Experience a new holiday tradition as local businesses, artists, and nonprofits showcase their creativity through a festive door decorating competition at the Roanoke History & O. Winston Link Museums. Eleven out of 27 total participants will be auctioned through Farmer/Entrusted to benefit the Roanoke History & O. Winston Link Museums educational programming.
The Deck the Doors exhibition will be on view in the lobby of the Historic Norfolk & Western Passenger Station from November 29, 2025, through January 4, 2026, and is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday 9am to 5pm, and Sunday 11am-3pm. You can stroll through the display of 27 festive doors, and vote for your favorite with a donation to the museum.
The door that brings in the most money by January 4 gets the People’s Choice Award, along with a $100 gift card to Black Dog Salvage. Every $10 vote gets an entry into a drawing for a one-night stay at the Promissory Hotel in Downtown Roanoke. Eleven of these, or elements decorating the doors, will be up for auction between December 4 and December 18, 2025. All proceeds from voting and the auction benefit the Roanoke History & O. Winston Link Museums.
Removal of won items will be the week January 5-9, 2026, and is flexible as long as it is pre-arranged with museums.
The Historical Society of Western Virginia, which operates the Roanoke History & O. Winston Link Museums, began in 1957 out of Roanoke's Diamond Jubilee. It is dedicated to preserving, interpreting, educating, and celebrating the unique cultural material heritage of Southwestern Virginia through educational kids programming, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, publications, and much more. For more information, please visit www.roanokehistory.org.
