Photo courtesy of Gary Chisholm
Christmas Candlelight Walking Tour
Dec. 5, 1-9 p.m.
Downtown Granville
Granville transforms into a vision of an old-fashioned Christmas for the 30th annual Christmas Candlelight Walking Tour.
Visitors can enjoy musical performances, vendors, crafts, lights, exhibits and sweet treats, or tour the village in a horse-drawn carriage or an old-fashioned trolley. In the evening, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive from the North Pole on a Granville fire truck.
Last year, the event featured 72 activities and performances and 43 vendors. The best place to start is the Granville Welcome Center, says Steve Matheny, executive director of the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce.
“The challenge is to plan your time so you can hit all the spots you want to visit,” Matheny says.
Matheny is glad to see the celebration remain a staple in the village.
“It really typifies Granville and what Granville is about,” he says. “We are a small town and we preserve that small-town feel. People came maybe when they were kids with their grandparents, and now maybe they have children of their own.”
Jaya Pillai is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.
