Winter Festivals & Events

Christmas in Paducah

November and December holiday festivities make the holidays a special time for all! Partake in holiday strolls, parades and tours, a premiere light display, art sales and seasonal performing arts. Plan to shop, celebrate winter holidays with loved ones and experience the magic of this season in Kentucky.

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Holiday Traditions

• Holiday Carriage Tours with John's Pass Carriage Service - November

• "Dickens of a Christmas" & Small Business Saturday - November 30

• Christmas in the Park Holiday Light Display at Noble Park - November 28-December 31

• Christmas in the Park Carriage Tours with John's Pass Carriage Service - December

• BikeWorld's Christmas Light Bike Ride - December 3

• Beyond Uganda's Santa 5K at Noble Park - December 7

• 2019 Christmas Parade "Christmas Celebrations Around the World" - December 7

• Christmas Open House at Whitehaven Welcome Center - December 14

Holiday Shopping Events

• Paducah School of Art & Design Student & Faculty Holiday Art Sale - November 9

• Bizarre Holiday Art Bazaar at Yeiser Art Center - November 16

• Annual $10 Miniature Sale at PAPA Gallery - November 30

• Paducah Homegrown Holiday Market - December 14

Holiday Performances

• The Great Russian Nutcracker at the Carson Center - November 9

• Elf on the Shelf: A Musical at the Carson Center - November 17

• Oak Ridge Boys "Down Home Christmas" at the Carson Center - November 29

• Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Carson Center - December 1

• Paducah Symphony Orchestra presents A Christmas Celebration - December 7

• Carson Center Myre Series: Ten Tenors "A Christmas Wish" - December 15