Posted on November 26, 2019
WHAT: Tree Lighting, Fireworks Display and Opening Night of the 15th Annual Fairgrounds Festival of Lights, Hamburg
WHO: Santa Claus
WHEN: Friday, November 29th
TIME: Gates Open at 5pm; Tree Lighting & firework display at 6:15p.
WHERE: Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg
HAMBURG, NEW YORK – This Friday, November 29th, the switch will be flipped to illuminate more than one million lights as the Fairgrounds Festival of Lights opens its 15th season. This time-honored, Western New York holiday tradition takes place at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg.
NEW this year will be an official tree lighting and brief firework display scheduled for 6:15p on Friday. The kickoff will take place on 42nd Street inside the Festival’s “walk around” section. Talented singers from Mel’s School of Music & Theater will provide sounds of the season.
The Fairgrounds Festival of Lights will be open for fifteen days running every weekend through December 15th with an expanded schedule December 18th through the 23rd. The Festival is open from 5:00pm-9:00pm, with the buildings and grounds staying open until 10:00pm.
Admission to the Fairgrounds Festival of Lights includes a wide array of activities and holiday fun that includes six decorated buildings, live family entertainment, craft making and vendors.
The cost to attend the Fairgrounds Festival of Lights is $25 per carload at the gate. The Fairgrounds Festival of Lights is sponsored by the Erie County Agricultural Society (ECAS). For more information regarding the Fairgrounds Festival of Lights visit www.FairgroundsHoliday.com.
