Christmas Celebration

Dec. 5, 2025

Usher in the season with BJU's annual Christmas Celebration and Carol Sing, one of Greenville's favorite holiday traditions, from 4–9 p.m.

The highlight is the carol sing that climaxes with the illumination of thousands of twinkling lights.

There are dinner options at the BJU Dining Common (tickets available on Showpass) and from vendors on Fine Arts Drive.

All events are free and open to the public.

Parking is available in the parking garage, the Dining Common lot and M&G lot, with overflow parking at White Oak Baptist Church.

Schedule
7:30 a.m.	Breakfast Delight Cookies and hot chocolate on the way to class Near Science Building (East Drive) Fine Arts (main entrance) Student Center Mall (in front of curve) Parking Garage breezeway (west side) Alumni Building (main entrance) Seminary Plaza
11 a.m.	Chapel FMA Candy Cane & Hershey Kiss reverse offering
11:40 a.m.	Elf on a Shelf Student Center Christmas Elves hidden – bring to the Welcome Center to claim the prize! Chick-fil-A cow hunt – bring the cow to Chick-fil-A for a free sandwich! (Sponsored by Chick-fil-A)
12 p.m.	BJA Elementary School Choir Rodeheaver Plaza
3:30–6 p.m.	Holiday Dinner—Tickets Required Dining Common Purchase tickets on Showpass
4–7:30 p.m. Closed 6:30–7 for Carol Sing	Food Vendors Fine Arts Drive
4 p.m.	Christmas Village Activities Various Locations until 6:30 p.m. "The Magic of Christmas"—Magic Show Levinson Hall Alumni Christmas Market opens Welcome Center & Den until 9 p.m. Alumni Relations Giving Tree Curve in WC until 9 p.m. BJU Student Christmas Market opens Gallery Green until 6:30 p.m.
4, 5 & 6 p.m.	Down the Chimney: An Evening of Christmas Classics Stratton Hall with Lonnie Polson
5 p.m.	Chamber Singers: Wonder & Delight of Christmas War Memorial Chapel
6:30 p.m.	Carol Sing and Lighting Rodeheaver Plaza
7:30 p.m.	University Symphony Orchestra: The Night Before Christmas Rodeheaver Auditorium
10 p.m.	Late Night Student Body Skate Greenville Rec. Pavilion

Schedule

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast Delight

Cookies and hot chocolate on the way to class

Near Science Building (East Drive)
Fine Arts (main entrance)
Student Center Mall (in front of curve)
Parking Garage breezeway (west side)
Alumni Building (main entrance)
Seminary Plaza

11 a.m.

Chapel

FMA
Candy Cane & Hershey Kiss reverse offering

11:40 a.m.

Elf on a Shelf

Student Center
Christmas Elves hidden – bring to the Welcome Center to claim the prize!
Chick-fil-A cow hunt – bring the cow to Chick-fil-A for a free sandwich! (Sponsored by Chick-fil-A)

12 p.m.

BJA Elementary School Choir

Rodeheaver Plaza

3:30–6 p.m.

Holiday Dinner—Tickets Required

Dining Common
Purchase tickets on Showpass

4–7:30 p.m.

Closed 6:30–7
for Carol Sing

Food Vendors

Fine Arts Drive

4 p.m.

Christmas Village Activities

Various Locations
until 6:30 p.m.

"The Magic of Christmas"—Magic Show

Levinson Hall

Alumni Christmas Market opens

Welcome Center & Den
until 9 p.m.

Alumni Relations Giving Tree

Curve in WC
until 9 p.m.

BJU Student Christmas Market opens

Gallery Green
until 6:30 p.m.

4, 5 & 6 p.m.

Down the Chimney: An Evening of Christmas Classics

Stratton Hall
with Lonnie Polson

5 p.m.

Chamber Singers: Wonder & Delight of Christmas

War Memorial Chapel

6:30 p.m.

Carol Sing and Lighting

Rodeheaver Plaza

7:30 p.m.

University Symphony Orchestra: The Night Before Christmas

Rodeheaver Auditorium

10 p.m.

Late Night Student Body Skate

Greenville Rec. Pavilion