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Christmas & Holiday Events in Northwest Arkansas

Updated list of what's happening this holiday season!

By by Kara Ault, Macaroni Kid- Fayetteville Publisher December 18, 2014
It's the holiday season & we are feeling generous! We have been having fun be giving one prize per day away on our Facebook page as part of our first annual "12 Days of Christmas" contest. I have 12 prizes from 12 Northwest Arkansas businesses and you can enter to win one each day. Check out the Facebook page for details & to enter!
There are so many family-friendly events coming up for the holidays in December. I have filled the calendar, which is HERE, with them. See an event you want to attend? You can choose "Add to My Macaroni" to create a list as a pdf that you can print to put on the fridge or take in the car. Click "Add to my calendar" to add an item to your Google calendar. Here is the updated list of the events coming up this month: (click each link for more details)

Dec 19- Christmas Artsy Crafty- Fay library
Dec 19- Caroling on the Bentonville Square
Dec 19- Drive-thru Living Nativity- Bentonville
Dec 19-21- The Nutcracker @ Walton Arts Center
Dec 20- Santa on the Caboose- Rogers
Dec 20- Santa & the Coca-Cola Bear @ Walmart Museum
Dec 20- The Polar Express w/ Santa @ Victory Theater
Dec 20- Holiday Craft & Storytime- Elkins Library
Dec 20- Christmas Storytime & Craft- Fay Library
Dec 20- Gingerbread House Making (teens) @Springdale Library
Dec 20- Holiday Ornament Workshop @ Springdale Library
Dec 20- The Emperor Penguin's New Clothes- Crystal Bridges
Dec 20- Frosty's Flicks- The Santa Clause
Dec 22- Family Holiday Movie @ Fay Library
Dec 23- Caroling on the Bentonville Square

Be sure you check out our  Macaroni Kid Fayetteville Holiday Gift Guide. This handy article will give you the resources you need to shop locally & support our local economy while doing it. This Saturday is the nationwide Small Business Saturday and a great opportunity to help out our local economy by shopping with businesses in our area.As always, feel free to submit events to me at karaa@macaronikid.com or send using the "Submit Event" button at the top of the website. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for last-minute event announcements & contests and on Pinterest for fun ideas.
Don't forget to check out our local Business Directory HERE. Whether you are looking for a local doctor or Pampered Chef rep, a photographer, a handyman, financial consultant, real estate agent or more, you can find resources and links to the websites of trusted businesses here. Please support the businesses that advertise with us, as they allow us to provide this FREE resource for local families.
Don't miss our Birthday Party Guide for all the information you need to plan your child's party.
Have a wonderful week!

~Kara