Stage Set For 110th Tree Lighting Ceremony In Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA — The stage is set for the 110th Doylestown Tree Lighting.

On Saturday morning, a crew from Bountiful Acres lifted this year’s evergreen into place in front of the historic Fountain House at Main and State.

The 23-foot-tall Norwegian Spruce will take center stage on Friday, Nov. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. for the annual tree lighting sponsored by Simply Fresh and presented by Discover Doylestown and Doylestown Borough.

This is the seventh year that Bountiful Acres has donated a tree for the century old town tradition, which draws thousands to the heart of town for a Norman Rockwell holiday moment.

Andy Eckhoff, the general manager of retail and wholesale operations at Bountiful Acres in Buckingham, led a team of employees as they delivered the tree to the center of Doylestown, hoisted it into place and then secured it for the upcoming holiday season.

"We love being able to supply the tree to the community. It's become part of our holiday tradition at Bountiful," said Eckoff. "And it's great being part of history."

Eckoff and his crew will be back on Monday and Tuesday to decorate the tree with 125 silver, gold and red ornaments and 7,000 lights.

Eckoff encourages everyone to come out and enjoy the tree, do some shopping and experience the holiday season in Doylestown.

Staged by Discover Doylestown and the Borough of Doylestown, this year’s event will again be emceed by Richard Curtis and will include live seasonal music, a parade ushering Santa into town and the official arrival of Santa at Main and State to light the tree.

Joining Santa and Mrs. Claus will be Princess Anna and Elsa from Frozen, Rudolph, and the Grinch.

On Saturday, everyone's invited back to downtown Doylestown for a day of shopping and supporting small business. Small Business Saturday will include discount offers, unique and one-of-a-kind gifts, a festive holiday atmosphere and personalized service from friendly shop owners.

Beginning on Saturday, Nov. 30 Santa will be on hand to greet youngsters at Doylestown's Santa House at the corner of West State Street and Hamilton Street. Hours are Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. and on Christmas Eve from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Special sensory visits with Santa are also scheduled on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Santa's House at West State and Hamilton streets. (Jeff Werner/Patch)