Thanksgiving Day Race, Tree Lightings, Winter Walk of Lights, Walk Off Your Wobble and More

The events below come from the Patch events calendar, but there's more! Also, tell us about your events this weekend in the comment section below.

See our large list of holiday events from across the region.
And our list of Turkey Trot and other race events this season.

Run, Then Eat: Crossroads UMC hosts the Ashburn Farm 10k/5k/2k on Thanksgiving Day Race. Proceeds support programs for children in Uganda, Africa. $35 (2k, $17). 8:15 a.m., Thursday, 43454 Crossroads Drive, Ashburn.

Lighting Up Black Friday: The holidays kick off with the Village of Leesburg Tree Lighting Ceremony. Activities include horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers, a stilt-walker toy soldier, holiday music and more. Free. Santa arrives at 3 p.m., with the tree lighting at 5 p.m. Friday. Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd. SE, Leesburg.

Bright Lights, Big Holiday: Meadowlark’s annual Winter Walk of Lights display includes over 500,000 LED lights. $12, adults. $7, children. 5:30 p.m. Through Jan. 5. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.

Walk, Don't Run: Walk the short hill (all of 868 feet) at the Walk Off Your Wobble event at 868 Estate Vineyards. There will be a free box of chocolate truffles at the bottom of the hill as your reward. Free. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. 868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville.