The City of Elizabethtown is doing its part to help spread holiday cheer with several events coming up later this month.
Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles says the city is looking forward to welcoming more than 60,000 people to Freeman Lake Park for the annual Christmas in the Park lights display.
“This will be our 33rd annual Christmas in the Park,” Pyles said. “It will be open daily from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. beginning Wednesday, November 22, which is the night before Thanksgiving, and it runs until January 1, 2024. It is free to drive through the park and see all of the light displays provided by our local community partners. Donations are welcome and are accepted at the end of the route.”
The annual Christmas Parade and Light Up Downtown event will be held on Friday, December 1, with the parade getting under way at 7 p.m.
“It starts at St. John Road, so we kind of call it the reverse parade from the Heartland Festival,” Pyles said. “We start at St. John Road and we come downtown. We end at the square. Once we get to Walker Square, where our city Christmas Tree will be located, the mayor will read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.’”
Other upcoming holiday events include Breakfast with Santa and movies at the State Theater. For ticket information and a full calendar of events, visit the events tab on the city’s website.
