Lighting up Piedmont

Holiday season opens with carriage rides, costumes

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The Piedmont Christmas tree lights pierce the night at 100 Monroe Avenue N.W. (Photo by Carol Mowdy Bond) // On December 4, Piedmont Mayor Kurt Mayabb flips the switch that lights the city Christmas tree located at 100 Monroe Avenue N.W., for the annual Mayor’s Tree Lighting, part of this year’s A Piedmont Country Christmas. (Photo by Carol Mowdy Bond)

From Staff Reports

The Mayor’s Tree Lighting festive event opened the holiday season with “A Piedmont Country Christmas” on Friday, Dec. 4 on Monroe Avenue.

Santa Claus paid a visit. There were horse-drawn carriage rides, and costumed characters.

This week is the “S’more Christmas” in Piedmont, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 at 100 Monroe Ave. N.W. and then, there will be festivities from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18 event “A Grand ol’ Christmas,” to round out the weekends of celebrations in Piedmont before Christmas Day is here.

Read the full story about the Mayor’s Tree Lighting in the Piedmont-Surrey Gazette County Section today and follow piedmontnewsonline.com for local news and features.

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