Dec. 1

• V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest Preliminaries — 6:30 p.m. at City Auditorium; tickets: $5 for adults, free for 12 and younger.

• I-20 Welcome Center Open House — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Dec. 3

• V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest Preliminaries — 6:30 p.m. at City Auditorium; tickets: $5 for adults, free for 12 and younger.

• Jammin’ for the Kids — 6 p.m., Jacques’ Cafe; $5 or a new toy.

Dec. 4

• Vicksburg Art Association Party — 8 p.m. at Firehouse Gallery, Main and Openwood streets; silent auction until 10:30; Toga Party theme; tickets: $20 at Attic Gallery downtown, $25 at the door.

• Book-signing/workshop — 1 p.m. at Lorelei Books on Washington Street; workshop: 10 a.m.-noon, $25; “A Cup of Comfort Christmas Prayer: Prayers and Stories That Bring You Closer to God During the Holidays” by Richelle Putnam and Virginia Dawkins.

Dec. 5

• Breakfast with Santa — 8 a.m. at Vicksburg Convention Center; tickets: $7 at VCC box office or ticketmaster.com.

• Sugar Plum Marketplace — 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Vicksburg Convention Center; $2.

• Holly Days — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at SCHC; $1.

• Parade of Lights — 5 p.m. along Washington Street.

• V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest Finals — 7:30 p.m. at City Auditorium; $5 for adults, free for 12 and younger.

• Edwards Parade/Tree-lighting — 10 a.m.

• Port Gibson Parade — 10 a.m.

Dec. 6

• Cantata — 6 p.m.; First Christian Church-Disciples of Christ on Porters Chapel Road.

Dec. 7

• Singing Christmas Tree — 7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church on Porters Chapel Road.

Dec. 8

• Vicksburg Chamber Choir Advent Concert — 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church; free, but donations accepted.

• Civil War-era Dance Lessons — 6:30 p.m. at Old Court House Museum; in preparation for Dec. 12 Balfour Ball; free.

Dec. 9

• Kansas City Southern Holiday Express — 4 p.m. Dec. at Levee Street Depot; free.

• Children’s Charity Night — 6 p.m. at Beechwood Restaurant; $10; benefits Jacob’s Ladder and Rainbow Farms.

Dec. 10

• WC Madrigals Singe Feast — 7 p.m. at Southern Cultural Heritage Center; $25; reservations: 601-631-2916.

• Civil War-era Dance Lessons — 6:30 p.m. at Old Court House Museum; in preparation for Dec. 12 Balfour Ball; free.

Dec. 11

• WC Madrigals Singe Feast — 7 p.m. at SCHC; $25; reservations: 601-631-2916.

Dec. 12

• WC Madrigals Singe Feast Dinner Theater — 7 p.m. at Southern Cultural Heritage Center; $25; reservations: 601-631-2916.

• Candlelight musical — 6 p.m.; New Mount Pilgrim M.B. on North Poplar Street.

• Balfour Ball — 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Old Court House Museum; tickets, 601-636-0741: $25 for ages 21 and older, $15 otherwise; music by Bridging the Gap; attendees to dress in Civil War-era clothing.

Dec. 13

• Grand Gulf Military Park Open House — 2-5 p.m.

• Saint Joseph Community Orchestra — 3 p.m. at Southern Cultural Heritage Center; featuring Alcorn’s choir; free, but donations accepted.

• Glenwood Circle Luminaries — 5 p.m.; volunteers sought; 601-573-0227, 601-415-0121.

• Cantata — 9:30 a.m.; First Presbyterian on Cherry Street.

• Cantata — 6 p.m.; Westminster Presbyterian on Halls Ferry Road.

• Old Court House Museum Caroling — 7:30 p.m.; free

Dec. 14

• Bill Ferris book-signing/lecture — 4 p.m. at Southern Cultural Heritage Center; “Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues.”

Dec. 16

• Drive-through Nativity — 6-8 p.m. at Gibson Memorial U.M.C. on Oak Ridge Road.

Dec. 17

• Drive-through Nativity — 6-8 p.m. at Gibson Memorial U.M.C. on Oak Ridge Road.

Dec. 19

• Audubon Bird Count — Central count location: old Mississippi River bridge; central report location: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services on South Frontage, after dusk; 601-629-6605, www.audubon.org/bird/cbc.

• Live Nativity — 6 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal on Warriors Trail; also featuring Bovina United Methodist members; free.

Dec. 20

• Live Nativity — 6 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal on Warriors Trail; also featuring Bovina United Methodist members; free.

Through Christmas Eve

• Attic Gallery Holiday Art Exhibit — Free at 1101 Washington St.