2024 Sorghum Valley Christmas Village

Located inside the Dyer County Fairgrounds, the village known as Sorghum Valley began as a dream of Dyer County Fair Executive Director Eddie Anderson. He wanted to create a village of replica buildings constructed and furnished to look like the original settlement of Dyersburg in the late 1800s. Completed in 2007, the village includes everything from a church and country store to a doctor’s office, a barbershop, a schoolhouse, and sorghum and cotton mills.

Each December, this special venue fills with dozens of Christmas trees and thousands of twinkling lights for three evenings of holiday festivities during the annual Sorghum Valley Christmas Village. Visitors enjoy music from carolers and youth choirs in the church, a Nativity scene, weaving and yarn-spinning demonstrations, a meet-and-greet with Santa, nearly 20 4-foot-by-4-foot Christmas cards painted by local schoolchildren, and several free treats including popcorn, hot chocolate and s’mores. Children can even pick up a scarf made in the village cotton mill or a free wooden toy.

All this old-fashioned Christmas fun comes at no admission charge. Visitors are simply asked to bring donations such as canned foods, coats, toys and books for children. Monetary donations are also accepted and will be distributed to local causes and families in need.