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Duluth’s
Fall Festival scheduled for Sept. 25-26 •
Lake Lanier Islands brings Halloween to lake October 1-31 •
UYC Foundation sets Saturday, Dec. 4, for Christmas Parade of Lights
Duluth’s
Fall Festival scheduled for Sept. 25-26
The festival weekend includes a parade, 5K road race,
food, entertainment and arts and crafts. A festival concert will be
Saturday, Sept. 11, two weeks before the festival weekend.
The festival begins Saturday morning with a parade
through the streets of Duluth with more than 400 participants.
That’s followed by the opening ceremony on the stage of the Festival
Center on the Town Green. Entertainment then takes over the main
stage, plus a second “Gazebo Stage,” for the rest of the day. Sunday
morning is kicked off with a 5K Road Race through Downtown Duluth.
This is followed by an outdoor community worship service on the Town
Green, put on by Duluth First United Methodist Church. Then there is
continuous entertainment for the rest of the day. There are two
areas for kid’s games and rides, so this is definitely a festival
for the whole family.
Throughout the two-day event more than 350 booths of
select arts & crafts and food vendors will be on hand.
Lake Lanier Islands brings Halloween to lake October 1-31
By Pamela A. Keene
Billed as the largest animated Halloween light
display in the Southeast, Haunted Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier
Islands will feature more than four miles of ghostly and ghoulish
fun, starting October 1. The display continues through October 31.
“At Lake Lanier Islands Resort we are very excited
about the inaugural kick off of our Haunted Nights of Lights
program,” said Hallie Currigan, director of marketing. “Our
objective is to always provide a unique, fun and engaging experience
for all our guests and this is just one of many programs and events
we offer throughout the year. There really seems to be a void for a
true family-friendly Halloween experience and so we’re very happy to
be the one to provide that type of event.”
Displays include flying bats, leaping goblins,
Dracula and Frankenstein with his bride. Additionally, the
month-long celebration continues at the Haunted Village, with
carnival rides, a fun house, haunted maze, pony rides, marshmallow
roasting, farm-grown pumpkins and shopping.
Tickets can be purchased for the Haunted Nights of
Lights for $20 per car Monday through Thursday and $25 per car
Friday through Sunday. Packages are also available for discounts
when tickets are purchased for Haunted Nights of Lights and Magical
Nights of Lights. Additional charges apply to the Haunted Village
carnival rides, Fun House, Haunted Maze, pony rides and marshmallow
roasting.
More
info:
www.lakelanierislands.com
UYC Foundation sets Saturday, Dec. 4, for Christmas Parade of Lights
By Pamela A. Keene
UYC Maritime Foundation Inc. is again hosting its
Christmas Parade of Lights Boat Parade on the evening of Saturday,
Dec. 4.
“The committee has been working on the parade to
secure sponsorships and partners for several months and we’re very
excited that we will have our parade this year,” said Ed Gaito,
chair of the event for the UYC Maritime Foundation. “Once again, it
will be a fund-raising event for the foundation and its work to
promote education, safety and sportsmanship on Lake Lanier. Some of
the funds are also used for local scholarships that are awarded
annually to rising college students.”
The parade route will include prime viewing areas
from land as well as the lake. In past years, more than 30 boats
have participated.
“We hope that even more skippers will join us this
year to celebrate the lake’s return to full pool and the holiday
season,” Gaito said. “This is a fun event when the lake community
pulls together, a tradition that has been going on for a number of
years.”
More info:
www.lanierparadeoflights.org.
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