Grand Illumination planned
Published 10:53 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Folks are invited to get into the holiday spirit with their friends and neighbors at the city’s Grand Illumination Ceremony this Friday.
The 32-foot Christmas tree is lit at Market Park last year for the Grand Illumination ceremony. This year’s event will take place tomorrow.
The event takes place at Market Park, directly across from the Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum, 326 N. Main St.
The park opens at 6 p.m., and all activities are open until 8 p.m.
“It’s a wonderful holiday tradition,” said Lakita Watson, parks and recreation director.
Visitors will be able to watch as the 32-foot tree and several surrounding decorations light up, purchase tasty treats from Stillwater Tea Room and enjoy seasonal music from local choirs, including a choral group from John F. Kennedy Middle School.
Kids can write and decorate a letter to Santa, sit on his lap and tell him what they want for Christmas and visit the train station museum with their parents in tow.
Tourism Manager Theresa Earles said “golden Santa tickets” will be distributed and called by number, so children can enjoy the rest of the activities while waiting their turn to visit Santa.
Park-and-walk will be available at the Suffolk Visitor Center, 524 N. Main St., and First Baptist Church parking lot, across from 237 N. Main St. A shuttle service will run from the Godwin Courts Building parking lot from 5:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
