Join us downtown for Burlington Recreation and Parks’ Holiday Magic! This family friendly holiday celebration will feature Santa, live music, community organizations, kids activities, and more!

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Join us for this family friendly magical Christmas celebration that has been compared to a Hallmark Christmas movie! We’ll gather for hot chocolate (free for the first 100 people), sweet treats, free face painting, visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus, community performances from Alamance Fine Arts Academy, Alamance Jazz Band, and more!

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Occurring the day after Black Friday, this event reminds us of the importance of SHOPPING SMALL BUSINESS this holiday season to support our local community! When you shop small, more of your dollars stay local and help improve our City!

Small Business Saturday will end with the Downtown Burlington Christmas Tree Lighting event from 4 pm - 6 pm. This family friendly event will give you that warm, fuzzy holiday spirit as we watch performances from the community, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, offer free face painting, hot chocolate, sweet treats, and the official lighting of the tree at 5:30 pm!

Downtown Businesses will be ready for your holiday gift giving needs with sidewalk sales and special promotions! Show your receipts and be entered in a drawing for Downtown Dollars for every $25 you spend downtown on that day!

The Burlington Recreation and Parks Department invites you to join us at the 76th Annual Burlington Christmas Parade scheduled for Saturday, November 18th at 10am. Line the streets of Downtown Burlington and Main Street down to Kitchin Street to enjoy live dance performances, school bands, community organizations, antique cars, horses, local businesses, city departments and of course, Santa!

Looking to participate in the parade? Registration will open in October 2023! Please visit www.BurlingtonNC.gov/events for more information on registration.

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The Board of Directors will meet in person in the conference room downstairs in the Burlington Municipal Building.

Lunch will be served starting at 11:45 am. The meeting will be a working lunch from 12 pm - 1 pm.

Will the downtown businesses TRICK or TREAT you? No one knows. Find out Oct 28...if you dare! We've heard rumors of hauntings, themed drinks, prizes and more!

Dress in your favorite costume and come stroll the haunted streets Downtown Burlington as you make your way from bar to bar in the Downtown Social District!

Be sure to use hashtag #burlingtonbarcrawl for your photos! Stay tuned for more information on prizes and participation!

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Head downtown for an evening of Trick-or-treating at participating local businesses!

This event will feature trick-or-treating, inflatables, games and photo ops! See the latest info on this event by clicking here.

This event is hosted by Burlington Recreation and Parks.

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's® is the world's largest fundraiser for Alzheimer's care, support and research. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease.

While there is no fee to register for Walk, all participants are encouraged to raise critical funds that allow the Alzheimer’s Association to provide 24/7 care and support and advance research toward methods of prevention, treatment and, ultimately, a cure.

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Downtown Street Closures: Front Street (Worth to Spring), Main Street (Davis to Front)

(Not a City of Burlington or Burlington Downtown Corp event.)

Join us for family fun as we celebrate a partnership between Elon University and the City of Burlington! There will be inflatables for the kids, free face painting, a mechanical bull, live music, vendor fair, non-profit fundraisers, and more.

Don’t forget to take advantage of our new Downtown Social District! On Fridays and Saturdays, from 12 pm - 10 pm, you may purchase an alcoholic beverage from any of our 7 downtown bars/restaurants and carry it throughout the social district, including the Depot and Amphitheater for this event!

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This “Phoenix” version of our 4th Fridays series celebrates Elon University! Burlington Recreation & Parks, Elon University, and the Burlington Downtown Corporation are hosting an evening of live music, food trucks, and activities for all ages!

There will be inflatables for the kids, a mechanical bull, Elon Entrepreneurs around the depot, non-profits lining the streets with activities!

This evening will also be the launch of our Downtown Burlington Social District which allows you to carry permitted beverages in specially designed cups freely within the Social District. More info on the Social District can be found by clicking here.

Wear your Elon Phoenix gear to show Burlington’s support of the Phoenix! REMINDER: Link Transit runs for free between Elon and Downtown Burlington!

The Burlington Recreation and the Burlington Downtown Corporation are hosting the Festival every 4th Friday of the month May - September! The Historic Depot and Amphitheater will feature live music, food trucks, and activities for the whole family! Click here for more information.

Burlington Recreation & Parks is hosting 4th Friday of the month May - September! The Historic Depot and Amphitheater will feature live music, food trucks, and activities for the whole family! . Click here for more information.

D&J’s Martini Bar be grilling some split hot dogs in bacon grease and will have all the classic toppings, and of course your favorite cocktails! We’ve selected @tunnel2towers as our recipient for donation proceeds and you might just see a reappearance from our famous D&Js pimento cheese!

TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: Since 9/11, we have been helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. We are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America to Never Forget September 11, 2001.

The Burlington Recreation and the Burlington Downtown Corporation are hosting the Festival and Art Walk every 4th Friday of the month May - September! The Historic Depot and Amphitheater will feature live music, food trucks, and activities for the whole family! Artists will be hosted in local businesses downtown where they will show off their talent! Some will be creating art while you watch, others will be there to share their art and inspire others, and some will have art for sale. Click here for more information.

The BDC will create a map of artists and locations each month. Click here for more information on the Art Walk.