The Jim Watson Christmas Show
Sun, Dec 14
|Hillsborough
Celebrate the season with a true North Carolina tradition! Join us at The Bar(n) at Sonark Farms for the Annual Jim Watson Christmas Show and Sing-A-Long—now in its 40th year
Time & Location
Dec 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hillsborough, 5292 Sonark Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
About the event
Celebrate the season with a true North Carolina tradition! Join us at The Bar(n) at Sonark Farms for the Annual Jim Watson Christmas Show—now in its 40th year — a beloved holiday gathering led by the legendary musician and founding member of the Red Clay Ramblers, Jim Watson.
Jim’s musical journey is the stuff of storytelling magic: He spent 14 years touring the world with the Red Clay Ramblers, appearing in two Off-Broadway productions (Diamond Studs and Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind), and later spent nearly 27 years performing with Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group. Closer to home, he’s played with the Green Level Entertainers, Piedmont Melody Makers, Duke Lacrosse and Pinky Wyoming, Craver Hicks Watson & Newberry, and the Williamson Brothers—becoming a cherished staple of North Carolina music.
In 1986, Jim launched his first Christmas show at The Cave in Chapel Hill… and he…