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Christmas in the park
by DR. SHANESSA FENNER
EVENTS
DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Prin-
cipal, WT Brown Elementary School.
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The Fayetteville Cumberland Count y Parks
and Recreation department presents Christ-
mas in the Park ever y day from Thursday,
Dec. 7–Thursday, Dec. 21 from 6-9 p.m. at
Arnette Park.
"Parks and Recreation started this event
back in 2010 because we wanted to give the
citizens of Fayetteville, Cumberland Count y
and the surrounding areas a place to go lo-
cally to view Christmas lights," said Erica
Brady, Parks and Recreation special events
coordinator. "We wanted it to be different
from what so many other places offer, and
here we invite you to come out with your fam-
ily and park your vehicle to walk and view the
beautiful lights."
The venue features a half-mile paved walk-
ing trail featuring different themes, a fire pit to
roast marshmallows, a craft station, a first re-
sponder area, the Christmas Express train and
holiday movies on the outdoor movie screen.
"Our train ride is a couple of tractors w ith
some train cars behind it that you can pay
$1 per person to ride," said Brady. "We also
have Santa on-site each night and the chil-
dren can v isit him at no cost; however, if you
want a photo, we have the equipment to take
it and the cost is $5." Brady added that they
have marshmallow roasting. Personal sup-
plies are not permitted, but they do have the
marshmallow sticks and the marshmallows
that can be purchased on-site for $1 per stick
and $1 for a small pack of marshmallows. The
vendors include Big T's, Raging Rooster and
Reuben's Concessions.
The main focus of Christmas in the Park
is the center Christmas tree display. "It is
something that you have never seen before
and a sight to behold," said Brady. "We have
two 60-foot trees, and inside of those trees is a
30-foot tree, and inside of that tree is a 16-foot
tree – and then we have a singular 30-foot tree
surrounded by additional 16-foot trees." Brady
added there are 8-foot trees and some dancing
arches that are all programmed to music. Every
single strand of lights is programmed for every
second of every song that you hear.
Admission is $10 per family vehicle, $30 per
commercial vehicle and $75 per motorcoach/bus.
Arnette Park is located at 2165 Wilmington
Highway. Personal cameras are not permitted.
Service animals are allowed. This is a cash-only
event. For more information, call (910) 433-1547.
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