Light Up NOMA & Cookie Crawl returns this Sat
December 11, 2024
NOMA’s Annual Holiday Event In Its 5th Year With Expanded Offerings!
NOMA Business Association and Peak Drift Brewing Company are proud to present the 5th Annual Light Up NOMA & Cookie Crawl–sponsored by Chavis Painting–with expanded offerings all day long in the N. Main Street corridor!
In 2019, the NOMA Business Association decided to start an annual holiday event that would celebrate the rich tradition of the holidays and diverse businesses and neighborhood culture on N. Main Street in the NOMA District. Light Up NOMA & Cookie Crawl celebrates the culture, beauty and spiritual essence of the N. Main Street community and the best place to be in Columbia during the holiday season.
This annual fundraiser has evolved into a day-long community event nestled along N. Main Street and Monticello Road. Start the day having breakfast with Santa Claus, then watch the Light Up NOMA Parade featuring Grand Marshal City of Columbia Councilwoman Tina Herbert, shop for gifts at the Holiday Market, peruse the Neighborhood Holiday Showcase and vote for the best decorated wreath or tree, eat your way through the N. Main district at the NOMA Cookie Crawl and finally the NOMA tree lighting will culminate the event!
“The NOMA district has a wonderful opportunity for everyone to celebrate the holiday season,” says Sabrina Odom Edwards, executive director of the NOMA Business Association. “We have expanded the NOMA Cookie Crawl into an all-day affair this year with more activities to really show off the N. Main Street community and what it offers Soda Citizens. We are so excited to host this family-friendly holiday event for the fifth year!”
Proceeds from the event affords the NOMA Business District to offer events and gatherings throughout the year to promote its merchants and the district for all of Columbia and the Midlands community.
Schedule of Events:
8am-10am Breakfast with Santa Claus I Eau Claire HS Cafeteria I 4800 Monticello Road I Cola, SC 29203
Tickets – $5 Kids 2-10; $10 Kids 13+ and
Purchase Tickets Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-noma-light-up-noma-and-cookie-crawl-event-tickets-1044156027787
Join us for a magical morning of fun and festive cheer that includes breakfast, photos with Santa Claus, holiday crafts and an ugly sweater contest!
11am-1pm Light Up NOMA Parade I Start: Ridgeway Street at Monticello Road I End: Monticello Road at N. Main Street
Join us at the Light Up NOMA Parade for a 1-mile-long celebration of community spirit filled with marching bands, dance troupes, colorful floats, live music and Santa Claus!
Grand Marshal – City of Columbia Councilwoman Tina Herbert
10am-3pm Holiday Market I Leroy Moss Multipurpose Center I Hyatt Park I 950 Jackson Avenue I Cola, SC 29203
Get your presents at the Holiday Market where you will discover unique gifts, taste delicious treats and experience the warmth of the NOMA community! Santa Claus will also be on hand from 1pm-3pm for FREE pictures, live entertainment and a fashion show featuring Ashley Stewart designs, too!
11am-3pm Neighborhood Holiday Showcase I Eau Claire Print Bldg I 3907 Ensor Avenue I Cola, SC 29203
The neighborhoods of the NOMA District will be battling for the best decorated Christmas tree or wreath. Vote for your favorite as you peruse their beautifully decorated greenery!
3pm-6pm NOMA Cookie Crawl I Various Locations Along N. Main Street
Tickets – $20; $35 VIP
The NOMA Cookie Crawl will feature a myriad of the NOMA merchants as “cookie stops” where you will take your professionally designed cookie tin to collect them all! You will also be able to enjoy retail specials, tasty treats and other holiday delights.
6pm NOMA Tree Lighting I Carolina Kernels Parking Lot I 2720 Main Street I Cola, SC 29201
NOMA Cookie Crawl Stops & Special Offerings:
- Peak Drift Brewing Company, 3452 N. Main Street
The Cookie Crawl begins here on their back dock off of Phillips Street. Pick up cookie tins and purchase tickets (if available) from 2:30pm-4:30pm.
- b.mod vintage furniture & more, 2965 N. Main Street (inside Carolina Imports)
Offering 10% off storewide and 25% off Christmas merchandise
- Carolina Imports, 2965 N. Main Street
Live Music
- Carolina Kernels, 2720 N. Main Street
Enjoy Santa’s Workshop featuring letters to Santa, 360 photo booth, rides for the kids, food trucks and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” on continuous play!
- Cat Daddy Cat Café, 2533 N. Main Street (NEW BUSINESS)
Newly opened coffee and specialty tea shop – check them out!
- Community Assistance Provider, 2800 N. Main Street
Christmas photo booth and food truck!
- Cromer’s P-Nuts, 3030 N. Main Street
Enjoy elf food (popcorn with cookie crumbles) and enter to win a “Taste of NOMA Basket!” Winner announced at Carolina Kernels at 5:45pm.
- Got Milk Cereal Bar, 3037 N. Main Street, Ste B
- Indah Coffee, 2238 Sumter Street
Make your own s’mores firepit!
- Kabler School for Dogs, 3041 N. Main Street
They have dog-friendly cookies, too!
- Main Street Bakery, 3307 N. Main Street
- Main Street Robot, 2430 N. Main Street
(behind Rambo’s Fat Cat Biscuits)
- Muse Nail Bar, 3039 N. Main Street
- NOMA Bistro by Al Amir, 2431 N. Main Street
Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off Specialty Pizzas and live DJ, and take your own pictures with Santa Claus!
- Peddler & Makers Market, 1223 Franklin Street, Unit B (NEW BUSINESS)
Special sales throughout the store!
- Pelican’s SnoBalls, 2404 N. Main Street
Famously Cold snowball experience!
- The War Mouth, 1209 Franklin Street
- Uncle Willie’s Grocery Store, 3315 N. Main Street (NEW LOCATION)
NOMA Cookie Crawl Tin Pick Up:
Pick up tins between 2:30pm-4:30pm at Peak Drift Brewing Company’s dock area off of Phillips Street.
NOMA Cookie Crawl Tickets:
Purchase Tickets Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-noma-light-up-noma-and-cookie-crawl-event-tickets-1044156027787
The NOMA Cookie Crawl is $20 per cookie tin. *NEW THIS YEAR* – VIP cookie tins will be available for $35 and includes your choice of a 4-pack of Peak Drift Brewing Co’s seltzer or beer (MUST be 21+), a $10 gift card and 1-hour free bowling lanes pass to The Grand. Please be aware there are only 250 tins available, and this event sold out early in its first year. You must pick up your cookie tin between 2:30pm-4:30pm at Peak Drift Brewing Company – located at 3452 N. Main Street – at their back dock located off of Phillips Street, but you can continue the crawl at participating locations until 6pm.
Parking and Transportation for the NOMA Cookie Crawl:
Parking is encouraged at Earlewood Park located at 1113 Recreation Drive after driving to the second stop at Got Milk from Peak Drift. Transportation will be provided by The COMET directly to many of the Cookie Crawl locations to make it as convenient as possible. Look for the bus icon on the map (included on the email) to see the stop locations.
NOMA Cookie Crawl Cookie Flavors:
- Red Velvet
- Raspberry Thumb
- Chocolate Chip
- Cream Cheese
- Ginger
- Butter Ornaments
- Candy Cane
- Banana Pudding
- Peppermint Bark
- Butter Robot Cookies
- Snowball
- Lemon Drop
Allergy Warning:
The cookies on the NOMA Cookie Crawl may contain or be created in a location that contains the Top Nine allergens:
- Milk
- Eggs
- Fish
- Shellfish
- Tree nuts/Nuts
- Peanuts
- Wheat
- Soybean
- Corn
For more information on Light Up NOMA & Cookie Crawl, please visit: https://nomacolumbia.com/event/2024l-light-up-noma-cookie-crawl//. You can also follow the event on Facebook at @lightupnoma and access the Facebook event listing through their page and also on Instagram at @nomacolumbia. To purchase tickets for Breakfast with Santa and/or the NOMA Cookie Crawl, plese visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-noma-light-up-noma-and-cookie-crawl-event-tickets-1044156027787
About Light Up NOMA & Cookie Crawl
Light Up NOMA is an annual event that celebrates the rich tradition of the holidays and diverse businesses and neighborhood culture on N. Main Street in the NOMA District. This event celebrates the culture, beauty and spiritual essence of the N. Main Street community and the best place to be in Columbia during the holiday season.
About NOMA
NOMA is a growing destination within the City of Columbia and attracts residents from all around the Midlands. The NOMA Business Association’s mission is to support the N. Main Street revitalization movement while rebranding their slice of Columbia and highlighting a community rich in growth and prosperity. With the support of other business districts in Columbia and the surrounding neighborhoods, the Association strives to excel NOMA into the future while preserving its unique history and culture.
