Milwaukee’s downtown to dazzle during Holiday Lights Festival beginning Nov. 17

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee’s downtown will dazzle throughout this yr’s Vacation Lights Pageant starting Nov. 17 by Jan. 1.

Greater than 500,000 lights and dozens of animated shows will illuminate Milwaukee for the twenty fourth annual competition.

The show of lights will remodel three downtown parks into winter wonderland scenes, in keeping with Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. This consists of ‘Neighborhood Spirit Park’ at Cathedral Sq. Park, ‘Christmas Chalet’ at Pere Marquette Park, and ‘Santa’s Celebration Sq.’ at Zeidler Union Sq.. There may also be road decorations alongside three downtown thoroughfares. This consists of an 18-block stretch of lights alongside Wisconsin avenue.

In accordance with a information launch, the vacation lights will formally kick off with an in-person switch-flipping ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 17 in Pere Marquette Park on Thursday, Nov. 17. The occasion will characteristic dwell music, dance acts, a go to from Santa and Mrs. Claus, a fireworks ceremony, and pre-show leisure starting at 5 p.m. Free cookies and cocoa can be provided.

There may also be free Jingle Bus rides after the present for friends to see all of downtown’s lights.

For extra data, go to the Milwaukee Vacation Lights Pageant web site.

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