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Holiday in the City returns Nov. 28 with tree illumination, ice rink and fireworks-drone show
Summary
City staff and event organizers told the Springfield City Commission Holiday in the City begins Nov. 28 with a grand illumination, a five-week calendar of events and a fireworks-and-drone show at 7 p.m. Organizers said the festival boosts downtown businesses and partners with nearly 190 sponsors and multiple nonprofits.
Chris Schutte of the Greater Springfield Partnership and Christina Jerrell, the city's downtown events programmer, briefed the Springfield City Commission on Holiday in the City, a multi-week community festival that kicks off with the Grand Illumination on Friday, Nov. 28.
"Holiday in the City is coming up, begins on November 28," Schutte said, noting the partnership took over management of the festival 10 years ago and expanded it from a one-night tradition into a five-week calendar of events that benefits downtown retailers and restaurants. Schutte named nearly 190 sponsors and singled out…
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