News: The Chattanooga Downtown Partnership will present Winter Days & Lights

Summary: Don't miss the Grand Illumination, Breakfast with Santa, Holiday Starlight Parade and much more

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The Chattanooga Downtown Partnership will present Winter Days & Lights from November 27 through December 11.

It all begins Friday, November 27, with the Grand Illumination on the River. This FREE family event will take place beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Ross's Landing, where attendees can browse through a mini Holiday Market featuring 20 arts and crafts vendors from the Chattanooga Market to find unique gifts while enjoying warm food and drink concessions.  At 7:00 p.m. crowds will witness the 29th annual lighted boat parade along with a holiday performance by Sweet Georgia Sound. Following the lighted boat parade, the fun continues with a downtown lighting extravaganza, featuring lively song and dance performances and the popular singing Santa. A glittering fireworks finale will bring the evening to a colorful conclusion at 8:50 p.m. 

Join us the next morning, Saturday, November 28, for Breakfast with Santa at The Chattanoogan. With two seatings, the first at 8:30 a.m. and the second at 11:30 a.m., Breakfast with Santa will feature a bountiful buffet with all the trimmings and a full menu of holiday fun including entertainment by the Creative Discovery Museum's Science Theatre and a delightful musical show by our famous singing Santa. This event costs $12 for children and $18 for adults. Tickets for Breakfast with Santa may be purchased online at www.downtownchattanooga.org or by calling 423-265-0771. 

On Saturday, December 5, downtown streets will sparkle during the Holiday Starlight Parade. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., the Holiday Starlight Parade will proceed from Miller Park up Market Street to the Tennessee Aquarium.  With a succession of unique holiday entries, this hour-long parade is known for its dazzling Yuletide theme featuring performing groups, marching bands, vehicles and floats strung in twinkling lights. 

Appalachian Christmas, the final event in the Winter Days & Lights series, will be held Friday, December 11, in Miller Plaza's Waterhouse Pavilion.  The fun begins at 7:00 p.m. with local favorites, The Dismembered Tennesseans and The Morgans and Lynne Haas. Then at 8:00 p.m., headliner Barbara Lamb, accompanied by John Cowan, Scott Vestal, Mike Compton and Jeff Autry, will take the stage.  Admission to Appalachian Christmas is $3.00, with complimentary hot cider and sugar cookies provided throughout the event. Children 10 and under are free.

Sponsors for this year's Winter Days & Lights series are Collier Construction, Elemi, BB&T, Live Urban, Earth Fare, Times Free Press, Dixie Homecrafters, EPB, Carmike, Chattem, Chattanooga Parents Magazine, and Channel 3.