The Village of Flossmoor Hosts Annual Winterfest Celebration

The Village of Flossmoor is gearing up for its annual Winterfest event on Dec. 9. This years event will have several changes, including a new location for the tree and menorah lighting at Flossmoor Park.
The Village of Flossmoor is gearing up for its annual Winterfest event on Dec. 9. This years event will have several changes, including a new location for the tree and menorah lighting at Flossmoor Park.

The Village of Flossmoor Hosts Annual Winterfest Celebration

By: Katherine Newman

Winterfest returns to the Village of Flossmoor this year with a few new twists for residents. The celebration runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 9 at different locations throughout the village’s downtown.

All of the day’s festivities will lead up to the big event at 5:15 p.m., the lighting of the village’s menorah and Christmas tree at Flossmoor Park.

“There is a beautiful 30-foot evergreen tree right in Floosmoor Park,” said Laura Brennan-Levy, program and event coordinator for the Village of Flossmoor. “We worked with the park district and the fire department for electricity and decided it was a go, this way we don’t have to kill a tree.”

In past years, the lighting ceremony was held in front of the Flossmoor Public Library.

Santa Claus will be at the library at 2 p.m. and at 4:30 p.m., Santa will lead children in a parade through the village’s downtown, ending at Flossmoor Park just in time for the tree and menorah lighting.

Santa is always played by a member of the fire department, according to Brennan-Levy.

“We thought it would be a fun time to showcase the quint downtown area and bring everyone over to the tree and highlight the amenities of the park district as well,” said Brennan-Levy Downtown businesses will participate in the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District ‘s story trail. Each

participating business will have a page of the story in their window.

“We are gonna start it at the library and have it in business windows leading all the way to the tree,” said Brennan-Levy.

The book that was selected for this years story trail is The Mitten by Jan Brett.

“It’s a Ukrainian folk tale about a boy who lost his white mitten and animals start climbing into it one by one from a little mouse to a giant bear.”

“It’s such a great time to collaborate with the different agencies in Flossmoor, including the library, the businesses, the schools and the park district,” said Brennan-Levy.

For more information visit www.flossmoor.org.

Photo caption: The Village of Flossmoor is gearing up for its annual Winterfest event on Dec. 9. This years event will have several changes, including a new location for the tree and menorah lighting at Flossmoor

Park.

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