Winter Festivals & Events

A Season of Holidays

November and December holiday festivities make Christmas in Paducah 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.

Visit the Calendar of Events for a full listing of what's happening this month and beyond.

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

• 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

• 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

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

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

• Paducah Symphony Orchestra presents A Christmas Celebration - December 7

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

• Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Carson Center - December 1