Morgan Price Candy Company in Decatur has been making special candies from their family recipes for more than 25 years now. They still do everything the old-fashioned way, by hand and in small batches. Their most popular candy is definitely the English Toffee and people also love peanut brittle, dark chocolate-dipped cherries, and other specialty treats like cheese straws. You can find all kinds of gift bags and boxes and other specialty gifts. 
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Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro is not only a shopping trip, it’s an adventure! After trying for 90 days to reunite lost bags to their owners, the bags go to Unclaimed Baggage. Peruse the Museum Gallery to see the most unique items, and eat at Cups Cafe! Let us know what you find!
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Decatur Christmas Tour of Homes
The Albany and Old Decatur Historic Districts will present their annual Historic Decatur Christmas Tour of Homes on Saturday, December 14, inviting the public to a unique opportunity to step back in time and experience the enchanting beauty of beautifully decorated historic homes, each adorned with festive lights, ornaments and seasonal decorations. Fourteen tour sites consisting of homes, churches and historic places will be open for viewing as part of the self-guided tour from 2 to 7pm. Along with seeing some of Decatur’s most historic and architecturally significant dwellings, the festive event offers shopping, carriage rides and live holiday music.
This year’s tour features in the Old Decatur Historic District, homes in the Albany Historic District, and historic locations in Old Town Decatur, each beautifully decorated with luminaries, fruit, greenery and thousands of lights, four historic churches, the Historic Decatur Union Train Depot, the Scottsboro Boys Museum in Decatur, and the Judge Henry Horton House.
Tickets for the Historic Decatur Christmas Tour are $35 each and can be purchased in advance online at decaturchristmastour.com. Admission is free for children under the age of 12 years old.
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Downtown Oneonta has Christmas festivities going on through December 19! A Dickens Christmas in Oneonta invites you to enjoy a wide range of festive activities and attractions:
🎄 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and the City Christmas Market
November 29, 5-8 p.m. | Gazebo area at intersection of 1st Ave. and 4th St.
Activities include shopping from a variety of unique arts and craft vendors, free horse-drawn carriages rides through the downtown area, visits with Santa Claus, beautifully decorated Christmas trees on display, holiday music, festive firetruck rides and much more.
🎄 Annual Christmas Spectacular at Palisades Park
December 1 - 31 (closed 24-25), 5-9pm | 1225 Palisades Parkway
Displays by local businesses, churches, civic groups, individuals and park staff for viewing.
🎄Christmas in Oneonta
December 5, 5-8pm | Gazebo area at intersection of 1st Ave. and 4th St.
Activities include shopping for that perfect gift and visiting with Santa, dining in local restaurants and free horse-drawn carriage rides through the downtown area.
🎄 Blount County Christmas Parade
December 10, 7pm | Downtown Oneonta
Christmas in Oneonta
December 12 & December 19, 5-8pm | Gazebo area at intersection of 1st Ave. and 4th St.
Activities include an interactive live nativity scene, shopping, dining in local restaurants, visiting with Santa Claus and free horse-drawn carriage rides through the downtown area.
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Christmas in the Park
You're invited to Christmas in the Park for a stroll through a magical wonderland filled with family photo opportunities at every turn. During Christmas in the Park, the holiday lights are on from dusk until 9:30pm, weather-permitting, November 29 through December 31. Admission is free.
Santa in the Village adds to the holiday excitement when the Arab Historic Village, adjacent to the Arab City Park, is transformed into Santa’s village. As festivalgoers make their way around, a variety of activities will keep everyone entertained. Stop by the gristmill and pick up food for the reindeer, watch as the blacksmith makes reindeer shoes at his shop, head over to the 1890’s Farmhouse to visit with the Grinch and be sure to visit with Santa Claus before leaving. All historic buildings will be open and adorned with festive Christmas decorations. Plenty of photo opportunities will be available to capture the holiday spirit. Hours for Santa in the Village are 6 to 9pm (weather-permitting) beginning November 29-30, and continuing December 6-7, December 13-14 and December 20-21. Admission for Santa in the Park is $6 per person. Children under 2 are admitted free.
Arab City Park is located at 844 Shoal Creek Trail. For more information, visit https://www.arabcity.org/events-festivals/ or call (256) 586-6793.
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Wonderland Under Warrior at Rickwood Caverns State Park
Wonderland Under Warrior at Rickwood Caverns State Park is a whimsical journey underground, transforming the already magnificent cave into a special holiday experience. The self-guided tour takes you on a journey deep into the cave through different themed rooms such as dancing lights, glacier ice caverns, elf villages and more. Go see over 100,000 twinkling lights and to walk the lighted path among the stalactite, stalagmites and other unique geological formations beautifully illuminated with twinkling lights.
Santa Claus will arrive the day after Thanksgiving and be available through December 23 to welcome visitors and to pose for photos. The gift shop will be decorated for the occasion and offer unique gifts, ornaments, snacks and hot cocoa to purchase. The 110 steps at the end of the regular tour will not be included during this time which makes the walk easier for anyone with mobility issues. The walk is about a half mile underground and a half mile back out.
Hours for Wonderland Under Warrior are 2-8pm on the following dates:
Nov. 23-27, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Dec. 4-8, Dec. 11-15, Dec. 18-23, Dec. 26-30 and Jan. 1-5, 2025. Santa hours are 2-8pm Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Dec. 4-8, Dec. 11-15 and Dec. 18-23. General admission for Wonderland Under Warrior is $12 per person for ages 5 and up.
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Cullman Christkindlmarkt
Where German tradition meets southern charm, the Cullman Christkindlmarkt features an assortment of German-themed events and attractions including the tallest Weihnachtspyramide on display, carousel rides, German food and popular holiday traditions such as ice skating, a Christmas parade and ceremonial lighting of a massive tree, plus so much more.
Highlights of the Cullman Christkindlmarkt include:
• Lighting of Christmas Pyramid (November 21, 6pm)
• Christkindlmarkt Parade (November 22, 6:30pm)
• South's largest tree lighting show with fireworks with Host James Spann, musical guest Taylor Hicks, Santa Claus, The Grinch and Buddy the Elf (November 22, 8pm)
• Ice skating in the largest outdoor ice rink in Alabama
• Christkindl Express (enchanting little train ride)
• Kinderplatz (Santa’s Village full of activities for children)
• Largest Ferris wheel in Alabama
• Old-fashioned, German-style, pop-up Christmas street market with artists, craftspersons and other makers of gift-type goods
• Authentic German flavors, from traditional sausages to sweet chimney cakes
The Cullman Christkindlmarkt will take place from November 21 to December 23, 2024, every Thursday through Sunday at Depot Park located at 304 1st Ave NE in downtown Cullman. Hours are as follows: Thursday - Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 12-8pm. Beginning December 16, 2024, it will be open seven days a week (closed on Thanksgiving Day). Admission is free.
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The Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives in Athens recently opened its new Alabama Veterans Park just outside the museum, and it is beautiful! 🇺🇸 #visitnorthal #northalabama #alabama #sweethomealabama #alabamaveteransmuseum #athensalabama #veteransday #veteransmuseum #northalabamapatriottrail
Take a fall hike at DeSoto Falls! You can hike to the bottom of the falls as well as view the falls from the top! #visitnorthal #northalabama #alabama #fall #fallcolor #fallfoliage #fallhike #hikealabama #sweethomealabama #desotofalls #waterfalls
The LaGrange College Site is a living historic village in Leighton, where you have the unique opportunity to explore original 1800s buildings and artifacts. #visitnorthal #northalabama #alabama #sweethomealabama #lagrangecollegesite #leighton
The Tuscumbia Railroad Historic Depot has a lot of cool railroad history from the Tuscumbia area! 🚂 #visitnorthal #northalabama #alabama #sweethomealabama #tuscumbiarailroadhistoricdepot #traindepot #railroadhistory
Have you visited the Florence Indian Mound?It’s a great place to learn about Native American culture. #visitnorthal #northalabama #alabama #sweethomealabama #florenceindianmound #indianmounds
