Tonight

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

Tuesday

• 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.

Wednesday

• St. Aloysius Luminaria Prayer Service — 7 p.m. at Balzli Stadium/Farrell Field; luminaries to honor loved ones $10 at school office; free; 601-636-4824 or www.vicksburgcatholic.org.

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 on the Clinton campus; general admission, $15; MC 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 of 20 or more; 601-925-3935.

Friday

• “The Forgotten Carols” — 7 p.m. at Vicksburg Auditorium; show featuring professional Broadway actors; $14 for adults, $10 for students; Ticketmaster or 800-745-3000.

• “It’s a Wonderful Life” — 7:30 p.m. at Vicksburg Theatre Guild’s Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 55 and older, $7 for students 13 and older and $5 for children 12 and younger; 601-636-0471 or www.vicksburgtheatreguild.com.

• Vicksburg Art Association Gala — 8 p.m. at Firehouse Gallery at Main and Openwood streets; “Moulin Rouge” theme for 50th anniversary; cocktails, food, silent auction; $30 at Attic Gallery on Washington Street or 601-631-1792.

• Mississippi College Festival of Lights — 7:30 p.m. at Provine Chapel on the Clinton campus; general admission, $15; MC 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 of 20 or more; 601-925-3935.

Saturday

• Breakfast with Santa — 8-10 a.m. at Vicksburg Convention Center; $7 at convention center or at ticketmaster.com; 601-630-2929 for details.

• Holly Days Arts & Crafts Show — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Southern Cultural Heritage Center; admission, $1; 601-631-2997 oir info@southernculture.org.

• Christmas Parade of Lights-A Disney Christmas — 5 p.m. downtown; awards given for best floats; 601-634-4527 or www.downtownvicksburg.org.

• V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest Finals — 7:30 at Vicksburg Convention Center; admission: $5 for adults, children 12 and younger free; 601-630-2929.

• “It’s a Wonderful Life” — 7:30 p.m. at Vicksburg Theatre Guild’s Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 55 and older, $7 for students 13 and older and $5 for children 12 and younger; 601-636-0471 or www.vicksburgtheatreguild.com.

• Port Gibson parade — 10 a.m. downtown; theme: Through a Child’s Eyes.

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

• Mississippi College’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” — 2 p.m. at Swor Auditorium, 200 S. Capitol St., Jackson; $7, general admission; $5, students; $3, groups of 20 or more; 601-925-3935.

Sunday

• “It’s a Wonderful Life” — 2 p.m. at Vicksburg Theatre Guild’s Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 55 and older, $7 for students 13 and older and $5 for children 12 and younger; 601-636-0471 or www.vicksburgtheatreguild.com.

• Miss Mississippi Trunk Show — 2-3 p.m. at Vicksburg Convenion Center; reception afterward; Mary Margaret Roark models wardrobe for 2012 Miss America Pageant.

• Mississippi College’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” — 2 p.m. at Swor Auditorium, 200 S. Capitol St., Jackson; $7, general admission; $5, students; $3, groups of 20 or more; 601-925-3935.