Glendale's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony to Feature 40-foot Live Balsam Tree

GLENDALE (Nov. 17, 2015) - The City of Glendale and Bayshore Town Center will present the ninth annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Bayshore’s Town Square on Saturday, November 21 at 6 p.m. Attendees of this free event will be able to kick off the holiday season by participating in the countdown to the tree lighting, when hundreds of lights will be turned on to illuminate the live 40-foot Balsam tree with 6,500 lights and 88 snowflakes in the heart of the City. Overall, Bayshore Town Center will have 95,000 holiday lights as part of the celebration.

Attendees will also be able to enjoy:

• Horse-drawn carriage rides from 5 - 9 p.m. ($5 Adults & $2 Children)
• Live music from Caribbean Eclipse
• Snow fairies and the arrival of Santa
• Storytime inside Barnes & Noble at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

This family-friendly event will also include a variety of activities at Barnes & Noble including crafts and storytime. There will be samplings and special gifts provided by Blaze Pizza, Teavana and BD’s Mongolian Grill.

Presenting Sponsors

City of Glendale: Welcome to Glendale is the Convention & Visitors Bureau of the City of Glendale, Wisconsin, providing information to travelers and residents about what to do, where to stay and where to eat in Glendale. Located minutes from downtown Milwaukee, the City of Glendale is a premier destination in southeast Wisconsin featuring a wide variety of top-notch attractions with a small town feel.

Bayshore Town Center: Bayshore Town Center offers a shopping, dining, entertainment, and business office experience in a location that is more than 50 years old, but entirely recreated. New buildings have been combined with some of the existing Bayshore Mall infrastructure to create a 45-acre “town center” concept featuring 1.2 million square feet of retailers, restaurants, office space and residential space. There is also a town square that hosts public events and concerts.