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Contact: Brenda Studt or Peggy Hickle
Phone: 336-274-4595
Festival of Lights Set for December 4
GREENSBORO, NC -- (November 24, 2009) -- This year's Festival of Lights celebration takes place from 5:45-9 pm Friday, December 4, in downtown Greensboro.
The 21st annual downtown festival kicks off the holiday season with a musical stroll along Elm Street, showcasing more than 200 different performance groups from Center City Park south to Lee Street, across the tracks. Shops and galleries will be decorated in their holiday best and restaurants will be open for festival goers to enjoy a favorite meal or sample something new.
Festival of Lights also features "Winter Wonderland" in Hamburger Square Park, at the intersection of S. Elm and McGee streets. It's here where Santa will be available to chat with children and holiday stories will be read by Greensboro Public Library staff.
The highlight of the evening is the 7:30 pm lighting of a 38-foot Christmas tree, topped by a five-foot star, at Center City Park. Also at the park, will be activities for the family, kids crafts, Holiday Cards to the Troops, a moon bounce, and reindeer antlers.
For more information, call 274-4595 or visit www.festivaloflightsgso.org.
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The City of Greensboro works in partnership with the community to build an increased quality of life for all residents by fostering an environment where inclusion, diversity, and trust are valued. As the seventh largest employer in Greensboro, the City has a dedicated professional staff of 2,700 employees who maintain four core values of honesty, integrity, stewardship, and respect. The City of Greensboro is governed by a council-manager form of government where a mayor and eight council members act as the legislative body. For more information on the City of Greensboro, please visit us online at www.greensboro-nc.gov.
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