2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
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2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
LIGHTING CEREMONY - Gene Leahy Mall, 14th & Farnam
Thursday, November 24, 6-7 p.m.
Making Spirits Bright Holiday Concert - Holland Performing Arts Center
Thursday, November 24, 7 p.m.
CONAGRA BRANDS ICE SKATING RINK - NEW LOCATION on 10th & Capitol Ave.
Hours:
Opening Ceremony: Friday, December 9 at 6 pm
Sunday – Thursday: 1 – 10 pm
Friday & Saturday: 1 pm – midnight
Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve: 1 – 5 pm
Closed Christmas & New Year’s Day
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Saturdays, November 26 – December 17, 7-8 p.m.
WELLS FARGO FAMILY FESTIVAL
Free Family Fun
Sunday, December 4, noon-5 p.m.
NEW YEAR’S EVE FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
Saturday, December 31, 7 p.m.
Thursday, November 24, 6-7 p.m.
Making Spirits Bright Holiday Concert - Holland Performing Arts Center
Thursday, November 24, 7 p.m.
CONAGRA BRANDS ICE SKATING RINK - NEW LOCATION on 10th & Capitol Ave.
Hours:
Opening Ceremony: Friday, December 9 at 6 pm
Sunday – Thursday: 1 – 10 pm
Friday & Saturday: 1 pm – midnight
Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve: 1 – 5 pm
Closed Christmas & New Year’s Day
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Saturdays, November 26 – December 17, 7-8 p.m.
WELLS FARGO FAMILY FESTIVAL
Free Family Fun
Sunday, December 4, noon-5 p.m.
NEW YEAR’S EVE FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
Saturday, December 31, 7 p.m.
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Re: 2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
Anyone know why they moved this? I always thought having it right down by the Old Market is a great spot. I'm sure this spot will be nice when Capital district is open but having it across from a construction site is an odd choice.
Re: 2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
Apparently its a "transition year"cp jay 07 wrote:Anyone know why they moved this? I always thought having it right down by the Old Market is a great spot. I'm sure this spot will be nice when Capital district is open but having it across from a construction site is an odd choice.
Holiday Lights wrote:This site will serve as a transition during the holidays in 2016, and in 2017 the ice rink will permanently move across the street to the newly constructed Capitol District.
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Re: 2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
Transition for sure. It seems a bit odd..Brad wrote:Apparently its a "transition year"cp jay 07 wrote:Anyone know why they moved this? I always thought having it right down by the Old Market is a great spot. I'm sure this spot will be nice when Capital district is open but having it across from a construction site is an odd choice.
Holiday Lights wrote:This site will serve as a transition during the holidays in 2016, and in 2017 the ice rink will permanently move across the street to the newly constructed Capitol District.
But then again next year, it should look fantastic at that spot...
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Re: 2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
The temporary spot is a little weird, but its not like it perfectly tied into the old Market anyway. It was set back quite a way from 10th St before.
Re: 2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
I gotta disagree here. It had great skyline views, was easily walkable from the shops and restaurants on Howard street, had plenty of street and garage parking close and I thought it was cool to have something on the other side of the 10th street bars than just open grassland.skinzfan23 wrote:The temporary spot is a little weird, but its not like it perfectly tied into the old Market anyway. It was set back quite a way from 10th St before.
I don't think it was that far off 10th street considering on weekends the line would wrap down the 10th street sidewalk.
In a year this may be the perfect spot but this year will be a mess considering a lot of street parking is gone, and the 10th and capital area in general is a little discombobulated due to lane/sidewalk closures and construction trucks driving everywhere.
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Re: 2016-2017 Holiday Lights Festival
Yeah you are right about the parking....there is not really much parking close to where the temporary rink is going to be. On nights where there is an event at the CLink it will be cool, but I think attendance is going to be down quite a bit at the new location. As a side note, I would love to see some actual permanent development on the east side of 10th st by Con Agra's property, hopefully sooner than later.