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Thanksgiving Lighting Ceremony

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Celebrate the start of the holiday season and see the NEWLY RENOVATED Gene Leahy Mall dazzle! Join us for the return of the Thanksgiving Lighting Ceremony at 6pm on November 24th. Countdown to the start of the 23rd annual Holiday Lights Festival and see the lights illuminate the Gene Leahy Mall and Downtown Omaha!

Celebrate the start of the holiday season and see the NEWLY RENOVATED Gene Leahy Mall dazzle! Join us for the return of the Thanksgiving Lighting Ceremony at 6pm on November 24th. Countdown to the start of the 23rd annual Holiday Lights Festival and see the lights illuminate the Gene Leahy Mall and Downtown Omaha!

More about Holiday Lights Festival
The idea of decorating Omaha with holiday lights had been discussed by downtown advocates for many years. The occasion of the millennium provided the impetus for the project. In 1999, a coalition of city officials, corporations and foundations chose to present a legacy gift of holiday lights to the City of Omaha as the Millennium Lights celebration. That first year, more than 60,000 people came downtown to witness the lighting ceremony. Because the lights were so well received by the public, the Downtown Omaha Inc. Foundation was established the following year to continue Millennium Lights as the Holiday Lights Festival. The Shine the Light on Hunger campaign, sponsored by Conagra Brands Foundation and in partnership with Food Bank for the Heartland, was added to the Holiday Lights Festival in 2007.
When & Where
Nov 24, 2022, 6:00pm to 7:00pm Timezone: CST
Free


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