Hmmm, let's see. Well, here in Virginia we have Colonial Williamsburg, they get dolled up for Christmas, and of course there are the usual tacky light tours, and drive thru light displays. We also have a Busch Gardens in Williamsburg and a King's Dominion amusement park, both do Christmas celebrations Nov.-Jan. and are about an hour give/take away, but my favorite things to do every year are;
driving to the mountains to see A Christmas Carol play here;
https://americanshakespearecenter.com/ I'm lucky to be right in the middle, I can get up in the mountains or have my toes in the ocean in about an hour and a half, I just gotta head East or West. We go see this show every year and spend the day in the little town of Staunton, they have some cute shops and great restaurants and then we just head home. This year on the drive up it was snowing
I also enjoy the Sunday brunch at the Jefferson,
https://www.jeffersonhotel.com/dine/champagne-sunday-brunch it's been closed the past 2 years cause of covid but this year was the return and we enjoyed that a few weekends ago. Reservations sell out within hours. It's a beautiful hotel and they decorate it all up and Santa will be there. All you can eat and drink! It's a good excuse to put on your fancy clothes. I did take a picture of the giant Christmas tree we were sitting beside (cause I know what tables to request
) and the Grinch ice sculpture. I asked our server how often they have to replace the ice sculpture and he says they do it every service! I figured they could at least roll him back in the freezer and use him a couple times! Poor Grinch! We're only about 15 minutes away from downtown Richmond so this is a convenient event, but driving through the historical areas of downtown can be fun, bouncing along the cobblestone streets seeing all the old houses decorated up can be really pretty.
Those are probably my 2 favorite things to do but there are plenty of Christmas shows and concerts. Trans Siberian Orchestra comes here every year and I've done that several times, I went to a Harry Connick Jr Christmas concert this year. There is always plenty of fun festive things to do.