The Christmas Tree for Light Up Okotoks.
What is Light Up Okotoks
Light Up Okotoks is an annual holiday event in the town of Okotoks that is one of the biggest events of the year for the town that brings up to 20,000 people. The event takes place in outdoors in Okotoks on Friday November 20th from 5:30pm to 9:00pm. While this will be the 34th time that the Light Up Okotoks event has been held, this is also the first time the event can be held with the honour of saying they are now recognized as the 2025 Canadian event award winner for “Best Event for a City or Municipality”.
How Locals Handle The Cold at The Event
The event has various activities sponsored by small local businesses, big business and community organizations. During the event all the shops stay open so customers can explore and purchase any items on a special deal for the event as well as to warm up during the cold weather. During the event the businesses will also have fire pits and free hot chocolate to warm up as you walk along the street.
What to do at Light Up Okotoks
The event itself has many activities to do, such as one of them already listed which is looking at all the shops. Other activities in the past have included trying different food trucks, horse carriage rides, live music entertainment, fireworks, and the most popular activity being the tree lighting, lighting up Okotoks massive Christmas tree in the centre of the Light Up Okotoks activity. Light Up Okotoks is also a family friendly event with lots of activities for kids as well as a Christmas market with local vendors.
https://www.okotoks.ca/your-community/living-okotoks/community-event-calendar/light-okotoks
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