The Festival of Light - 2009
November 27th - December 31st

Friday, November 27th
1:00pm - Entertainment on the Plaza
5:00pm - Santa's Parade and Grand Illumination at the Plaza
6:45 - 8:00pm - Santa and Mrs. Claus meet with the children
at the Black Swan Theater, on the corner of Pioneer & East Main

Click here for 2009 Santa's Parade Letter & Application

 
Photo by Christopher Briscoe
Join Santa on Saturdays
(November 28 & December 5, 12 and 19)
from 11:00am to 4:00pm for
"FREE Photos with Santa"
Santa will be on Main Street
(in the Oregon Shakespeare Box Office
located on the corner of Pioneer and East Main)

Photo by Sean Bagshaw/Outdoor Exposure Photography

The Festival of Light, a community event put on by the Ashland Chamber, begins each year the day after Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday season. There is entertainment on the Plaza, followed by Santa’s Parade at 5:00 pm and a Grand Illumination with a countdown led by Santa and Mrs. Claus who officially turn on over one million lights all over downtown. Childlike wonder at the magic of the town takes over as you view the lights, the decorations and the beautiful storefront windows. Feast on delightful cuisine at one of Ashland’s amazing restaurants, catch a festive music or theater performance, and glide on the ice at Ashland’s outdoor ice-skating rink or ski down the runs at nearby Mt. Ashland.

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