CHRISTMAS IN FAYETTEVILLE

Country Christmas

Home tours, Santa Claus,

Country Christmas on the Square in December is a weekend full of all of the joys the season has to offer. Coinciding with the event is the Country Christmas Home Tours, showcasing the very best in Fayetteville’s archiecture, Christmas lighting and small-town charm.

A pet parade, the ever-popular Hot Chocolate Family Fun Run, pictures with Santa Claus himself, arts and crafts, kids’ activities, music, a home-decorating contest, and fine fare all come together to ring in the holiday spirit Fayetteville-style.

Horse drawn carriage rides are available for touring all of the beautiful Christmas tree lights in Fayetteville.

For more information, visit greaterfayettevillechamber.org.

The Malota House at Christmas

203 Thompson Street

The children of Justin and Jean Malota have made it a family affair to display over 150,000 lights at their home from the Sunday after Thanksgiving through the first of the year.

It all started with their daughter, Sandra Janish and her husband, Robert, instructing her father on hanging lights. “I said ‘Dad, let me show you how to wrap a tree’ and he took off from there,” Janish said. “It has grown every year.”

Weekend visitors are welcome to stop, stroll through the outside display, and visit with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, typically starting around 6:30 p.m.