Upcoming Events at Gaston County
Sat Dec 17, 5:30 PM - Sat Dec 17, 10:00 PM
Gaston County
McAdenville Road, McAdenville, NC 28054
Community: Charlotte
Description
We are inviting you to Christmas Celebration Destination in Gaston County! Let's have a great time with this Christmas Event in McAdenville.
Event Details
Christmas Town USA is one of the top MUST SEE destinations in Gaston County during the holidays. Located in McAdenville, a small town just west of Charlotte, NC it transforms this small mill town in the evenings with a light display running through the town, complete with holiday music.
The Tradition
It all started in 1956, when the McAdenville Men’s Club along with Mr. W. J. Pharr, Pharr’s founder and president at the time, conceived the idea of using red, white and green lights to decorate the trees around the McAdenville Community Center which grew into an annual tradition. Christmas Town USA.
Over the years this traction gained national attention. Christmas Town USA shared holiday greetings with the country via ABC's "Good Morning America". internationally on the German TV network, ARD, which boasted a viewership of over 5 million people when featured on the Charles Kuralt Morning Show.
This year is the second year in the row where it is competing to be the number one holiday display in the nation.
The Tradition
It all started in 1956, when the McAdenville Men’s Club along with Mr. W. J. Pharr, Pharr’s founder and president at the time, conceived the idea of using red, white and green lights to decorate the trees around the McAdenville Community Center which grew into an annual tradition. Christmas Town USA.
Over the years this traction gained national attention. Christmas Town USA shared holiday greetings with the country via ABC's "Good Morning America". internationally on the German TV network, ARD, which boasted a viewership of over 5 million people when featured on the Charles Kuralt Morning Show.
This year is the second year in the row where it is competing to be the number one holiday display in the nation.
