Bright Lights Windsor courtesy of the City of Windsor.Bright Lights Windsor courtesy of the City of Windsor.
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City sets date to open Bright Lights Windsor

Set your calendar. Bright Lights Windsor 2021 starts next Thursday night.

Mayor Drew Dilkens plans to flip the switch and light up the giant Christmas tree, along with millions of lights in Jackson Park.

The opening ceremonies start on Thursday, December 2, at 6:30 p.m.

This year's tree is 64-feet high and is in the Queen Elizabeth II Sunken Gardens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgOrOhFHO84

The festival wraps up on January 9, 2022.

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