Today, Wednesday, Nov. 26:
Blacksburg Farmers Market
At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 2 – 6 p.m. The Blacksburg Farmers Market is a local, family-friendly gathering place in downtown Blacksburg featuring farmers of locally grown produce and meats, alongside artisans of baked goods and handmade crafts. For more information, visit blacksburgfarmersmarket.com.
Saturday, Nov. 29:
Blacksburg Farmers Market
At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 9 a.m. -2 p.m. The Blacksburg Farmers Market is a local, family-friendly gathering place in downtown Blacksburg featuring farmers of locally grown produce and meats, alongside artisans of baked goods and handmade crafts. For more information, visit blacksburgfarmersmarket.com.
Tuesday, Dec. 2:
Radford Tree lighting
At the Radford Public Library, 5- 6 p.m. Join RPL and Emcee Mayor David Horton for cocoa and cookies from Radford Coffee Co (courtesy of Lamplighters), holiday crafts, performance by Grove United Methodist Church Handbell Choir, visit from Santa and the Lighting of the City Tree! RPL opens at 5 p.m. Handbell Choir at 5:30 p.m. and Tree Lighting at 6 p.m. RPL’s parking lot will be closed. Please park at Radford High School. Lamplighters are covering transit costs for shuttle services between the high school and library from 5- 6:30 p.m. Special thanks to: Radford City Police Dept., Radford Public Works, Radford Electric Dept., Radford Transit and Radford Coffee Co.
Santa at Food City
Santa is coming to Food City at 1701 Tyler Avenue, 5- 7 p.m. compliments of
Coca-Cola. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend and enjoy photos with
Santa and other festive holiday traditions. Bring your phone or camera to capture the magic.
Friday, Dec. 5:
Blacksburg Winter Lights Festival and Parade
In downtown Blacksburg 3- 8 p.m. At 3 p.m. Holiday Market on College Ave.; 4 p.m. At the Lyric Theater: Visit with Santa- 4 p.m., Holiday Spectacular Leapettes- 4:30 p.m., Blacksburg Children’s Chorale- 5 p.m. Tree lighting- 6 p.m., Tuba Christmas Concert- 6:15 p.m.; Parade-7:30 p.m.
Friday Forums with VTWC
The Virginia Tech Women’s Club (VTWC) will host Dr. Nick Fischer at the first Friday Forum in December. His talk will be “What Do Equity and Equality Look Like In Our Public Schools?” Dr. Fischer holds an Ed.D and Ed.M in Administration, Planning and Social Policy. Friday Forums welcome the community to come to the Fellowship Hall of the Lutheran Memorial Church at 500 Prices Fork in Blacksburg. The event begins at 10 a.m., but come a little earlier to enjoy coffee, treats, and conversation.
Saturday, Dec. 6:
Breakfast with Santa
Join the Christiansburg High School Music Department for our annual Breakfast with Santa, 8 a.m. – noon in the CHS cafeteria. Tickets are $6 for children 12 and under, and $8 for children ages 13-99 (cash and Venmo accepted) Enjoy a yummy pancake breakfast, holiday fun and games, and music. Bring a camera for a photo op with Santa and one of our elves will happily assist. This year the CHS Music Department is excited to collect Toys for Tots. Please consider bringing a new, unwrapped toy when you join us for Breakfast with Santa 2025. Don’t miss the chance to kick off the season with Santa, the student elves & reindeer and the music students of CHS!
Saturday, Dec. 6 – Wednesday, Dec. 10:
Santa’s Coming to Town
Santa’s sleigh is in the shop, so he’s hitching a ride with the Christiansburg Volunteer Fire Department to visit the town. From Dec. 6-10, Santa will cruise through Christiansburg starting at 6 p.m. each night. Step outside your home and wave as he drives by—you’ll hear his siren when he’s near! He can’t make it down every street, but he’s planned routes to visit as many neighborhoods as possible. Find the closest stop near you, bundle up, and give him a wave! Santa’s elves will be riding along again this year to collect food donations benefiting those in our community in need. This year’s routes, and a list of needed items for the food donations, can be found at Christiansburg.org. There are five separate maps showing where Santa will be visiting each day. Please remember to keep a safe distance from the firetruck.
Sunday, Dec. 7:
Open House at MCCS
The Montgomery County Christmas Store (MCCS) Open House at the Christmas Store, 30 W. Main St., Christiansburg, 2-4 p.m., to celebrate the season and launch the 2025 MCCS Store Week beginning December 8-13. Come see everything so many volunteers have done all year to decorate the store and stock the shelves for our eligible shoppers. Tours of the store and refreshments will be available. Bring a friend and come learn about the Christmas Store and all we do!
Monday, Dec. 8:
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting
Public meetings are normally held the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke St. in Christiansburg. Closed sessions begin at 6 p.m. if needed. Open sessions begin at 7:15 p.m. Citizens are invited to attend and allowed to speak at each meeting. All regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors are rebroadcast on Montgomery County Comcast and Shentel Channels 190 daily.
Radford City Council meeting
The Radford City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. in council chambers at the Radford Municipal Building, 10 Robertson St., Radford. Citizens are invited to attend and allowed to speak at each meeting. See the agenda at www.radfordva.gov.
Tuesday, Dec. 9:
Christiansburg Town Council meeting
Regular town council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month beginning at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall (100 E. Main St.). The public is welcome and encouraged to attend, with a citizen hearing time reserved at each meeting for residents to bring any matter they desire before the entire council.
Blacksburg Town Council meeting
The council meets in regular session the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers of the Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St. These meetings are open to the public and televised live on WTOB Channel 2.
Radford Christmas Parade
The parade starts on East Main St. at East Main and Tyler at 7 p.m. then travels west to end at Sal’s/ El Charro’s.
Friday, Dec. 12:
Christmas on Main in Christiansburg
In downtown Christiansburg starting at 5 p.m. for Christmas at the Market featuring local crafters and other vendors, followed by the Tree Lighting Ceremony and Christmas Parade. The Tree Lighting Ceremony with the mayor will take place at Town Square at roughly 6:50 p.m., with the Christmas Parade starting at 7 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is “Small Town Christmas Stroll.”
Saturday, Dec. 13:
Holiday Ukelele Jam with Ash Devine
At The Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd. SW, Blacksburg, 2 – 4 p.m. Suggested donation of $10-$20 per person but no one will be turned away. Join us for music, community, and merriment at the second Annual Uke-Xmas Uke-led string jam and sing along. For this session we will sing traditional December holiday songs, featuring classic carols, but not limited to. Some other themes may be solstice, peace and justice, winter, friendship and more. Bring your uke, bring a song, or other stringed instrument, and play along or just come to listen or to sing along. Hot cocoa and light refreshments will be provided. But feel free to bring your favorite holiday finger food or non-alcoholic beverage. All song sheets are digital. Email Ash Devine at bookashdevine@gmail.com if you would like your own copy.
