3 Reasons to Attend the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
byThe annual Surrey Tree Lighting Festival takes place Saturday, November 22nd at the new Surrey City Hall Plaza. It’s a highlight of the holiday season and although I could name many more, here are 3 big reasons to attend this free family festival this year:
The Lineup
Surrey City Hall and Central City will each host two stages. At Surrey City Hall you’ll find:
| Outdoor Main Stage: 2:00pm PraiseTEAM 3:15pm Bobs & LoLo 4:15pm Fred Penner 5:00pm VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir 6:10pm Olivia Penalva 5:30pm The Tourist Company 6:15pm Tree Lighting Ceremony 7:00pm Alyssa Reid |
Indoor Snowflake Stage: 12:00pm Top Line Vocal Collective 1:00pm Rockin Robin Show 2:00pm Kwantlen Glee Club 3:00pm Lavrova Dance School 3:30pm Santa Claus the Panto 4:00pm Olivia Penalva 5:00pm Bobs & LoLo 5:30pm Queen Elsa and Anna |
Have your picture with Santa at the shopping centre before making your way to the festival outside between 11:30am and 4:00pm. At Central City Mall:
| Indoor Winterland Stage near Winners: Face painting, balloon twists, holiday arts and crafts, Christmas carols, and more! 11:00am Princess Margaret Choir |
Outdoor Stage at Central City Plaza you’ll find: 11:00am Kwantlen Glee Club 11:30am Santa Claus The Panto 12noon Soundscape A Cappella Chorus 12:30pm Princess Margaret Choir 1:00pm Top Line Vocal Collective 1:45pm VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir 2:30pm Robyn & Ryleigh 3:15pm The Fab Fourever 4:15pm Stag Lighting Ceremony 4:25pm Santa March |
The Activities
There is always so much fun to be had at the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival! From Central City Mall over to Surrey City Hall (inside and outside) your family can enjoy: Photos with Santa, a Miniature Christmas Train, the Storytime Igloo, a Giant Snowglobe, shopping at the Christmas Market, Storyville at the Library (next to City Hall), delicious and festive fare from Food Vendors, Ice Carving Demos, the Road Hockey Zone, the Shooting Star Ferris Wheel, Holiday Trolley Rides, a stroll down Candy Cane Lane, and Ornament Making with Surrey Nature Centre.
The Causes
The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival supports three local causes: The Surrey Food Bank, The Surrey Christmas Bureau, and the Surrey Fire Fighters Association Toy Drive. Bring a non-perishable food item donation, cash, or a new unwrapped toy to donate to these causes at the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival. The Surrey Fire Fighters are gathering unwrapped toys for their Adopt-a-Family event and they’ll event help you drop off your toys if you don’t want to get out of the car. Learn more …»
You can also enter to win a Meet and Greet with Alyssa Reid or a Meet and Greet with Elsa and Anna! See full contest details here and follow the Surrey Events team on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
