Ballard Park to Light Up during 10th Annual Illuminated Garden

Ballard Park will be aglow for three nights starting Feb. 19 thanks to the work of some professional tree climbers, the Ballard Exploration Company and students from Cluny School, Rogers High School, St. Michael’s Country Day School, the Pennfield School and members of the Portsmouth Arts Guild.

The free event features thousands of lights displayed on trees and features in Ballad Park’s three-acre quarry meadow.

Event goers are advised to wear appropriate shoes or boots as the trail may be dark, muddy and uneven in places.

Ballard Park is located at the intersection of Hazard & Wickham Roads in Newport, RI. The event may be accessed through the Hazard Road entrance. The event is sponsored by the RI State Senate and National Grid. Event co-sponsors include Bartlett Tree Experts, Smith Horticulture, the Law Offices of Joseph J. Nicholson, Discover Newport, TJ Brown Landscape and RI Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed.

The evenings start at 6 p.m. and finish up at 9 p.m.

For more information on the event visit www.ballardpark.org or call 619.3377.