Entertain Your Out-Of-Town Guests Downtown!
Christmas is certainly a time when friends and family gather to
celebrate. And if you have friends and family coming to
Fayetteville this year, then figuring out what to do when the
cookies have been baked, the tree has been trimmed and the
presents have been wrapped is not going to be hard when you
look at the downtown area! Here are a few ideas to help get you
started:
Calendar of Events
Hot
coffee.
YUM!
Through Dec. 22 – Holiday Lights in the Garden
- Twelve Nights of Glowing! Cape Fear Botanical
Garden, www.capefearbg.org
Where can
we host
a party?
I need
a present
for Dad.
Wine!
Dec. 21 – Carriage Rides with Santa,
Fayetteville Downtown Alliance, www.faydta.org
Parades!
Art
Exhibits
• Do some last minute Christmas shopping! Find that stocking
I need a
stuffer, the one of a kind gift or even a gift card for a restaurant,
gift for a
Have you
new mom.
been to
activity or store.
the Farmer's
Market?
• Meet up with friends at happy hour and beyond. Charley's, The
Let's get
I need to
a bite to
Wine Café, Sherefe Mediterranean Grill, Blue Moon Café, Beef
exercise
today!
eat!
O' Brady's, Pierro's Sky Lounge, The Wing Café at Lido's,
Can we go to
FUN!
Fascinate-U
Circa 1800, Huske Hardware, The Tap House, Taste of West
Movies!
Mommy?
I want to
Africa and more offer a wide variety of "festive spirits" to help
Dicken's
shop local!
Holiday is
Antiques
awesome!
celebrate being together.
• Bundle up and take a walk on the sidewalks downtown. Take in
the Christmas décor, the historic architecture and maybe even nature on the Linear Park trail.
• Make plans to attend a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service in one of our historic churches downtown
including Hay Street United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church and St. John's
Episcopal Church. Beautiful music and fellowship complete the experience.
• Christmas is certainly not the time to count calories so spend some time ordering appetizers, entrees AND
desserts at one of our scrumptious patio restaurants. Try a different one for breakfast, lunch and dinner and
compare your favorites. And if you have not already, make your reservations for New Year's Eve! Quite a few
restaurants downtown will be hosting New Year's Eve dinner packages and you will not want to miss out!
• One of the most popular things to do at the holidays is see a movie, so make sure to take one in at the region's
most comfortable and stylish theater, The Cameo Art House on Hay Street. Velvet lined seats and gourmet
concessions are sure to wow anyone coming from out of town.
• You can also take in an activity such as rock climbing, working out, yoga, sampling wines and more. Take a
look around, there is a lot to do!
• Even more with activities, book a Wine and Design night or a night to paint pottery at Greg's Art, Pottery and
Gifts or make jewelry at Twisted Jeweler!
• And for the military enthusiasts in your crowd, make sure to visit the Airborne and Speical Operations Museum
and NC Veterans Park. Spend the afternoon taking in the sights and pairing it with something above.
Oh, and don't forget to prepare a gift bag or basket for your guest rooms. Downtown offers Fayetteville and local
specialty items at The Butcher and the Baker, Marquis Market, Turner Lane and Holmes Fine Gifts and other
fantastic gifts that will make their time in Fayetteville one not to forget.
Dec. 21 – Pictures with Santa, Airborne and
Special Operations Museum, www.asomf.org
Dec. 21 – Breakfast with Santa, Fascinate-U
Children's Museum, www.fascinate-u.com
Dec. 21 – Ryan's Reindeer Run,
The Ryan P. Kishbaugh Memorial Foundation,
www.ryansreindeerrun.com
Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas!
Jan. 1 – Happy New Year!
Downtown Farmer's Market and City Market at
the Museum every Wednesday and Saturday!
JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN,
Downtown Development Manager
jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us
www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com
www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville
The City of Fayetteville, NC does not discriminate on the basis
of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion, or disability
in its employment opportunities, programs, services, or activities.
With that, we hope you have a Merry Christmas and enjoy your time with your loved ones!
Gingerbread House Classes
Friday, December 20th
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 21st
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Classes are $25 per person and
all materials are provided.
Participants will leave with a
completed, decorated
gingerbread house.
Pre-registration required
Christmas EVE
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Christmas DAY
12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
New Year's EVE
7 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Board GAMES
Live Entertainment by
Alexis Howard
7 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Non-Alcoholic TOAST at Midnite!
Christmas EVE SPECIAL - 25% off any Gift Baskets or Gingerbread Houses
3037 A Boone Trail Ext. (910) 484-4515 - Call for more information
WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM
DEC. 18-24, 2013 UCW
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