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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20251129
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URL:https://coolcleveland.com/events/kent-kicks-off-the-holidays-with-a-fe
 stival-of-lights/
SUMMARY:Kent Kicks Off the Holidays with a Festival of Lights
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSat 11/29 @ 11AM\n\n\nIt’s that time of the year. You hav
 en’t even put away the leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner and the Christ
 mas season has already attained breakneck pace. The post-Thanksgiving week
 end is packed with artisan fairs\, makers markets\, and holiday kickoff fe
 stivals.\nThere are big winterfests in Akron and Cleveland. But if you’d
  prefer something a little more intimate\, the Kent Area Chamber of Commer
 ce and Main Street Kent are offering their Festival of Lights on Small Bus
 iness Sunday to get everyone in the holiday spirit and to guide people int
 o the many small businesses that fill downtown Kent.\n\n\n\nYou can start 
 by stopping in Main Street Kent’s office at 154 N. Water Street between 
 11am and 2pm to pick up a free tote bag — hint hint. Grab a free hot coc
 oa bar and a photo with the Black Squirrel Elf before heading out to fill 
 up that tote bag.\n\n\n\nAll through town at shops\, restaurants and bars\
 , there will be specials\, and from 4:30-8:30pm there’ll be outdoor scre
 enings of Elf and the 1966 animated Grinch showing on loop on Erie Street 
 between the PARTA deck and Kent State Hotel.\nThe day builds up to the arr
 ival in a carriage of Santa and Mrs. Claus on Franklin Avenue at 5:30pm\, 
 where they’ll join the mayor in lighting up the 20-foot Christmas tree. 
 Over in the gazebo there’ll be hot chocolate and cookies\, kids’ books
  and letter-writing to Santa. Once Santa gets out of the carriage\, you ca
 n get in: there’ll be carriage rides leaving from The Loft.\n\n\n\nFor m
 ore information and a full schedule of activities go here.\n\n\n\n[mappres
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