Asheville gets a lot of publicity when Christmas comes to town. As bed and breakfast innkeepers, we do our part promoting the Biltmore Estate Christmas Candlelight Tours with special ticket prices and packages. Our version of the nearby big city has its own Christmas parade and sales and special events.
Here in Weaverville, Christmas is a quieter, family-oriented tradition. First of all, there’s the Christmas Parade at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 5. It’s a traditional affair with marching bands, dignitaries in convertibles and floats, as well as Santa. The route passes in front of Inn on Main Street, so our guests get a prime view. That evening, the Vance Birthplace celebrates with its own Christmas Candlelight Tour from 4-7 p.m. See what Christmas was like before the Civil War.
The next Friday, Dec. 11, is an event that is unique to Weaverville, and one that grows sweeter each year. The Weaverville Christmas Candlelight Stroll takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Santa arrives on a horse-drawn wagon in time for the lighting of the town Christmas tree. His helpers give out hot chocolate and candy, as several musical groups entertain with bagpipe, choirs, string ensemble and a barbershop quartet. Guests can sign up for wagon rides through downtown to the light of hundreds of luminarias. Proceeds will benefit local charities. Weaverville’s cafes, gift shops and galleries will remain open late.
Come home to Weaverville for the holidays.