MARYSVILLE – The 26th Annual Merrysville for the Holidays winter celebration will take place Saturday, Dec. 6, at Comeford Park.
The free event, starting at 5 p.m., features holiday fun, food, music and a parade of lights starting at 6:30 p.m.
The evening includes the Electric Lights Parade featuring a flotilla of vehicles, floats and walking groups decked out in holiday lights that will make their way along State Avenue from Municipal Court to the park at 514 Delta Ave.
After the parade, at approximately 7 p.m., the lighting of the water tower will officially welcome the start of the holiday season in Marysville.
For this year’s musical entertainment, Layered System will perform the sounds of the season in the Rotary Pavilion from 7-7:30 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus and holiday scenes will be available for visitors to take photos.
Marysville Community Food Bank director Dell Deierling is the grand marshal. Donations of non-perishable food items and new, unwrapped gifts for the food bank will be accepted.
Meanwhile, Marysville’s Cedarcrest Golf Course will become an after-dark winter wonderland starting Dec. 11, when fairways are transformed into a showcase for dazzling light displays at the 4th Annual Holiday Tour of Lights.
Two Merrysville Express Rotary Trains will traverse the winding paths, taking guests on a 20-minute ride through rolling hills on the west side of the course and around the pond, passing through penguin village, polar bear forest and other displays, which may include Santa and his elves.
Tours will be available from 6-9 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays Dec. 11-27 at the course, 6810 84th St. NE. The tour will be closed for Christmas.
While there is no admission, a donation of $3 per child, $5 per adult or $20 per family is suggested.
For details on any of the activities, call the Marysville Parks and Recreation Department at 360-363-8400 or visit the website at marysvillewa.gov.
