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• Town of Farragut again is gearing up for its annual Celebrate the Season event, presented by its Arts and Beautification Committee, which will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, in Farragut Community Center, 239 Jamestowne Blvd.
The same favorite activities as last year are back. “We’ll have photos with Santa available,” special events coordinator Rachel Malone said. She advised families to arrive early for the photos with Santa “if they want to guarantee they will get a spot for the picture. We’ll have a cookie decorating station; there will be some crafts and an opportunity to write a letter to Santa,” she said. Also planned is a holiday movie.
Celebrate the Season is free of charge and open to the public, with no registration required, according to Malone.
• A Christmas light music show, choreographed to music, is running from 6 to 11 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, now through Tuesday, Dec. 31, at Farragut Golf and Games, 164 West End Ave.
The light show, featuring 240,000 LED pixels taking the space of a hockey rink, is a fundraiser for Mission of Hope and costs $5 per person.
• Light the Park at Founders Park at Campbell Station continues every evening starting at dusk through Wednesday, Jan. 1.
There will be entertainment and giveaways from local vendors as well as food trucks at Founders Park many evenings through Monday, Dec. 23. A calendar of scheduled activities can be found under Farragut News at townoffarragut.org.
To receive a reply from Santa, mail your Santa letters at the park mailbox by Monday, Dec. 16, and include a return address.
A new addition to Light the Park festivities is a 53-foot-by-33-foot synthetic ice rink that will operate through Saturday, Jan. 4, at Mayor Ralph McGill Plaza. For more information and to make reservations, visit www.townoffarragut.org
East TN PBS will once again film a behind-the-scenes special about Light the Park, including installation of lights and ice rink. The special will include this year’s musical entertainment and interviews with Town staff Saturday, Dec. 14, and Christmas Eve Tuesday, Dec. 24.
