Creativity changes lives. When young people are given tools, mentorship, and a real audience, they build confidence, and confidence becomes leadership.

A Creative Christmas is our end-of-year celebration and fundraiser, and it's a party with a purpose. Think after-five holiday mixer meets your favorite Christmas sweater: a DJ, a dance floor, high-top tables, good food, and a room full of people who believe in young creatives. Every ticket, bid, and gift helps open creative pathways for middle and high school students across Charlotte in 2027.

Your ticket includes:

* A DJ all evening, with holiday classics and line dances

* Signature bites and a dessert table

* A signature holiday mocktail (this is an alcohol-free event)

* A holiday photo experience

* A student gallery and short film screening

* Grown-folks holiday games and prizes, including Name That Christmas Song and Christmas Family Feud

* Access to our silent auction and the Giving Tree

Holiday Attire

Come dressed in your holiday colors and after-five style: festive, polished, and ready to celebrate!

Want to turn up the holiday spirit? Join our Ugly Sweater Contest! But don't just wear an ugly sweater… class it up! We want to see who can transform their festive sweater into the most stylish, creative, and unforgettable holiday look.

Holiday Chic or Classy Ugly — you choose!

This is an evening for the grown-ups who believe in young creatives, and the students they're showing up for. Every guest needs a ticket. Current and former Creative Cornerstone students attend free with a ticketed adult.

Venue details will be emailed to ticket holders before the event.

The Creative Cornerstone is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 92-1081124).

A Creative Christmas

A holiday party and silent auction for the next generation of creative leaders