# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Merry and Bright-A Holiday of Lights
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Historic Poplar Grove rings in the 2025 holiday season with 4 weeks of “Merry and Bright,” a dazzling festival of lights and holiday magic.  The decorating divas of Poplar Grove are adding even MORE holiday scenes, vignettes and decorated trees for the ultimate photo ops and MORE of our ancient Oaks will be showcased in warm, flickering light.  Fire-pits and marshmallow roasting areas will be out, different food trucks each night, snow machines and the indoor barns will have a select number of culinary delights, adult specialty libations, wine and beer and arts and craft vendors.  This year the outdoor tent will be back for covered dining and live music on select nights.  A real, professional Santa will be here all nights except for Thursday, December 4th and Mr. Twister (the ingenious balloon man) will be here on his new stage all nights from 5pm-9pm.  Of course the Historic 1850’s Manor House will be decked out in its Victorian finest for you to take in the cozy sights and sounds of the Holiday Season.
Santa, Mr. Twister, marshmallow roasting, letters to Santa, letters to the troops at the vintage USO, a walk-through of the Victorian manor and all the photo ops you can handle are FREE with paid admission of $10 per person (adult and child, children under 2 are free).  Tickets are available at www.poplargrove.org or at the gate the night of although capacity restrictions may apply. You can come anytime you like during the evening of the date selected and stay as long as you like for the ultimate interactive experience!
Show runs from Friday, November 28th to Sunday, December 21st from 5pm-9pm (Thursday-Sunday evenings starting the Friday after Thanksgiving.) Poplar Grove is a non-profit organization and funds raised help us continue our mission of “Education, Conservation and Preservation.”
See website for details or follow us on Facebook at “farmersmarketpoplargrove” and poplar_grove on Instagram.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bayshore/merry-and-bright-a-holiday-of-lights/200029363866706
- **Event Categories**: holiday, music, festivals, workshops, live-music, food-drinks, art, entertainment, food-truck-festivals, music-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/poplargrove/items/407776/?full-items=yes&flow=16043&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bayshore-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bayshore
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 10200 US Highway 17, Wilmington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28411
- **lat**: 34.31973
- **long**: -77.7655
- **full address**: 10200 US Highway 17, Wilmington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28411, 10200 US-17, Wilmington, NC 28411-6854, United States, Bayshore

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Farmers Market at Poplar Grove (https://allevents.in/org/farmers-market-at-poplar-grove/25995593)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 10200 US Highway 17, Wilmington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28411, 10200 US-17, Wilmington, NC 28411-6854, United States, Bayshore
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Farmers Market at Poplar Grove
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** holiday, music, festivals, workshops, live-music, food-drinks, art, entertainment, food-truck-festivals, music-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Merry and Bright-A Holiday of Lights ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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