Silvana Alvarez sits on top of her father’s (Juan Pablo Alvarez) shoulders at the first countdown of Nights of Lights at Marktplatz last night. As part of Weihnachtszeit, or Christmas season, the downtown Christmas lights will turn on following Christmas music and a countdown at 6 p.m. The Nights of Lights will continue until Jan. 7. — Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess
D: Community, Gillespie Life, News
November 29, 2023
Light the night
Weihnachtszeit celebrates nightly at Marktplatz through holiday season
On Tuesday, Nov. 21, a crowd gathered for the first countdown of Nights of Lights at Marktplatz. Each night through Jan. 7 a countdown will occur at 6 p.m. when the Community Christmas Tree and German Christmas Pyramid will light up along with the full display of lights at the Square. — Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess
A nightly lighting of the Community Christmas Tree and German Christmas Pyramid began last week.
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