Yes, you can have fun over the holidays! So are you ready to get out and get merry? The Atlanta area offers something in the holiday spirit for just about everyone to enjoy.  Here are some events that the Office of the Arts can recommend...

Lights! I love lights!

• Garden Lights Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta, www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
• Lights at Centennial Olympic Park – the lights are free, ice skating is $7, Atlanta, www.centennialpark.com
• Gift of Lights at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, www.atlantagiftoflights.com
• Lights of Life at Life University, Marietta, www.life.edu

Let’s get the kids out of the house:

• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at the Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta, www.puppet.org
• Snow Mountain and Stone Mountain Christmas, Stone Mountain, www.stonemountainpark.com
• Ride the Pink Pig – Macy’s at Lenox Square, Buckhead, www.choa.org/Support-Childrens/Events/Pink-Pig-at-Macys-Lenox-Square

I want a big Christmas experience:

• A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, www.alliancetheatre.org
• The Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, www.foxtheatre.org
• Handel: Messiah at Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta, www.atlantasymphony.org

I want a grown-up night of laughs:

• The Santaland Diaries at Horizon Theatre, Atlanta, www.horizontheatre.com
• A John Waters Christmas, Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, www.variety-playhouse.com