Santa Claus will flip the switch on the Canopy of Lights around the Monroe County Courthouse during festivities in Bloomington Friday, Nov. 24.
The official lighting ceremony begins at 6:45 p.m. and is only one of numerous events planned downtown for the event, which has been a yearly occurrence the day after Thanksgiving for three decades. More than 4,000 lights are strung around the square.
The Monroe County History Center is hosting an open house from 5-9 p.m. where visitors can play holiday games and create holiday crafts.
The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra will have ticketed performances at 5 and 8 p.m. in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
Holiday activities, including costumed characters, hot chocolate, cookies and kettle corn, begin at 6 p.m. around the square, with the Bloomington Brass Band performing on the Kirkwood Avenue Stage at 6:15 p.m.
Following the lighting ceremony, Santa Claus will be in Fountain Square Mall for pictures.
