The Capital City will commemorate its oldest holiday tradition on Friday with the Festival of Lights at North Boulevard Town Square. As 225 Weekender reports, the festivities start at 4 p.m. and will include free ice skating, a snow village with 10 tons of real snow, an arts market, live music and much more.
A 35-foot Christmas tree in the square will be illuminated at 6:15 p.m. Events run through 9 p.m., and free parking will be made available in the River Center garage at the corner of Government and St. Louis streets. Entertainers include Ned Fasullo, Kyle Kahn and the Cajun Belles, and John Gray and his Soul JukeBoxx. See the complete Festival of Lights schedule of events.
Also in Baton Rouge this weekend, award-winning baritone Jonathan Beyer joins the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra for three concerts. The first performance takes place at the River Center Theatre as part of the local orchestra’s Masterworks III series. Beyer will join the orchestra for two other performances on Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Also, the Healthcare Gallery hosts a free opening reception of works from LSU School of Art graduate students on Friday at 6 p.m. Make sure you get the scoop on local events taking place in Baton Rouge every weekend by signing up for the free 225 Weekender e-newsletter.
