SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024
Join Highland County, Virginia during the holiday season each year on the first Saturday in December.
Slow your pace, and enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of this very special time!
*** We'll be adding many more activities to the list below leading up to our 2024 Wintertide. Check back often!!!
The Highland Center's Annual Wintertide Vendor Market
61 Highland Center Drive, Monterey
10 am - 5 pm • Wintertide Market with Local Vendors, Kids' Activities, and Seasonal Food
Interested in being a vendor at the Wintertide Market at The Highland Center in Monterey from 10 am - 5 pm on December 2, 2023? Click here for the application and full details!
11 am - 1 pm • Visit with Santa
Highland County Christmas Parade
Begins at the VDOT Parking lot at 1005 Fleisher Avenue in Monterey through downtown Main Street and Spruce Street to completion at The Highland Center
5:00 pm • The Highland County Recreation Commission is hosting this festive event, following by all kinds of fun on the Courthouse Lawn and Main Street Monterey afterwards! Email hcrc@highlandcountyrecreation.org to participate with a float!
The Rock Shop at Heart and Soul
127 W. Main Street, Monterey
10 am - 7 pm
We will have all our regular shop options, including gemstone mining for the kids, Western clothing, purses & hats, handmade rustic woodwork, acrylic & epoxy handmade items, and jewelry of all styles. We will also have a few NEW things open!!! Check out our custom t-shirt bar, as well as the additions of coffee, hot chocolate, spiced cider, and herbal teas to the shop! In addition, we will have our annual Holiday Open House from 3 pm - 7 pm where visitors can purchase specials on massage gift certificates.
If you're in Highland County, don't forget to check out our Barn Quilt Trail. Check out all our Chamber members and discover other things to do no matter the season!
Learn more about Virginia events at www.virginia.org.