Celebrate The Season Returns Nov. 28 to Dec. 30
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Celebrate The Season is back for a 15th year of warming hearts, creating special memories, and supporting local charities. The festival has donated $1.3 million to local charities since 2011, and all ticket proceeds this year will continue to benefit local, nonprofit charities.
The centerpiece of the event is the Holiday Lights Driving Tour at Old Santee Canal Park. Visitors can enjoy the mile-long tour featuring festive displays, with thousands of colorful LEDs, daily from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Nov. 28 through Dec. 30. (Please note the tour is closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 25.) Admission is $10 per vehicle and $20 per bus. Cash and credit cards are accepted. As an added benefit, visitors can enjoy the driving tour as many times as they like on the day they purchase their ticket.
In addition to the driving tour, the festive Holiday In The Park will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. over two weekends: Dec. 12-Dec.13 and Dec. 19-Dec. 20. Bring your family and friends to get into the holiday spirit with food vendors, local entertainment, holiday gift vendors, free visits with Santa, marshmallow roasting, and many other activities.
Entry to Holiday In The Park is included with admission to the Holiday Lights Driving Tour. More information on all Celebrate The Season events is available at www.celebratetheseason.org .
All the brilliantly colored LED lighting displays are powered by 100% Santee Cooper Green Power, which is Green-e Energy certified and meets the environmental and consumer-protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. You can learn more about this initiative at www.green-e.org .
Celebrate The Season is presented by Berkeley Electric Cooperative, organized by Santee Cooper and Old Santee Canal Park, and supported by numerous local business sponsors.
For more than 90 years, Santee Cooper has been serving the people of South Carolina. The utility is South Carolina’s largest power provider and the ultimate source of electricity for 2 million people across the state. Through its affordable, reliable and environmentally responsible electricity and water services, and through innovative partnerships and initiatives that attract and retain industry and jobs, Santee Cooper helps power South Carolina. To learn more, visit www.santeecooper.com and follow #PoweringSC on social media.