What topics would be most helpful to you this holiday season?

Asheville in winter. Photo: @kleindigital

Photo: @kleindigital

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The holiday season is quickly approaching and we want to help you get ahead of the game. From parties to dinners to decor, there’s a lot to plan.

So we are asking youwhat holiday topics do you want us to cover this year? What “guide” to the season haven’t you seen yet?

While we were not yet up + running this time of last year, luckily a few of our sister markets were – and they developed the great guides below which can help provide y’all with topic ideas for us to investigate.

Past Holiday Guides

🦃 Thanksgiving:

Why we celebrate the holiday

Restaurants that will cook Thanksgiving dinner for you

Friendsgiving

What to do after Thanksgiving

Black Friday

Cyber Monday

Giving Tuesday

🎄 Christmas:

Christmas tree farms

Where to meet Santa

History of the poinsettia

Candlelight services

Restaurants open on Christmas Eve + Christmas Day

📜 Hanukkah

🌽 Kwanzaa

❄ Etc. Holidays:

Where to see the holiday lights

Tacky sweater parties

How to deal with holiday stress

Gift guide

Holiday movie bracket challenge

To let us know what you want to see this year– just hit reply on this email, or send us a message on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

Have a friend who is a seasoned holiday expert? Pass this article along to them using the share buttons below so we can glean from their knowledge, too.

Again, what would y’all like us to cover this holiday season, Asheville? Be sure to send us your requests + suggestions via email, on social, or even stop us on the streets if we happen to cross paths.

We’re looking forward to helping you have a merry + bright end of the year– filled with turkey legs, glimmering lights, and holiday cheersing. ✨🍻

– the AVLtoday team

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