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The 2022 US Capitol Christmas Tree Will Come From North Carolina

Author Melanie Day

The chosen tree will travel beginning Saturday, November 5, and, over the course of two weeks, make 14 stops in local communities before arriving on the West Lawn. The tree is a 78-foot-tall Red Spruce.

On its Capitol Christmas Tree Tour the spruce will make stops at parks, plazas, schools, memorials, main streets, and more. As part of the events there will be banners to sign on the truck’s sides, opportunities to learn more about national forests, shop for U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree merchandise, and more. You can track the tree in real-time online at capitoltreetracker.com.

The Capitol Christmas Tree Tour schedule of events in North Carolina and Virginia includes:

Saturday, Nov. 5
3:00­ – 5:00 p.m. Western North Carolina Agricultural Center (9237, 761 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher, NC 28732)

Sunday, Nov. 6
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Cherokee County Courthouse (75 Peachtree St, Murphy, NC 28906)
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Oconaluftee Island Park Event Site (181 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee, NC 28719)

Monday, Nov. 7
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pisgah Forest Ranger Station & Visitor Center (1600 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Marion Main Street (Between Court Street and Fort Street, Marion, NC 28752)

Tuesday, Nov. 8
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Avery County Cooperative Extension Center (661 Vale Rd, Newland, NC 28657)
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Watauga High School (300 Go Pioneers Dr, Boone, NC 28607)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Downtown Newton (33 East A Street, Newton, NC 28658)

Wednesday, Nov. 9
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Veteran’s Memorial Park (691 W. Lebanon St. Mount Airy, NC 27030)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Troy Town Hall (315 N Main St, Troy, NC 27371)

Thursday, Nov. 10
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. North Carolina Zoo (4401 Zoo Pkwy, Asheboro, NC 27205)

Friday, Nov. 11
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. North Carolina Veteran’s Home (2150 Hull Rd, Kinston, NC 28504)

Saturday, Nov. 12
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Union Point Park (210 E Front St, New Bern, NC 28560)

Sunday, Nov. 13
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (1500 Fort Raleigh Road, Manteo, NC 27954)

Monday, Nov. 14
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Suffolk Visitors Center (524 North Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434)

Wednesday, Nov. 16
84 Lumber, North Chesterfield, VA (Details to be announced)

Thursday, Nov. 17
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Joint Base Andrews (Base only)

Friday, Nov. 18
Delivery to West Lawn, U.S. Capitol Building

*Subject to change. Monitor the website at www.uscapitolchristmastree.com/calendar for updates.

 

Melanie Day is a graduate of North Carolina State University. She has worked for Beasley since 2012 in a variety of behind-the-scenes roles in both digital and promotions. Melanie writes about a diverse range of topics some of her favorites include travel, restaurants, Taylor Swift, and college athletics. When not at work you'll find her at a country concert or NC State sporting event.

North Carolina City Makes List Of Best Places To Spend The Holidays

If you ask people the best place to spend the holidays you’ll most likely get varying answers. Many people would say ‘home’ wherever that is for them. Some people love going where they can have a white Christmas and others want to escape the cold at a more tropical resort-type destination. WalletHub conducted a survey to determine the best places to spend the holidays in the US.

In order to determine this WalletHub compared the 100 biggest U.S. cities based on 32 key indicators representing a safe and affordable Christmas. These included the availability of Christmas traditions, the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated, the city’s overall generosity, shopping, and more.

One North Carolina city did make the list of the best places to spend the holidays. Well, technically 4 since they fell in the 100 largest cities. But below is the top 20 cities. Take a look and let us know if you agree!

View the full list and study here

  • 20. San Diego, CA

  • 19. Minneapolis, MN

  • 18. Cleveland, OH

  • 17. Austin, TX

  • 16. Honolulu, HI

  • 15. Denver, CO

  • 14. Raleigh, NC

    The only NC City to crack the top 20 was Raleigh coming in at number 14. Charlotte was number 43, Durham number 54, and Greensboro number 69.

  • 13. St. Louis, MO

  • 12. Chicago, IL

  • 11. Miami, FL

    Miami makes it this high on the list as they have the most Christmas Tree farms (per square root of population). Who would have guessed?

  • 10. Portland, OR

  • 9. New York, NY

  • 8. Cincinnati, OH

  • 7. Los Angeles, CA

    LA makes the list as one of the best places to Christmas shop. No surprise there! It has the most toy stores (per square root of the population) on any city.

  • 6. Seattle, WA

    Representing the Pacific Northwest Seattle has the most food banks (per square root of population).

  • 5. San Francisco, CA

  • 4. Pittsburgh, PA

  • 3. Las Vegas, NV

  • 2. Orlando, FL

    It wasn’t the theme parks that ranked Orlando number two on this list. Instead, it was that Orlando, Florida, has the most gift shops (per square root of the population).

  • 1. Atlanta, GA

     

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