Headed to Platte City’s Holiday Lighting Celebration but don’t want to fight the traffic to and from?
Take advantage of trolley rides to Main Street to enjoy the activities.
The downtown celebration will run from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Trolley rides will be provided from the Platte County High School parking lot to Main Street every 15 minutes. The trolley service begins at 4:30 p.m. and will be available from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Miracle on Main Street.’ The switch to turn on the lights on the courthouse and downtown businesses gets flipped at 6 p.m.
Jamie Kacz of the sponsoring Platte City Chamber of Commerce said attendees should expect traditional activities such as horse drawn carriage rides, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a petting zoo, photo booth, train rides, balloon twisters, face painting, make-and- take crafts and much more.
Some new additions to the festivities have been added to the fun this year.
Two new activities are a falling snow dance party and a walk-in snow globe, and both will take place on the courthouse lawn.
“ The snow will start falling when the lights get turned on,” Kacz said. She said there will be two snow machines set up on the sides of the courthouse stairs that will create “a magical environment for all attendees to experience” on the courthouse lawn.
Howard Prost, DJ, will be playing holiday favorites and using visual effects to create a festive dance party.
She added that the walk-in snow globe “will be a perfect spot to take merry photos.”
Another change for this year is the addition of more community performances starting at 5 p.m. an hour before the holiday lights get turned on.
There are free food options, including from the firefighters of the Central Platte Fire Department at Second and Main, who will be cooking up chili and hot dogs.
“We will have other businesses set up with candy, cookies, popcorn, cider and a hot chocolate bar,” Kacz explained.
“Sticker Stop” game boards for those interested in finding all the stops will be given away at the Chamber of Commerce office located at 620 Third Street just off of Main, at the firehouse, at the North Pole station, or at one of many businesses that will be open.
