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Riverbanks Zoo- Lights Before Christmas

More than 200,000 lights transform the zoo into a winter wonderland from 5:30 to 8:30 PM in late November through December. Contact: Mary Leverette, Riverbanks Zoo, PO Box 1060, Coulmbia, SC 29202. Phone: (803) 779-8717

Lexington Tree Lighting Ceremony

Musicians, singers, Santa Claus, story telling in Virginia Hylton Park.

Christmas in Cayce

Tree lighting, Pet Pageant, Beauty pageant, Parade of Lights, and more.

Ride With Santa

SC Railroad Museum, Winnsboro, 9:45-3:30 pm. A 50 minute ride with Santa on an old time train. 796-8540

Christmas Traditions at the Cayce Historical Museum

6:30-9 pm. 2 evening holiday open house with live entertainment, vintage decorations, etc. Free 739-5385

Vista Lights

Congaree Vista Area. A candlelight tour of historic district shops, galleries and restaurants while enjoying performing arts and visual art exhibits. Free 738-1499

Festival of Trees

SC State Museum, benefiting Children's Hospital of Palmetto Health. Preview black tie gala, Gala Fri 8 pm. includes food, band and auction. $$ 434-2823 Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12 noon-4 pm, (bidding stops at 3 pm) A silent auction featuring more than 200 decorated holiday trees and wreaths. Special activities for children including photos with the "Real Santa" and a Mascot Parade. Free 434-7275

Breakfast With Santa

Columbiana Center, 9 am.
Children have the opportunity to have picture made with Santa. Free with donation of 1 canned good for local food bank. 781-1000 x19.

Open House and Tree Lighting in Five Points

748-7373

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Christmas Performances

A Christmas Carol

Presented by the Babcock Center and performed at the Koger Center for the Arts, A Christmas Carol returns for it's 18th annual performance. Performances will be November 29 at 7:30pm and November 30 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. Tickets can be purchased online.

The Nutcracker

The Columbia City Ballet will perform The Nutcracker at the Koger Center from Dec. 13 through Dec. 22. Tickets can be purchased online.

Jack Frost

See Jack Frost performed by the Columbia Marionette Theater. The performance runs on Saturdays at 11:00AM and 3:00PM from Nov. 16 through Dec. 28.

Tidings of Comfort and Joy

The Sandlapper Singers present 2 performances of Tidings of Comfort and Joy.The Shandon Presbyterian Church will host a performance at 7:30 PM on Friday, Dec.21 and a second performance is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church in Lexington. This show celebrates diversity.

Holiday at the Koger

The South Carolina Philharmonic presents Holiday Classics for the season. One performance only on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at 7:30 pm at the Koger Center for the Arts.

The Singing Christmas Tree

Shandon Baptist Church, Thur-Mon 7 pm-, Sat-Sun 1:30, 4, 7 pm.
35 foot tall Christmas Tree with up to 140 singing "human ornaments", 36 piece orchestra, spectacular lighting and special effects. All ages. 782-1300

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