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Holiday season in Wake Forest

Seasonal Updated Nov 2025 Next review Nov 2026 Suggest a correction

Six weeks, twelve events, and one parade. Everything between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

The big three

Small Business Saturday, the Lighting of Wake Forest, and the Christmas Parade.

Holiday Market at the Renaissance Centre, two Saturdays in December.

White Street Brewing does the countdown. Shorty’s is open until midnight, once a year.

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