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11/15/2024 - Southbury Holiday Celebration: Be The Light! on December 7, 2024

Please join Southbury Parks and Recreation on Saturday, December 7, 2024 for an inclusive special event, The Holiday Celebration: Be the Light! Activities taking place include live music with sing-along songs, parade of lights, Santa arriving on a fire truck, lighting of holiday decorations, decorated winter scenes for photo opportunities, free crafts and activities, free hot cocoa & sweets, and new this year, a food truck serving grilled cheese and soup available for purchase.

This is a free event, rain or shine. It will take place at Firehouse and the Town Hall Green at 501 Main Street South. Sensory-friendly activities will take place inside the Firehouse building between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm, with general admission from 4:00 pm to 6:45 pm. The outdoor program will start around 5:00 pm with Santa arriving on the fire truck around 5:30 pm, and will be available for photos afterwards.

Parking will be available at Town Hall's lower parking lot, Parks and Recreation's parking lot, Rochambeau Middle School's parking lot and/or Pomperaug Elementary School's parking lot. There will be no parking at Town Hall’s upper parking lot and Firehouse’s parking lot. There will be a designated drop-off area at Town Hall’s lower lever parking lot, monitored by employees.

Southbury Parks and Recreation department thanks the following individuals and groups for supporting this event: Arts & Culture Subcommittee, Full Bloom Catering, H.H. Stone, Knights of Columbus, Michelle Rosen, Middlebury & Southbury Equity and Inclusion Council, PHS Asian Club, PHS LatinX Club, S.M.A.R.T., Sophia Neumeier, Southbury Fire Department, Southbury Library, Southbury Public Works, The Bakery, The Price Family, The Town of Southbury, The Speech Pathology Group & Rehab Services of CT. For more information, visit the Southbury Parks and Recreation.