33 Festive Events This November Around Lake Norman

CORNELIUS, NC — November is a month of transition, from pumpkins to turkeys and Christmas trees around Lake Norman. This month will be filled with fun outdoor events, like Celtic music festival and sheepdog trials, to holiday tree lightings and bazaars.

Need some ideas for filling out your calendar? Here are 33 family-friendly events in November around Lake Norman, according to Visit Lake Norman:

Friday, Nov. 1

• Beaver Dam Food Truck Jam — 5 p.m., Beaver Dam Historical Home, Davidson
• Macbeth — Nov. 1-2, 8 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson

Saturday, Nov. 2

• The Great Pumpkin Run — 7 a.m., Historic Rural Hill, Huntersville
• Deaf Awareness Day — 10 a.m., Carolina Renaissance Festival, Huntersville
• Celtic Music Weekend — Nov. 2-3, 10 a.m., Carolina Renaissance Festival, Huntersville
• I CAN Be Anything Fair — 10 a.m., Discovery Place Kids, Huntersville
• Davidson Cookie Crawl — 11 a.m., Downtown Davidson, Davidson
• Pig Roast & Low Country Boil — 6 p.m., Beaver Dam Historical Home, Davidson
• Fiddle & Fire: A Night at the Museum — 6 p.m., Historic Latta Plantation, Huntersville

Sunday, Nov. 3

• Spokefest at the Park — 9 a.m., North Meck Park, Huntersville

Thursday, Nov. 7

• Grand Opening: Murto Made Cocktail Lounge — Nov. 7-9, 5 p.m., Murto Made Distillery, Huntersville

Friday, Nov. 8

• Sheepdog Trials & Harry Pawter Quidditch Tournament — Nov. 8-10, All Day, Historic Rural Hill, Huntersville

Saturday, Nov. 9

• 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar — 10 a.m., The Rumor Mill Market, Davidson
• Pirates’ Christmas! — Nov. 9-10, 10 a.mm, Carolina Renaissance Festival, Huntersville

Monday, Nov. 11

• Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony — 10 a.m., Veterans Park, Huntersville
• Veterans Day Celebration — 11 a.m., Cornelius Veterans Monument, Cornelius
• Veterans Day Ceremony — 11 a.m., Davidson Town Hall, Davidson
• Organ at Davidson College — 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson

Thursday, Nov. 14

• Back the Night — Nov. 14-17, 8 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson

Friday, Nov. 15

• An Evening Cruise on Lake Norman — 7 p.m., Carolina Grace, Cornelius

Saturday, Nov. 16

• Times Travelers Weekend — Nov. 16-17, 10 a.m., Carolina Renaissance Festival, Huntersville
• Santa Paws in the Park — 10 a.m., Robbins Park, Cornelius
• Holiday Market — 1 p.m., Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius
• Santa’s Arrival & Tree Lighting — 3 p.m., Birkdale Village, Huntersville

Thursday, Nov. 21

• Unplugged + Live — 8:30 p.m., Huntersville Arts & Cultural Center, Huntersville

Saturday, Nov. 23

• Final Huzzah! — Nov. 23-24, 10 a.m., Carolina Renaissance Festival, Huntersville

Thursday, Nov. 28

• Lake Norman Turkey Trot Running Festival — 7 a.m., Golds Gym, Cornelius
• 8th Annual Angels & Sparrows family 5k — 8 a.m., Fleet Feet Huntersville

Friday, Nov. 29

• Black Friday Survival Event — 8 a.m., Primal Brewery, Huntersville
• Victorian Christmas, 10am, Historic Latta Plantation, Huntersville

Saturday, Nov. 30

• AmeriCarna LIVE Car Show — 10 a.m., Ingersoll Rand, Davidson
• Santa Paws is Coming to Lake Norman — 1 p.m., Lucky Dog Bark & Brew, Cornelius
• 8th Annual Light Up Cornelius — 4 p.m., Cornelius Town Hall, Cornelius