Light Up Lakewood Set For Saturday, December 6, 2014

Lakewood’s holiday season will officially kick off on Saturday, December 6 during Light Up Lakewood – one of Northeast Ohio’s largest annual holiday festival and lighting ceremony.

The event, hosted by LakewoodAlive, takes place in Downtown Lakewood (Detroit Avenue between Marlowe Avenue and Arthur Avenue). LakewoodAlive expects to draw thousands of visitors from Lakewood and surrounding communities. Musical performances will take place throughout the day in various locations with the festival running from 4-8pm. Check the event website for the performance schedule starting on December 1.

In addition to the lighting ceremony, which will take place at the festival’s main stage in front of Lakewood Hospital at 6:30pm, a holiday parade will kick off the festival at 5 p.m. and march down Detroit Avenue featuring Grand Marshal Bill Hixson of Hixson’s. Other special guests include Santa Claus and the Light Up Lakewood King and Queen, two high school students who live in Lakewood or attend a high school within Lakewood. To participate in the parade, please visit www.LightUpLakewood.com.

Other attractions include photos with Santa, ice carvings, street performers and live music. New this year will be the indoor Vendor Village in the Historic Lakewood Masonic Temple where over a dozen vendors will be selling some of the best holiday gifts and treats. Warm up the kids and enjoy family games in the basement of the Masonic. Need a bite to eat as you walk up and down Downtown Lakewood on Detroit Avenue? Stop in a local restaurant or visit the Light Up Lakewood Food Court featuring 12 food trucks and vendors.

Light Up Lakewood is free and open to the public. Start the day at Quaker Steak and Lube for Breakfast with Santa or visit Dewey’s Pizza for Lunch with Santa. LightUpLakewood.com will post all of the information for these special meals soon so interested participants can sign up to attend.

Event sponsors include Lakewood Hospital, University of Akron Lakewood, Quaker Steak & Lube, Discount Drug Mart, Geiger’s, City of Lakewood, First Federal Lakewood, Plantation Home, Campbell’s Sweets Factory, Precision Security, Lakewood Library, Regency Construction, Prudential Lucien Reality, Convey 360, Lakewood City Schools and the Downtown Lakewood Business Alliance.

Up-to-the-minute festival information can be accessed by visiting www.LightUpLakewood.com, facebook.com/lightuplakewood and by following @DowntwnLakewood and #LightUpLakewood on Twitter.

Ken Brand

I am the Marketing and Event Coordinator for LakewoodAlive

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Volume 10, Issue 23, Posted 12:41 PM, 11.11.2014