a chance to win a $500 Simon American Express Gift Card from Concord Mills Mall, guests are invited to visit any four of the seven participating holiday partners between November 23 and December 16 and get the corresponding ornament on the Christmas tree punched. The participants are the Cabarrus County CVB, Concord Mills, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sam Bass Gallery, Reed Gold Mine, Punchy’s Diner and Cabarrus Creamery.

Also don’t forget you can pair these fun festivities with a visit to Great Wolf Lodge Snowland. During Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge, the magic continues with a life-size Gingerbread house, daily snow shows inside the Grand Lobby, special appearances by Santa and Great Clock Tower Holiday Show with Rowdy the Reindeer. Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge runs from December 3-25.

What are you waiting on? Start planning your fun Christmas visit to Concord, NC. You will be glad you did. I will be back reporting on each of these festivities throughout the month of December, so stay tuned!

Merry Christmas!

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