Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Community Events topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Florence City schedules holiday market, decorating contest, school tree planting and downtown tree lighting
Summary
Florence City announced a series of free holiday events: an annual holiday gift market on Saturday, Nov. 30; a holiday decorating contest (photo submissions due Dec. 11); an Arbor Day tree planting at Southside Middle School; and a county tree lighting and Downtown Christmas Magic event on Dec. 6.
A staff member for Florence City announced a slate of free holiday events, headlined by the annual holiday gift market on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 3 to 7 p.m., a holiday decorating contest with photo submissions due Dec. 11, an Arbor Day tree planting at Southside Middle School, and a county tree lighting and Downtown Christmas Magic event on Friday, Dec. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The announcement noted the Nov. 30 holiday gift market will run from 3 to 7 p.m. and described family activities at the market including hot cocoa, marshmallow roasting and a visit from Santa. “Hey there, Flowtown. This is Florence and Focus keeping you in the know of all things flow,” the staff member said in the city’s recorded message.
The Florence Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism department is running the holiday decorating contest; residents were told to submit a photo of interior or exterior decorations by Dec. 11 and to follow Flowtown Rec on Facebook for contest details. The city described Arbor Day in Florence as observed on the first Friday of December and said a tree will be planted at Southside Middle School; the tree-planting event is open to the public and will feature a performance by the Southside Middle School choir.
The county tree lighting and Downtown Christmas Magic event on Dec. 6 is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. with a special performance listed in the announcement and family activities afterward, including free hot cocoa and marshmallows while supplies last, a holiday craft, an ugly sweater contest and a visit from Santa. The recorded announcement said the festivities will run until 9 p.m.
City communications provided times, submission deadlines and locations but did not specify, in the recorded announcement, additional operational details such as vendor registration requirements for the market, permit or road-closure impacts downtown, or whether event costs are covered by the city budget, private sponsorship or other funding sources. Those details were not specified in the message.
The city encouraged residents to bundle up and attend the free events; follow-up information and updates were directed to the Flowtown Rec Facebook page and city channels.
