# Christmas Events, Markets & Things to Do in Elizabeth City

- **Subtitle**: Celebrate Christmas 2026 in Elizabeth City with festive markets, holiday parties, Christmas dinners, family activities, Santa experiences, Christmas lights, live shows, brunches, concerts, and seasonal events. Discover the best things to do and book your tickets online.
- **Category**: Christmas
- **Display Name**: Christmas events
- **Type**: other

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## About

As Christmas draws near in the Elizabeth City in 2026, mark your calendars for a taste of festive enchantment! Beyond the traditional gatherings at home, exploring during this festive season can be enchanting. Whether planning a family trip or going solo, there's a sleigh-load of festive fairs, holiday craft shows, and Christmas services in the Elizabeth City waiting to be explored. Check out the best events and parties in Elizabeth City to make your Christmas unforgettable, and get ready for a season of joy and celebration!

## Christmas Events in Elizabeth City

- **Event Name**: Holiday Celebration & Downtown Illumination
  - **Description**: ✨ The Holiday Celebration & Downtown Illumination is Elizabeth City’s official kick-off to the holiday season! 🎄 Join us Friday, November 27, from 6–8 PM as we gather for the annual lighting of the holiday lights at the Pasquotank County Courthouse an
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  - **Date**: Fri Nov 27 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Nov 27 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/holiday-celebration-and-downtown-illumination/200029472654145
  - **Venue**: Pasquotank County Courthouse
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  - **Categories**: holiday, shopping
- **Event Name**: SantaCon 2026 Elizabeth City, NC
  - **Description**: 🎅✨ It’s time for SantaCon—Elizabeth City style! Dress up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, an elf, a reindeer, or your favorite holiday character and join us downtown on Saturday, December 5 for a day full of holiday cheer.

From 1–5 PM, roam downtown with fellow hol
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 05 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Dec 05 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/santacon-2026-elizabeth-city-nc/200029454789644
  - **Venue**: Downtown Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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  - **Categories**: holiday, parties, christmas, pub-crawl, parades, calendar, bar-crawls
- **Event Name**: Lighted Boat Parade 2026 Elizabeth City, NC
  - **Description**: The Pasquotank River Yacht Club is teaming up with ECDI to bring you this fabulous holiday event again this year! Yacht Club members coordinate a parade of festive boats bedecked with holiday lights that will circle the harbor for your enjoyment. The best
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  - **Date**: Fri Dec 04 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/lighted-boat-parade-2026-elizabeth-city-nc/200029454789744
  - **Venue**: 202 S Water St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-4844, United States
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- **Event Name**: Holiday Carriage Rides in Downtown Elizabeth City 2026
  - **Description**: Come enjoy a Holiday Carriage Ride through Downtown Elizabeth City, hosted by Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.! Randy Williams with his trusty team of mules, Jim and Jen, will be offering carriage rides on multiple times throughout the holiday season.
- Sund
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  - **Date**: Sun Dec 06 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun Dec 06 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/holiday-carriage-rides-in-downtown-elizabeth-city-2026/200029454788940
  - **Venue**: Pasquotank County, North Carolina
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  - **Categories**: holiday, parades
- **Event Name**: The Merry Market - Nov 14, 2026
  - **Description**: We will be hosting 30 LOCAL Vendors for you to shop with just in time for the holiday season!
This will be an outdoor event at F & H Print Sign Design (behind 3 Amigos).
Grab a friend and come SHOP!

*Vendor Spots AVAILABLE* Email shophyden@gmail.com
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 14 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Nov 14 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/the-merry-market-nov-14-2026/200030652669926
  - **Venue**: 1725 City Center Blvd, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-8962, United States
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  - **Categories**: holiday
- **Event Name**: Small Business Saturday in Downtown Elizabeth City
  - **Description**: Small Business Saturday – November 28, 2026
Small Business Saturday is a national initiative started by American Express that brings attention to the importance of shopping local in our communities. Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc. and individual small busin
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 28 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Nov 28 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/small-business-saturday-in-downtown-elizabeth-city/200029454789444
  - **Venue**: Elizabeth City Downtown
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  - **Categories**: kids, shopping, christmas, holiday
- **Event Name**: Elizabeth City Downtown Holiday Window Decorating Contest 2026
  - **Description**: Downtown Elizabeth City is a truly magical place when everyone decorates their stores and windows for the holidays. Wander downtown with our ballot list and view the beautifully decorated holiday windows, then vote for your favorites. It's classic holiday
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  - **Date**: Wed Dec 16 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed Dec 30 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/elizabeth-city-downtown-holiday-window-decorating-contest-2026/200029454789544
  - **Venue**: Downtown Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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  - **Categories**: holiday, contests
- **Event Name**: Holiday Beehive Hair Party
  - **Description**: Look, not all of us want to dress up as holiday characters - but we still want to embrace the festive spirit and with this free-roaming event, you only have to focus on your head! Show up in Downtown Elizabeth City on December 5 between 1 and 5 pm - same
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 05 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Dec 05 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elizabeth-city/holiday-beehive-hair-party/200029488544013
  - **Venue**: Downtown Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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  - **Categories**: holiday, parties, entertainment

## Trending Events in Elizabeth City

- **Event Name**: Victory Praise & Worship Center: Annual Hog & Hen Cook-Off
  - **Description**: Get ready for our 6th Annual VPWC Hog & Hen Cook-Off where the fellowship is  unbelievable , and the grills are hot!About this Event🐖🐓 Hog & Hen Cook-Off 2026Get ready for a showdown of smoky flavors, sizzl
  - **Venue**: 700 N Hughes Blvd
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- **Event Name**: ECSU 90's Throwback Homecoming Party
  - **Description**: Get ready to vibe with all the best 90's jams and good times at the ultimate throwback homecoming party! Get your tickets nowAbout this EventECSU 90's Throwback Homecoming PartyGet ready to dust off those fla
  - **Venue**: Museum of the Albemarle
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- **Event Name**: First Friday ArtWalk - October 2026
  - **Description**: First Friday ArtWalk - October 2, 2026
Every First Friday of the month, many art studios and businesses in downtown Elizabeth City are open from 4:00 pm until 7:00 PM-ish for our First Friday ArtWalk! Guest artists along with food and music abound as busi
  - **Venue**: Downtown Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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- **Event Name**: Trick or Treat with EC Downtown Businesses 2026
  - **Description**: Bring your kids to Downtown Elizabeth City on Saturday, October 24th from 1:00-3:00 pm for some Trick or Treating in the central business district. This is a special event specifically with the downtown businesses.

NOTE: This is a special event coordinat
  - **Venue**: Elizabeth City Downtown
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- **Event Name**: A Conversation with Eva Marcille
  - **Description**: Fall 2026 Student Engagement & Success Ambassador-In-Residence
  - **Venue**: Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center-Floyd L. Robinson Auditorium
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- **Event Name**: All Black Affair
  - **Description**: Step out on Friday October 9, 2026, for the Northeastern Omega Foundation 3rd Annual ALL BLACK AFFAIR.About this EventGet ready to make a bold entrance in All‑Black elegance at the
  - **Venue**: Seven Sounds Brewing Company
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- **Event Name**: River City Rhythm & Brews 2026
  - **Description**: Arts of the Albemarle's much-anticipated Rhythm & Brews festival fundraiser returns for 2026, this year happening at Pine & Porch (105 E Colonial Ave)! 

Get your tickets at: https://our.show/aoarhythmbrews2026

This year will feature 20+ beers, w
  - **Venue**: Pine & Porch Inc.
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- **Event Name**: 12th Annual Panther Band Classic
  - **Description**: Come see the bands!  The 12th Annual Panther Band Classic will feature bands from across North Carolina and Virginia competing for the Milton H. Sawyer Grand Champion Award!  

More details to come!

For more information, contact:

Mr. Nick Stanley
Direct
  - **Venue**: 1064 Northside Rd, Elizabeth City, NC, United States, North Carolina 27909
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- **Event Name**: Spill the Tea!
  - **Description**: Spill the Tea! is a bold, new musical about colonial women who dared to speak up, stand together, and change the course of American history!About this EventTICKETS ARE FREE! CLICK "CHECK AVAILABILITY" TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
  - **Venue**: Arts of the Albemarle
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Christmas events in Elizabeth City?
  - **A:** Holiday Celebration & Downtown Illumination (Fri Nov 27 2026 at 06:00 pm at Pasquotank County Courthouse), SantaCon 2026 Elizabeth City, NC (Sat Dec 05 2026 at 01:00 pm at Downtown Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City, North Carolina), Lighted Boat Parade 2026 Elizabeth City, NC (Fri Dec 04 2026 at 07:00 pm at 202 S Water St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-4844, United States), Holiday Carriage Rides in Downtown Elizabeth City 2026 (Sun Dec 06 2026 at 04:00 pm at Pasquotank County, North Carolina), The Merry Market - Nov 14, 2026 (Sat Nov 14 2026 at 09:00 am at 1725 City Center Blvd, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-8962, United States).
- **Q**: How can I find Christmas events in Elizabeth City?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Christmas events in Elizabeth City on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Christmas events in Elizabeth City?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Christmas events in Elizabeth City?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Christmas events in Elizabeth City include Pasquotank County Courthouse, Downtown Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 202 S Water St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-4844, United States.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Christmas events in Elizabeth City?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Christmas events in Elizabeth City include Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc, Hyden.
- **Q**: Are there any online Christmas events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Christmas events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Christmas events in Elizabeth City?
  - **A:** Follow the Christmas category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Christmas events are listed in Elizabeth City.

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