Fayetteville’s 16th annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Sat., Dec. 6. will officially mark the beginning of the Main Street Holiday Season. The public is invited to gather at Heritage Park, with festivities scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. A pre-show by Pro Musica, a string trio, will set the festive mood as the public arrive. The traditional lighting of the tree will be followed by complimentary carriage rides with Santa from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. We are also partnering with the Fayette Samaritans again this year to help fill their pantry. We ask that you bring non-perishable food items, and can goods with you to drop off in our donation area.

Heritage Christian Church Dickens Village characters will serve free hot chocolate, Georgia chestnuts and offer the opportunity for children to make their own toy to take home. The event will kick off with performances by Jason Bowen, local recording artist, producer and songwriter who has toured with Barry Manilow and written or produced hit songs in several genres including rock, country and gospel. Also included in this year’s line-up are performances by the Medrano-Shoemaker singers, the Heritage ensemble and the Oak Grove Elementary School Choir.

This year’s honored guest performing the actual “lighting” of the tree will be Karlee Perry, a 4-year old Joseph Sams School Primary Student who is in her third year at the school. The Joseph Sams School Choir will be performing following the lighting of the tree as the grand finale.

Prior to the tree lighting event, everyone is invited across the street to a pre-lighting Victorian Christmas open house at the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife Museum from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Free ornament making demonstrations and goodies for the children will be provided. For more information about the event, please call Main Street at 770-719-4173.

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