More About Christmas at the Library
Create treasured memories with your family and friends through Christ-centered festivities, joyful carolers, twinkling light displays, and inspiring exhibits. Christmas at the Library features:
A live nativity offering a glimpse into the first Christmas, including shepherds, a camel, a donkey, lambs, and other animals
Horse-drawn carriage rides through the beautiful lights displayed across the property ($12 per adult, $6 per child, 12 and under)
Story time for kids of all ages. Occurs every 30 minutes beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Christmas shopping at Ruth's Attic bookstore with unique and inspirational gifts, including exclusive Library ornaments.
Holiday treats such as Mother Graham's pound cake, cinnamon rolls, hot apple cider, and much more, available all day for purchase.
Christmas Carolers: From “Joy to the World” to “O Holy Night,” songs of the season can be heard live each night of Christmas at the Library. This activity includes a variety of performances by different groups.
The Journey of Faith tour, retracing the life and faith of Billy Graham using inspiring videos, memorabilia, and exhibits. The last tour starts one and a half hours prior to closing. Reservations are required.
A live nativity offering a glimpse into the first Christmas, including shepherds, a camel, a donkey, lambs, and other animals
Horse-drawn carriage rides through the beautiful lights displayed across the property ($12 per adult, $6 per child, 12 and under)
Story time for kids of all ages. Occurs every 30 minutes beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Christmas shopping at Ruth's Attic bookstore with unique and inspirational gifts, including exclusive Library ornaments.
Holiday treats such as Mother Graham's pound cake, cinnamon rolls, hot apple cider, and much more, available all day for purchase.
Christmas Carolers: From “Joy to the World” to “O Holy Night,” songs of the season can be heard live each night of Christmas at the Library. This activity includes a variety of performances by different groups.
The Journey of Faith tour, retracing the life and faith of Billy Graham using inspiring videos, memorabilia, and exhibits. The last tour starts one and a half hours prior to closing. Reservations are required.
Date & Time
December 15, 2026
5:30pm - 9:00pm
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This event also occurs on:
12/16/2026, 12/17/2026, 12/18/2026, 12/19/2026 and 3 other dates
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Billy Graham Library
4330 Westmont Dr
Charlotte, NC 28217
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The 40,000-square-foot Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. – Billy Graham’s hometown – chronicles the life and ministry of the world-famous evangelist. Often referred to as an “ongoing Crusade,” the Library’s purpose is to continue the 60-year legacy of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to deliver the simple message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The main facility houses six exhibits, four galleries and two theaters covering the span of Graham’s lifetime work and the exciting ministry of the BGEA today.
The highlight of the Billy Graham experience at the Library is “The Journey of Faith” tour, which features dynamic video presentations and fascinating displays covering important events and developments in Mr. Graham’s ministry, including: the 1949 Crusade in Los Angeles that thrust Mr. Graham onto the national scene; his relationship with his late wife Ruth Bell Graham; his pioneering use of the media to share the Gospel; his relationship with numerous American presidents; his preaching behind the “Iron Curtain” in communist territory during the Cold War; and more.
In addition to permanent displays, the Library occasionally features special exhibits highlighting important figures in Mr. Graham’s life. Past exhibits have featured soloists Ethel Waters and George Beverly Shea, music director and song leader Cliff Barrows and Ruth Bell Graham. Christmas at the Library, which runs most of the month of December, is always a highlight of the year, featuring a live Nativity, horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers, storytelling for children and more.
Visitors also have the opportunity to visit Ruth’s gravesite and tour Billy Graham’s boyhood home, built by his father, Frank Graham, in the 1920s, which has been carefully restored.
The highlight of the Billy Graham experience at the Library is “The Journey of Faith” tour, which features dynamic video presentations and fascinating displays covering important events and developments in Mr. Graham’s ministry, including: the 1949 Crusade in Los Angeles that thrust Mr. Graham onto the national scene; his relationship with his late wife Ruth Bell Graham; his pioneering use of the media to share the Gospel; his relationship with numerous American presidents; his preaching behind the “Iron Curtain” in communist territory during the Cold War; and more.
In addition to permanent displays, the Library occasionally features special exhibits highlighting important figures in Mr. Graham’s life. Past exhibits have featured soloists Ethel Waters and George Beverly Shea, music director and song leader Cliff Barrows and Ruth Bell Graham. Christmas at the Library, which runs most of the month of December, is always a highlight of the year, featuring a live Nativity, horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers, storytelling for children and more.
Visitors also have the opportunity to visit Ruth’s gravesite and tour Billy Graham’s boyhood home, built by his father, Frank Graham, in the 1920s, which has been carefully restored.
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