Fayetteville’s Festivities
posted by Jessahna Whitney | December 5, 2018 | In Arts and CultureAs someone who has lived near Fayetteville for a year now, I am running out of excuses for not knowing what special events and activities the area has to offer. Several times, I have reached out to locals for inspiration, but I am only answered with expressed disappointment in the lack of “things to do.” Being from the smallest of small towns, I am sure there is more to do than some may realize. So, for the sake of community involvement, I took it upon myself to conduct a tourist-y search of things to do in the area. These are my findings:
First, I took to Fayetteville’s official website. Right on the homepage lies an events tab. (I’m basically a detective.) Skimming the calendar months, naturally, I found that Fayetteville’s next upcoming event is holiday-themed.
Beginning December 6 through December 20 (6-9 p.m.), the city of Fayetteville is hosting Christmas in the Park, a family-friendly event marked by a decorated paved walking trail, live entertainment, marshmallow roasting, crafts, holiday movies, rides on the Christmas Express train, and pictures with Santa Claus in Arnette Park. If this sounds fun to you, be sure to have cash on hand. Admission costs $10 per family vehicle. Photos with Santa are $5 each. Marshmallow roasting sticks are $1, and it is $1 per four marshmallows. Train rides cost $1 per person, and kids craft projects are $1 per craft. (Who’s not a kid at heart?) Arnette Park is located at 2165 Wilmington Hwy, Exit 100 off Hwy 87.
Aside from holiday fun, Fayetteville hosts many recreational activities year-round. Notably, the Transportation and Local History Museum has been showing a new exhibit called Fayetteville “Over There” – Centennial of World War I since September. In remembrance of the hundredth anniversary since our participation in the Great War, the exhibit tributes the “organizations, businesses, institutions, families and individual mean, women, and children” who kept things running smoothly at home. Fayetteville “Over There” is currently open to the public Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday through December 29.
In addition to specific events, there are numerous other recreational opportunities in Fayetteville. Music lessons, dance classes, aquatics programs, youth and adult sports, parks with hiking and walking trails, and a community garden are among just a few. To any Fayetteville resident, new or old, I highly recommend checking out https://fayettevillenc.gov/ and https://fcpr.us/home and taking advantage of the city’s many opportunities. To anyone still not convinced that Fayetteville has a lot to offer, I will gladly give a five-minute tour of my entire hometown (because that’s more than enough time to see everything twice). Certainly, that would provide some perspective.
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