Friday afternoon I went to the “Flip-the-Switch” party to turn on the Christmas lights in Court Square.
The festivities started with children caroling in the gazebo.
Then they flipped the switch and the lights came on. Here’s a pic of the fountain’s lighting.
Here’s a crowd shot. You can see the lighting and holiday angels on the lamp posts in Court Square in this pic.
Congratulations to the CCC and all the volunteers they recruited… they have done an incredible job. All of Downtown – from Auction to G.E. Patterson – is decorated for the holidays. You may not know this, but there has been a committee of volunteers hard at work planning this all year, going all the way back to March or April I believe. CCC President Jeff Sanford commented that this is the best Downtown has looked for the holidays in at least 25 years, and things are just going to keep getting better from here.
We’ve got more fun on the way too – don’t forget that the Downtown Holiday Parade will be on South Main next Friday, November 28, at 5 PM, followed by a Jolly Trolly Tour with all the galleries and shops in the area open.