Christmas in Calhoun County: Your 2025 Hometown Holiday Guide
You donât have to leave Calhoun County to find Christmas magic this year. From drive-through light shows and town-square parades to local shopping, markets, and cozy restaurants, the holidays are packed with things to do right here at home. Hereâs your 2025 guide to a hometown Christmas in Oxford, Anniston, Jacksonville, and beyond. Light Up […]
Calhoun County Christmas Parades & Events 2023
Saint Nicholas is prepping for his annual worldwide journey. His elves are scrambling to make sure all pre-Christmas packages are wrapped and ready. Christmas carolers are warming their vocal chords. Bakeries far and wide are making sugar cookies, cakes, pies, and other delicious treats. And families are decorating. Christmas is just around the corner, and […]
The Oxford Festival of Lights Radiates Christmas in 2023
While itâs true that âall that glitters is not gold,â there happens to be one particular holiday event in Calhoun County that is sure to provide a wealth of fun for your family this Christmas. Get ready for the Oxford Festival of Lights to roll out its sparkling red carpet this Friday, November 17th. Located […]
Buy a Tree Change a Life – The Best Christmas Tree Sale in Calhoun County
We know. During this time of the year, there seems to be a frenzied mash-up of the three major holidays all rolled into oneâHalloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas (wait, thereâs also New YearsâŠ). While you may not be focused on Christmas yet, itâs important to be aware of important upcoming events in advance so that you […]
A Hidden Holiday Treasure: The Friendship Santa
As you drive by the Oxford Exchange teeming with holiday shoppers, and then further on past Choccolocco Park, illuminated with its Festival of Lights, youâll eventually come across a more unassumingâyet enchantingâyuletide delight. If you were to continue to where Leon Smith Pkwy becomes McIntosh Rd, and go a bit further around the bend, youâd […]
Upcoming Yuletide Events at OPAC
Christmas is quickly approaching, ushering in a sleigh-load of activities that the whole family can enjoy. Residents of Calhoun County can celebrate one particular gem that provides numerous entertainment options during Christmastideâthe Oxford Performing Arts Center (OPAC)! Discover all the opportunities to hear Christmas music, enjoy theatrical shows, and watch classic holiday films during the […]
Holiday Happenings in Calhoun County
Thereâs so many great opportunities to get into the holiday spirit this season in Calhoun County, even Santaâs head is spinning! Parades, Christmas markets, live nativities, and Christmas tree lightings are just some of the festive events you can attend. Get ready for a holly, jolly Christmas with our holiday event guide.  Christmas Parades Downtown […]
Holiday Spirit Abounds at the Oxford Festival of Lights
In all of Calhoun County, thereâs hardly a daily holiday draw (between November 18th and December 24th) more compelling than the Oxford Festival of Lights. The Oxford Festival of Lights, one of the best âWinter Wonderlandsâ you can encounter in the state of Alabama, is located at Choccolocco Park, 1 mile south of Exit 188 […]
The 33rd Annual Empty Stocking Gala Keeps On Giving
The Empty Stocking Gala is the Calhoun County event to take part in. After all, itâs not ultimately designed to give the folks that attend it an evening of great food, spirits, and entertainmentâalthough all three of those boxes certainly get checked. Itâs actually an evening to raise funds to provide Christmas gifts for the […]
Top Christmas Gifts of 2021
Like the song says âItâs the most wonderful time of the yearâ but with that comes the daunting task of finding the perfect gifts for your friends and loved ones. We did a lot of research and found something for everyone. Let us provide you some INSIGHT on some of this yearâs best presents and […]