# [North Carolina State Capitol: Holiday Tree Lighting & Historic Open House](https://wknd.app/r/6dufdy/north-carolina-state-capitol-holiday-tree-lighting-historic)

- When: 2026-12-10 17:30-20:00 (America/New_York), and 2 more dates
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: North Carolina State Capitol, 1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601 (35.7803975, -78.6390995)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: christmas, history, winter-holidays
- About: The state's official holiday season opener on Capitol Square, with band music, luminaries, and Santa for the tree lighting, followed by an open house inside the decorated 1840 Capitol with choral singing and children's craft stations; daytime open-house hours continue Friday and Saturday.
- Source: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/north-carolina-state-capitol-holiday-tree-lighting-and-historic-open-h--listing-6cae198bb5b11b59664407d5
- Feed: [Raleigh family events](https://wknd.app/f/k5ghbc/raleigh-family-events)

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