Symphony Of Lights 2018 Schedule Announced

From HCGH:: Howard County General Hospital Symphony of Lights, a drive-through spectacle of more than 100 larger-than-life holiday light displays, opens in Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods this November. Symphony of Lights benefits Howard County General Hospita

Light displays, both animated and stationary, glow with a total of 300,000 LED lights on a 1-mile scenic drive through downtown Columbia. Visitors can listen to seasonal music on the HCGH Symphony of Lights FM radio station while driving through the lights.

Drive-throughs take place on Wednesdays through Sundays beginning Nov. 22 through Dec. 30, 2018, from 6 to 10 p.m. HCGH Symphony of Lights will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except Dec. 24 and 25. Tickets are $25 per vehicle and may be purchased online.

In addition, HCGH Symphony of Lights will hold special events:

• Festive Families Walk, sponsored by Calvert Hall College High School and co-hosted with Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, will be this year’s only opportunity to walk through the lights. The event, held on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., offers a 1-mile stroll through the lights as well as holiday music, concessions and photos with Santa. Children of all ages are welcome, including children in strollers and wagons. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 on the day of the event. Children 3 and under are free.

• Military appreciation nights, held on Thursdays, offer members of the military a $10 drive-through ticket. Active-duty, reserve and retired military members with government-issued IDs and their dependents qualify for military nights.

HCGH Symphony of Lights attracts more than 125,000 visitors every year and has been a holiday tradition for residents of Howard County and central Maryland for more than 20 years. Since 1994, more than $8 million has been raised by the event to support the hospital’s efforts.

To purchase tickets and for more information, visit the website at www.hcgh.org/symphonyoflights and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/symphonyoflightsfestivities.

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