Saturday, November 19 @ 7pm

Enjoy a day of fun filled activities including
shopping, visiting our wonderful attractions, restaurants that offer
Kid Friendly menus and vendors that will be serving tasty treats all along the
new parade route.
Take advantage of Early Bird Parking for $1 from 3-5pm in City Parking Facilities.
MacArthur Center parking garages will be $2 all day, collect on entry.
At 5pm, all City Parking Facilities are $5, collect on entry.
Visit gohrt.com for transit options.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

  10am Opening of MacArthur on Ice

  10am - 6pm D’Art Center Holiday Gift Shop/Face Painting for Kids

  10am - 10pm Canstruction – A sculpture competition to benefit the FoodBank at the Selden Arcade

12pm-5pm Waterside – Musical Entertainment in Center Court

  3pm - 6pm Selden Arcade - Make & Take Ornaments

  5pm Annual Pagoda & Garden LightFest

  5:30pm - 7pm  Pre-Parade Entertainment along the Parade Route

 6:50pm Spectacular synchronized dance performance on Granby St. and Waterside Dr.

 7pm Synchronized Countdown & Grand Illumination of Skylines
Grand Illumination Parade Begins!

After the Parade, enjoy entertainment by the cast of the
Virginia Stage Company’s “A Christmas Carol” with traditional Dicken’s Christmas Carols
throughout Downtown and Swinging Santas
performing at MacArthur Square.