5 Fun Things To Do This Weekend In Mooresville : Dec. 8-10

MOORESVILLE, NC -- If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, we’ve got a great rundown of events for you. There are horse-drawn wagon rides, a holiday concert by The Drifters, and a boat parade with Christmas lights.

There’s also one more thing to look forward to this weekend. The Lake Norman region will see its first snowfall of the season Friday as a cooler temperatures move into the area, according to a National Weather Service forecast. You can read more about the weekend forecast here.

Here are some of the top events in Mooresville and the Lake Norman region the weekend of Dec. 8-10:

• Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides -- Christmas comes to Downtown Mooresville, with Santa visits, horse-drawn wagon rides, hot cocoa, and more. Wagons load and unload at Mooresville Christian Mission, 266 N. Broad Street. Friday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

• The Drifters: A Christmas Concert -- The iconic Mo-Town group will perform their holiday pop show. Sunday, Dec. 10. Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville. 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

• Pet Pics With Santa -- Help your four-legged buddy get into the Christmas spirit with a photo with Santa. All proceeds from this event support Happy Tails Rescue. Saturday, Dec. 9. Petco, 611 River Hwy., Mooresville. 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

• Lake Norman Holiday Extravaganza Gala Concert & Dinner -- The Lake Norman Orchestra provides a festive concert backdrop for this holiday dinner. Tickets are $45 each. Sunday, Dec. 10. Historic Langtree Plantation, 554 Langtree Road, Mooresville. 3 p.m. - 9 p.m.

• The Lighted Boat Parade -- Enjoy a festive parade of rainbow colors and holiday lights on Lake Norman at this annual event open to the Lake Norman community. Concessions open at 5 p.m., Santa arrives by fireboat at 6 p.m. and the parade starts at 6:15 p.m. The Peninsula Yacht Club, 18501 Harbor Light Blvd., Cornelius. Saturday, Dec. 9.

Want to post your next neighborhood event on the Patch? We do too! No matter how big or small it may be, if it's local, it has a place on the Patch calendar.

Posting an event is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Here's how to do it:

1. Create a Patch account and sign up to post your own local content on Patch, totally free. It's probably the easiest thing you'll do all day.
2. Make a Calendar Event and fill it with all the awesome info that people need to add it to their list of things to do in their neighborhood. Choose a fun image to upload and most importantly - have fun with it! It's your event, and the possibilities are endless.
3. Post it on Patch! That's it. Get ready for RSVPs.

You can share your event for free to three Patches, or if you really want to get the community's attention, you can pay $20 to feature your event. When an event is featured, it receives priority placement on the local calendar as well as on the homepage, article pages and in the daily newsletter (if available) the week before the event.