The Spirit of Christmas Oriental
Oriental celebrates The Spirit of Christmas the second weekend in December, Thursday, Dec 12 – Saturday, Dec 14. Luminaria line the streets of Oriental. Businesses host open houses to say thank you to the community. There’s a live Nativity, several choirs performing Christmas favorites, a lighted (engineless) flotilla in the harbor, the lighting of the Star at town dock #1, a parade along the main streets, the lighting of the Tree of Names and Lights in Lou Mac Park, and the Light Up Oriental decorating contest for residents and businesses. The parade is Sat Dec 14 at 1p. Register to enter the parade online here. The 2024 Spirit of Christmas schedule will be published about a week before the event.