18th Winter Lights & Music this Friday

Downtown Guelph Business Association (DGBA) is hosting the 18th Annual Winter Lights & Music in St. George’s Square this Friday, November 18, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Join us between 6:00 and 7:00 pm to be serenaded by the Salvation Army Band, the Brant Avenue Children’s Choir, and Royal City Musical Productions (RCMP). At 7:00 pm, Mayor Farbridge accompanies a very special guest to lead a countdown to the lighting of the Christmas Tree.

Shortly thereafter, Zero Gravity Circus members will dazzle the crowd with a spectacular Fire Show followed by BRAD WOODS & THE GREAT WOODEN TRIO, a group whose unique combination of song, story and music will close out our festive night.

Please consider bringing a donation to the Guelph Food Bank this year, we’ll have buckets on hand ready to receive your non-perishable food item.

Get your photos with Santa at Old Quebec Street Shoppes throughout the evening’s event .

Various Downtown Guelph businesses are pleased to host their own Open Houses on Friday night and all day Saturday. For a list of participating businesses, including all of our Winter Weekend happenings, please visit downtownguelph.com.

Don’t miss the Santa Claus Parade on Sunday, November 20 from 1:30 pm until 4:30 pm. This year’s route will wind through downtown starting from London Road to Woolwich Street, along Norfolk Street, turning left onto Quebec Street, along Wyndham Street and onto Macdonell Street. A map can be found here: http://downtownguelph.com/cms/documents/2011_Guelph_Community_Santa_Claus_Parade_Route.pdf