22nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

22nd Annual City of Rockingham Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

7pm on Cole Plaza (next to city hall)

LJ Bell Elementary School Chorus will be singing Christmas carols before and after the tree lighting

Cookies and Hot Cocoa will be served after the lighting

Christmas on the Square is slated for Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 10 A.M.- 4 P.M. in downtown Rockingham. All of the staples are back this year for Rockingham’s traditional Christmas festival- a wide variety of craft, commercial, and food vendors, live music and entertainment throughout the day with performances from artists, church, school and dance groups, and the Kids Zone with bounce houses, an obstacle course, rock climbing wall, and other fun activities for children, including special guests, Santa Claus, who will have a special gift for every child, and Sparky from Rockingham Fire Department. 

Vendor applications are available on gorockingham.com and are due by Friday, November 25, 2024. All food vendors are required to adhere to the Richmond County Environmental Health Services guidelines. For any questions regarding the guidelines, call 910-997-8300. We ask that each vendor please bring a new unwrapped toy or gently used winter coat for our local Christmas Collection for “One Perfect Gift.” 

Vendor applications can be submitted at Rockingham City Hall or mailed to 

City of Rockingham 

Christmas on the Square 

514 Rockingham Road 

Rockingham, NC 28379 

Contact Carolyn J. Ford at 910-995-2986 (cell) 910-895-0610 (fax) or email cjford_61@yahoo.com for vendor questions.