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Massive Festival of Lights Returns for the Holidays in Mississauga

Pabio November 9, 2024

Massive Festival of Lights Returns for the Holidays in Mississauga

Santa Claus, a host of other festive characters and Christmas scenes are all part of the mix as a huge holiday-themed festival of lights returns to Mississauga for a third consecutive year.

The renowned illumi – A dazzling world of lights, which had a successful first run in Mississauga from late 2022 until last January, when financial problems forced it to cancel its summer 2024 programmingreturns for the holidays starting next Friday.

The third annual Holidays at Illumi program will continue its seasonal run until January 5 with numerous characters and winter scenes occupying the attraction’s many “worlds” at its immense site north of Mississauga, on Hurontario Street and the highway 407.

“For a third consecutive year, the treasured holiday tradition promises an extraordinary and breathtaking experience,” festival organizers said in a press release Friday. “The world The largest outdoor light, sound and multimedia show transforms into a magical winter dreamscape spanning 600,000 square feet and featuring more than 20 million twinkling LED lights and the world’s largest tree of lights.

At 47 meters tall, the Illumi Tree of Lights is twice as tall as the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York.

“It is made up of 44,000 interactive light spheres that will transform the night sky,” added the organizers.

The upcoming holiday season event will include “dynamic displays of giant snowmen, candy canes, reindeer, gnomes, sparkling snowflakes and more,” they continued. “This breathtaking experience brings to life 16 worlds with magical themes. New additions to the attraction include a cheerful candy cane tunnel of lights, two all-new worlds and a memorable photo opportunity with Santa through Christmas Eve.

The attraction’s popular “Doggie Nights,” during which guests can bring their four-legged friends, are scheduled for November 17 and December 5.

After a summer hiatus earlier this year, the Festival of Lights returned last month for a four-week Halloween-themed program.

Visit the Illumi website for tickets and more information.

The illumi attraction sits on 600,000 square feet of land. site — the equivalent of 10 football fields — at 7174 Derrycrest Dr.

Planned several times in Mississauga since the end of 2021, the illumi lights festival finally opened in the city on September 14, 2022.

The massive festival of lights features more than 20 million LED lights and invites people of all ages to embark on adventures in a series of “worlds” with varying themes almost year-round.

(Cover photo: Illumi)

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