Thursday

• V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest Preliminaries — 6:30 p.m. at Vicksburg Convention Center; admission: $5 for adults, children 12 and younger free; 601-630-2929.

• Mississippi College Festival of Lights — 7:30 p.m. at Provine Chapel, Clinton campus; general admission, $15; faculty and staff, $10; students with ID, $5; 601-925-3440.

• Mississippi College’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” — 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Swor Auditorium, 200 S. Capitol St., Jackson; $7, general admission; $5, students; $3, groups; 601-925-3935.