Don’t miss a minute of the 2025 Holiday in the Hills events. There is so much to do this holiday season!
> Deck the Heights
Saturday, November 15, 2-7pm | The Heights Village, Cahaba Heights
Arts, crafts, pop-up shops, food, activities and FREE 🚎 trolley rides 🚎 so you can visit everything!
> Holiday Photo Booth Opens 📸
Monday, November 17, Regular library hours | Library in the Forest, 1021 Montgomery Highway
Reservation required: appt.link/holidaystudio
> Tree Lighting Festival 🎄
Thursday, November 20, 6pm | City Hall Complex, 1032 Montgomery Highway
Join the celebration as the trees at City Hall and the Civic Center light up the night! Take a picture with Santa, have a holiday treat and enjoy a family-friendly night of seasonal music and fun for all ages!
> Light Up Vestavia Hills!Â
Sunday, December 1 | City-wide
This holiday season, the Vestavia Hills Beautification Board encourages all Vestavia Hills residents to place a tree featuring white lights, a menorah or any seasonal symbol in the yard, visible from the street. Together we can LIGHT UP VESTAVIA HILLS!
> All is Bright 🎄
Thursday, December 4, 6-8pm | Vestavia City Center, 700 Montgomery Highway
Enjoy a festive evening featuring a screening of the “The Grinch” along with complimentary hot chocolate and popcorn. (Movie begins at 6:30pm.) Santa and The Grinch will be on-site for fun photo ops, and there will be a photo booth, free activities for kids including balloon twisting, a bounce house and more! And don’t miss the exciting giveaways from local retailers while you’re there!
> Holiday Parade & Party in the Park
Sunday, December 7, 2pm | Liberty Park (Rain Date: December 14)
Looking for the best viewing location or a place to đźš— park đźš—? Click HERE to view the event map.
Interested in participating in the parade or sponsoring in the event? Participation is FREE! To participate, complete the registration forms and email the completed document to mperry@vhal.org: Parade Participant Registration / Sponsor Registration
> Breakfast with Santa 🎅🏼
Saturday, December 13, 7:30-10am | Civic Center, 1090 Montgomery Highway
Bring the whole family for a FREE  pancake breakfast  with Santa! No reservations needed.
> Reindeer Dash 5k & Fun Run
Saturday, December 20, 7:30am | Olde Towne Plaza, 100 Old Town Road
Get ready to sprint into the holiday spirit with an adrenaline-pumping 5k and 1-mile fun run! Wear your favorite holiday costume and dash into the holidays! Bring the entire family, even the little ones in strollers, to start your day with laughter, energy and community cheer. Register today at https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/VestaviaHills/TheReindeerDash2018.
> Menorah Lighting đź•Ž
Sunday, December 21, 5:30pm | City Hall Lawn, 1032 Montgomery Highway
This celebration kicks off with a menorah parade to Vestavia Hills City Hall. All are invited to enjoy refreshments, cultural foods and fun activities for children!
The Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce and City of Vestavia Hills have joined forces to continue supporting our local merchants! We want Vestavia Hills to be THE destination for shopping, entertainment and FUN! And we have big plans to do just that!
We encourage all Vestavia Hills businesses to paint their storefront windows so that our residents — as well as residents of other cities — venture out to view and photograph these Instagrammable masterpieces!
More than 30 Vestavia Hills businesses participated last year and we hope to have even more this year! Residents and visitors will be encouraged to visit our business communities while shopping and dining this holiday season. Don’t miss this opportunity to attract patrons to your front door!
Need a painter? David Hall is an experienced painter, and his prices start at just $100. Feel free to hire your own painter or call David directly at 205.965.6626. (See samples of David’s work in the video below.)
Send a quick email to eanderson@vhal.org to let us know if you are participating so that your business is added to our promotions! Happy holidays and happy painting!
Check out masterpieces from previous seasons!