Hanukkah begins on Dec. 18 and lasts through next Sunday, Dec. 25. Also known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt. Celebrations of the holiday are accompanied by lighting the candles of a Menorah, a candelabrum with nine candles.
Here are some free events coming up around North Carolina to celebrate the holiday:
Greensboro
December 18, 2022
- Hanukkah Celebration at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Around the Triangle
December 18, 2022
- Raleigh: Menorah Lighting and Gelt Drop at Lafayette Village, 3:45 pm
- Durham: Chanukah Celebration at Streets at Southpoint, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
December 19, 2022
- Cary: Menorah Lighting at Cary Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
December 21, 2022
- Cary: Chanukah at Fenton: Fire and Ice Spectacular, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
December 22, 2022
- Morrisville: Town of Morrisville Menorah Lighting, Town Hall Drive, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Around Charlotte
December 19, 2022
- Charlotte: Menorah Lighting at StoneCrest, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
December 20, 2022
- Huntersville: Chanukah Celebration at Birkdale Village, 5:30 pm
- Matthews: Menorah Lighting at Town Green Park, 5:30 pm
December 21, 2022
- Waxhaw: Menorah Lighting at Overhead Bridge, 111 E North Main St, Waxhaw, NC, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
