The Pennyroyal Arts Council and Brooke Bailey Dance Addiction will present the second annual performance of "The Nutcracker" ballet at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, 3 and 4, and 2 p.m. on Dec. 5. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children.

Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, pick up a free, take-home kit on the front steps of the Pennyroyal Area Museum, 217 E. Ninth St., while supplies last. Includes two homemade sugar cookies, decorating supplies, and a recipe to make more courtesy of Visit Hopkinsville Director and chef Brooke Jung.

Stop by the She Shed Crafting Shop to make a hand-crafted keepsake with your little at The Studio 3S, 201 E. Ninth St. No appointment needed. Show up between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to craft your ornament(s), while supplies last. Finished ornaments will be available to pick up 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 12. Cost is $12 per ornament. 

Pembroke's caroling and tree lighting event will begin at the children’s park, South Main and West Nashville streets. Santa, Mrs. Claus and reindeer will visit.

A special storytime event with Santa begins at 5 p.m. at the Hopkinsville Christian County Public Library. The event is for children 3 to 5 years old and has limited seating, so reserve your spot to attend.

Test out your trivia knowledge for the chance to win prizes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Main Street Tavern Restaurant. Call 270-484-5066 for reservations.

The tree will be lit at 6 p.m., marking the start of the Christmas season downtown. 

Country music legend Pam Tillis has written songs for some of the top singers in and beyond Nashville, including "Maybe It Was Memphis," "Shake the Sugar Tree" and "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)." Doors open at 6 p.m. and the Christmas show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50.

The Corner Coffeehouse, 11th and Main streets, will host a coffee tasting co-sponsored by the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library. Includes a brunch box. Cost is $20. Pre-register for one of the 30-minute slots.

The Alhambra Theatre will play this holiday classic at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the door for $5. Soft drinks, beer, wine, candy and popcorn will be available at concessions.

Hopkinsville’s nighttime Christmas Parade is returning after its COVID-19 cancellation in 2020. The parade will begin at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, taking its traditional route on Main Street through downtown. The theme is Home for the Holidays.

Skatin' on the Square features a 2,500-square foot synthetic ice rink at Founders Square, giving guests the unique opportunity to ice skate in downtown Hopkinsville. Pre-registration is available online and recommended to guarantee a spot. The cost is $10, including skate rental, for 90 minutes. Sessions are available from  1 to 10 p.m. Dec. 11 and 1 to 7 p.m. Dec 12.

Celebrate the holidays with Appalachian music, dance and storytelling curated by Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore. Performances from some of Kentucky's best contemporary musicians, authors and creatives begin at 7 p.m. at the Alhambra Theatre, 507 Main Street. Tickets for adults are $10. The program is free to students, kindergarten through college.

The Alhambra Theatre will play this holiday classic at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the door for $5. Soft drinks, beer, wine, candy and popcorn will be available at concessions.

Following deadly storms that swept across Western Kentucky in the late hours of Friday, Dec. 10, into the next morning, the Crofton Volunteer Fire Department announced the community parade would be rescheduled to Dec. 18. (It was originally planned for Dec. 11.) The parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Gordon Park. Cookies with Santa will follow at 1:30 p.m. 

The Alhambra Theatre will play this holiday classic at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the door for $5. Soft drinks, beer, wine, candy and popcorn will be available at concessions.