TONIGHT’S ANNUAL YANKTON FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS WILL INCLUDE A PARADE, FIREWORKS, AND LIGHTING OF THE YANKTON CHRISTMAS TREE. CITY OF YANKTON EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR BRITTANY LACROIX SAYS THE 61 UNIT PARADE BEGINS AT 6 P-M AT RIVERSIDE PARK.
LACROIX SAYS SANTA WILL LIGHT THE HOLIDAY TREE, WHICH THIS YEAR IS A PLANTED, 14-FOOT COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE THAT WILL BE LEFT TO GROW AT IT’S LOCATION AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE OF THE MERIDIAN BRIDGE. SHE SAYS FOLLOWING THE TREE LIGHTING, THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS.
THE NIGHT CONCLUDES WITH A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS ONSTAGE AT THE DAKOTA THEATER AT 7:30
