Date/Time
Dec 6, 2014 - Dec 14, 2014
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Slater Park
RR 1A
Pawtucket, 02860
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Tags
Christmas, Family, food, For all ages, Holiday, Outdoors, To do in Rhode Island
Santa’s Parade beginning at Daggett Farms and proceeding down the hill to the Historical Looff Carousal. Lead by the Tolman High School Marching Band the parade will include, local officials, Girl Scout & Boys Scout troops, costume characters, the Slaterette cheerleaders, Mrs. Claus and of course Santa Claus.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will be welcomed at the Carousal by the Wonderland elves along with Pawtucket Major Donald Grebien, Winter Wonderland Vice-President Dawn P. Goff, and Wonderland’s official Meteorologist, WJAR’s Kelly Bates. At 4:00 PM the group will begin the countdown that will illuminate the 450 decorated trees, light displays and multiple decorations that make up the festival.
The festival is held in Historical Slater Park on Armistice Blvd in Pawtucket RI on the weekends of December 6 & 7 and December 13 & 14 from 4PM to 8Pm. There is a heated entertainment tent filled with performers from local school groups, dance studios, and choral groups.
There are free visits with Santa. For a small fee, optional photos with Santa will be taken. There will be Hay Rides, Train rides, Face painting, Children’s craft tables, and 25 cent rides on the historical Looff Carousal. Beside the decorated Christmas Trees there are 20 Victorian houses sponsored by local organization and business and an 18 foot tall talking Snowman to enjoy.
Become a Gingerbread Man or Woman, or a Snowman at thenew Life size cutout. The food court will have hot dogs and hot Chocolate for sale. The Historical Daggett house will be decorated for the season and open for tours and paintings will be on display and for sale at Rhode Island Water Color Society art gallery.
The festival is held only on the first two weeks but the light displays are illuminated very night until January 1st 2015 for viewing .