Events in Your Region

'Tis the season to shop. With festivals and shows popping up throughout the month, you'll find plenty of fresh ideas for decorating the home, one-of-a-kind gifts, and perfect little stocking stuffers for family and friends.

ALABAMA

Arts and Crafts Shows Springville Homestead Hollow grounds, Nov. 4-6 ([205] 836-8483); Ozark (Fort Rucker; [334] 774-4074) and Pike Road (Historic Marks House; [334] 284-6209), Nov. 5; Birmingham, Botanical Gardens, Nov. 5-6 ([205] 414-3900); Birmingham, BJCC, Nov. 10-13 ([205] 836-7178); Loxley, municipal park and civic center, Nov. 12-13 [251]964-7733.

National Peanut Festival Dothan, Nov. 4-12 ([334] 793-4323).

Holiday Lights Celebrations Huntsville, Botanical Garden, Nov. 18-Dec.31 ([256] 830-4447; www.hsvbg.org); Montgomery, Montgomery Zoo, Nov. 23-Dec. 31 ([334] 240-4900); Phenix City, Riverwalk, Nov. 26-Jan. 1, 2006 ([334] 298-3639).

DELAWARE

Chrysanthemum Festival Kennett Square, PA, Longwood Gardens, Oct. 29-Nov. 20 ([610] 388-1000; www.longwoodgardens.org).

Holiday Houses New Castle, Amstel House, Nov. 23-Dec. 31 ([302] 322-2794).

FLORIDA

Arts and Crafts Shows Fort Walton Beach, St. Simon's Episcopal Church, Nov. 4-5 ([85O] 244-8621); Pensacola, Seville Square, Nov. 4-6 ([85O] 432-9906; www.ggaf.org); Venice, Nov. 5-6 ([954] 472-3755); Clearwater, Coachman Park, Nov. 12-13 ([727] 723-0888); St. Augustine, Francis Field, Nov. 26-27 [904] 824-0716; www.staaa.org).

Nights of Lights St. Augustine, Nov. 19-Jan. 31,2006 (1-800-653-2489).

Christmas at SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld, Nov. 25-Jan. 1, 2006 ([407] 363-2259; www. seaworld.com).

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Orlando, Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Nov. 27-Dec. 20 ([407] 824-4321; www.disney world.com).

GEORGIA

Arts and Crafts Shows Marietta, Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Nov. 11-12 ([770] 971-1465); Moultrie, Spence Field, Nov. 12-13 ([229] 985-1968).

A Southern Christmas Stone Mountain, Nov. 12-13,18-20, 25-27, Dec. 2-4, 9-12,16-23,26-30 ([770] 498-5690; www.stone mountainpark.com).

Holiday Lights Celebrations Lookout Mountain (Rock City Gardens; 1-800-854-0675; www.seerock city.com) and Pine Mountain (Callaway Gardens; 1-800-225-5292; www.callawaygardens.com), Nov. 18-Dec. 30; Buford, Lake Lanier Islands, Nov. 19-Dec. 30 (1-800-8405253; www.lakelanierislands.com).

KENTUCKY

Holiday Light Celebrations Grand Rivers, Nov. 10-Jan. 5, 2006 ([270] 362-0152; www.grandrivers.com); Lexington, Kentucky Horse Park, Nov. 18-Dec. 31 ([859] 255-5727; www.kyhorsepark.com); Elizabethtown, Freeman Lake Park, Nov. 23-Jan. 1,2006(1-800-437-0092; www.touretown.com).

Arts and Crafts Shows Lawrenceburg, Bluegrass Energy Auditorium, Nov. 11-12 ([502] 839-6218); Owensboro, Executive Inn Rivermont Exhibition Center, Nov. 11-13 ([270] 926-2773; www.visitowens boro.com); Berea (Russell Acton Folk Center; 1-800-598-5263) and Elizabethtown (Pritchard Community Center; 1-800-437-0092; www. touretown.com), Nov. 12-13.

Christmas in the Valley Renfro Valley, Nov. 18-Dec. 17(1-800-765-7464; www.renfrovalley.com).

MARYLAND

Annapolis by Candlelight Annapolis, historic district, Nov. 4-5 ([410] 267-8146; www.annapolis.org).

Waterfowl Festival Easton, Nov. II-13 ([410] 822-4567; www. waterfowlfestival.org).

Arts and Crafts Shows Gaithersburg, fairgrounds, Nov. 17-20 (1-800-210-9900; www.sugarloaf crafts.com); Rock Hall, fire house, Nov. 25-26 ([410] 778-1432); Frederick, fairgrounds, Nov. 25-27 ([301] 898-5466; www.maryland christmasshow.com).

Holiday Lights Celebration Ocean City, Northside Park, Nov. 17-Jan. 2,2006(1-800-626-2326; www.ococean.com).

NORTH CAROLINA

Arts and Crafts Shows Edenton, The American Legion, Nov. 4-6 ([252] 482-4057); Richlands, Onslow County Museum, Nov. 6 ([910] 324-5008; www.co.onslow. nc.us/museum); Winston-Salem, M.C. Benton Convention Center, Nov. 18-20 ([336] 725-1516; www.piedmontcraftsmen.org); Fayetteville, Crown Exposition Center, Nov. 25-27 ([910] 483-2040; www.crowncoliseum.com).

Christmas at Biltmore Estate Asheville, Nov. 4-Jan. 1,2006(1-800-543-2961; www.biltmore.com).

Holiday Light Celebration Clemmons, Tanglewood Park, Nov. 12-Jan. 1, 2006 ([336] 778-6300; www.tanglewoodpark.org).

SOUTH CAROLINA

Arts and Crafts Shows Myrtle Beach, Nov. 10-13 ([843] 448-9483); Orangeburg, fairgrounds, Nov. 11-12 ([803] 274-8651).

Holiday Light Celebrations Charleston, James Island County Park, Nov. 11-Jan. 1,2006 ([843] 795-4386; www.holidayfestival oflights.com); Greenville, Roper Mountain, Nov. 24-Dec. 30 (www. ropermountainholidaylights.com); Columbia, Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens, Nov. 25-Dec. 30 ([803] 779-8717; www.riverbanks.org).

Chitlin' Strut Salley, Civic Center and Fairgrounds, Nov. 26 ([803] 258-3485; www.chitlinstrut.com).

TENNESSEE

Smoky Mountains Winterfest Gatlinburg, Nov. 2-Feb. 28,2006 (1-800-568-4748; www.gatlinburg-tn. com); Pigeon Forge, Nov. 3-Feb. 28, 2006 (1-800-251-9100; www. mypigeonforge.com).

Arts and Crafts Shows Manchester, Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center, Nov. 11-12 ([931] 728-0509); Nashville, State Fairgrounds, Nov. 11-13 ([615] 256-2726); Jonesborough, Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, Nov. 25-26 ([423] 753-1011).