ENID, OK – Attendees gathering in downtown Enid, Okla. For The One: Bright Lights Opening Ceremony on Sunday, December 1 will not only see the Christ Tree lit for the first time this holiday season, they also will witness one of the most spectacular Christmas light shows in the region.
Festivities for opening night begin at 4 pm with food trucks on site open and available to all. Pre-show entertainment begins on The One stage at 5:30 pm as musicians lead the crowd in an interactive variety of traditional and modern Christmas favorites.
The opening ceremony begins at 6 pm and will include music, the Christ Tree dedication and introduction of Grand Lighting Marshall Paul Allen, the co-founder of Enid’s Advance Food Company.
The Christ Tree, a steel 102 foot-tall tree with its 20-foot Bethlehem star and 35,000 RBG lights, will be lit with an opening light display show that lasts approximately 30-minute and, according to organizers, “will take your breath away!”
The public is also invited to take part in other Holiday activities on The One Campus. Skate on a real ice, open-air ice rink called Holidays on Ice in Downtown Enid, or take a ride around downtown Enid on The BAT Express, a 1985 five-ton Army truck covered in over 4,000 lights, or the Mini BAT, an 80-foot barrel train with over 2,000 lights. Santa will also be on campus for a photo op and listening as children tell him what they want for Christmas.
Throughout the holiday season, spectators will enjoy The One’s spectacular light shows choreographed to Christmas music and coordinated to perform at the top of every hour from 6 pm-12 am daily through January 5 with a weekly rotation of music and light shows.