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November 26, 2014Andrea Hawkins, Fair Park(214) 670-4678/ (817) 994-2498 (M)

Fair Park Hosts City of Dallas’ Annual Tree Lighting Festival December 2!

Holiday DeLights at Fair Park offers all ages exciting events that include musicals to markets and festivals to football

What:City of Dallas’ annual tree lighting festival. This free holiday event delight visitors withmusical performances, millions of sparking lights and exciting family fun that includes costumed elves and other characters, Victorian carolers, live reindeer, and train and carriage rides around the park.

Musical entertainment will feature the Dallas Wind Symphony TubaQuartet and The VoicesChoir of Salem Institutional Baptist Church. Alaser light show over the iconic Esplanade Fountain concludes the festivities.

When: 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2014

6 p.m.Esplanade activities begin withface painters, live reindeer, Santa and his Elves, strolling Victorian carolers, and more.

6:30 p.m.Dallas Wind Symphony Tuba Quartet

7 p.m.The Voices of Salem Institutional Baptist Church

7:30 p.m.City officials and Santa light the tree

7:45 p.m. Laser Light Show

The tree lighting kicks off Holiday DeLights at Fair Park, a variety of seasonal events for all ages taking place in December.Visit Facebook.com/fairparkdallas and Twitter.com/fairparkdallas for details on all holiday events at Fair Park!

December 2 - 14

A Christmas Story: The Musical, Music Hall at Fair Park

December 4, 7 p.m.

Free movie: Polar Express, Exposition Plaza

December 11, 7 p.m.

Free Movie: Elf, Exposition Plaza

December 13, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Fair Park Holiday Market, Women’s Museum

Saturday, December 13 – 14

Kwanzaa Fest, Automobile Building

Wednesday, December 17, 9:30 a.m.

Crafts with the Clauses. Women’s Museum

Children’s arts, crafts and Santa photos!

Thursday, December 18, 7 p.m.

Free Movie:How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Marine Square

Saturday, December 20-21, 9 a.m.

Cotton Bowl Trade Days

Friday, December 26, Noon

Heart of Dallas Bowl, Cotton Bowl Stadium

About Fair Park

An Americantreasure right in the heart of Dallas, Fair Park is a leading cultural, entertainment and sports destination. The largest known visitor attraction in Texas, Fair Park is home to 11 of North Texas’ top 20 festivals. Minutesfrom downtown, this historic 277-acre park hosted the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and today is home to the largest, intact collection of 1930s exhibition-style art deco architecture in the nation. Visit for more events!