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Fa La La Land (Chesapeake)
December 13, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Walk around this interactive outdoor wonderland while enjoying baby goats in holiday sweaters, carolers, face painting, holiday-themed food trucks, and more! View live ballerina performances on stage and get pictures with our roaming holiday characters, glass man, stilt walker, and Santa! Free parking around City Hall municipal center. Free family outdoor event. Don’t forget to bring your camera!
New this year, the Great Gingerbread Train Competition.
Entry period: November 14 – December 13, 2025.
Great Gingerbread Train Competition participants are encouraged to learn about and craft trains that were vital to the region’s timbering and lumber industry in the Great Dismal Swamp from the 1830s until the mid-1900s, using gingerbread cookie dough, icing, and other edible decorations.
