Prince George, B.C.- The Northern Lights Festival is nearly here and the price remains the same, $10 per car. 

On the 28^th, Connaught Hill will come alive with light as the second annual light festival gets underway. There are some new activities with the festival this year,  including a Senior’s night on December 11^th.   The event will take place at the Ramada, and will have tour buses take seniors up the hill, the event at the Ramada will be hosted by Shirley Bond.

The organizers say they have an extra $15 thousand dollars in sponsorships.   Another added attraction will be the “poinsettia parade.” This won’t be an actual parade, rather, a series of window displays featuring poinsettias and lights. The Northern has donated its main front window so Santa can visit with local children, art displays and a north pole mail box. The light displays will also have both a  Santa  sleigh display and a nativity display and there will be fairy lights in all the trees.

He budget this year is $237,600 of which $77,500 is from sponsorships and admissions from last year and a further $160,100 of in kind donations, mostly from the City a large portion of which was labour costs to set up the displays.

The Festival runs November 28^th to January 2^nd.