Northern Lights Festival Starts This Evening

Saturday, November 27, 2010 07:50 AM

A poinsettia lit archway is one of the displays at the Northern Lights Festival.

Prince George B.C.- The 4th Annual Northern Lights festival will light up Connaught Hill at 5 p.m. today, but not before there is some downtown celebrating.

Tourism Prince George is behind a three hour event leading up to the official flicking of the switch that will see Connaught Hill come alive with light displays.

Set to start at 2:00 this afternoon in J.O. Wilson Square at 3rd and George Streets, the three hour event will feature hay rides, the Forestry and Rail Museum's mini train rides for a dollar a ride, hot chocolate, cookies, and games for the little ones. If you have some

At 5 p.m., Mayor Dan Rogers will flip the switch. Tourism Prince George CEO, Aiden Kelly says this year, the Festival has invested in things like a back up generator, new power chords, and LED lights for the trees heading up to Connaught Hill.

The Northern Lights Festival will be on from this evening through to January 2nd, from 5p.m. to 10 p.m. each day. The cost of heading to the top of Connaught Hill to see the display is $10 per vehicle.

All money raised goes back into the Northern Lights Festival fund to support the event for the next year.

extra mitts, toques, scarves or other warm clothes, there will be a "Christmas Community Warmth Tree" at Wilson’s Square to hang your donations.

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