Grand Illumination at Downtown Festival Park
Fri, Nov 206:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Downtown Festival Park215 W. Washington Street, Suffolk, VA 23434Directions
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FreeFree for all ages
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About this adventure
Suffolk's Grand Illumination is the city's holiday kickoff at Downtown Festival Park on West Washington Street, listed as a free evening for all ages on Friday, November 20, 6 to 8 p.m. It opens the same weekend as the Festival of Lights drive-through at Sleepy Hole Park, so families can pair the two. The city prints no further program detail beyond the time, place and free admission.
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