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Dec 18: Lights, Action...Camera
Posted On: December 18, 2008 2:16 PM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
If I were living up north somewhere about now, nothing would sound lovelier than to ride around looking at holiday lights – in a convertible car with the top down. No snow, no ice, no cold winds. Just pleasant December temperatures and sparkling displays and tableaux of the season. So that’s just what I plan to do tonight. Put my top down, pick up my friend and head with her over to the Holiday Fantasy of Lights at Tradewinds Park. This is a just-revived annual event and always a big deal around here, the kind of thing that parents share with all their kids packed into the family car. I’ve only been to it once before, several years ago with my father and mother along for the ride. They loved it and so did I.
So this just feels to me like a good time to go again, especially since the Holiday Fantasy of Lights hasn’t happened the past couple years for various reasons. Now that it’s back, I want to share it with someone I care about and also check out what’s new and what looks familiar to me among the lights. Plus, the weather really is just about perfect for doing this. It should be around 68 or so tonight by the time we roll into Tradewinds Park, with no rain and only a light breeze.
So what exactly is the Holiday Fantasy of Lights? Well, it’s basically a park filled with elaborate holiday displays and scenes. And millions of lights, literally. Lights that twinkle and sparkle and glow. And move. There really is action accompanying these lights. All you need is a good camera to capture it all. You’ll also require a separate photog and driver because you have to ride around the park in your car to gawk at these holiday displays, a slow rolling pace that allows plenty of time for snapshots. The Alzheimer’s Family Center and Brandano Displays are the sponsors this year. They should be proud to have brought back this fun South Florida tradition. To take in the Holiday Fantasy of Lights just head over to Tradewinds Park, located at 3600 Sample Road in Coconut Creek. This event is going on every night from 6 to 10 p.m. through January 4. The cost is only $9 per car during the week, $12 on the weekends. And really, do bring your camera – if only to catch some of the children’s smiles you’ll see driving around.
So this just feels to me like a good time to go again, especially since the Holiday Fantasy of Lights hasn’t happened the past couple years for various reasons. Now that it’s back, I want to share it with someone I care about and also check out what’s new and what looks familiar to me among the lights. Plus, the weather really is just about perfect for doing this. It should be around 68 or so tonight by the time we roll into Tradewinds Park, with no rain and only a light breeze.
So what exactly is the Holiday Fantasy of Lights? Well, it’s basically a park filled with elaborate holiday displays and scenes. And millions of lights, literally. Lights that twinkle and sparkle and glow. And move. There really is action accompanying these lights. All you need is a good camera to capture it all. You’ll also require a separate photog and driver because you have to ride around the park in your car to gawk at these holiday displays, a slow rolling pace that allows plenty of time for snapshots. The Alzheimer’s Family Center and Brandano Displays are the sponsors this year. They should be proud to have brought back this fun South Florida tradition. To take in the Holiday Fantasy of Lights just head over to Tradewinds Park, located at 3600 Sample Road in Coconut Creek. This event is going on every night from 6 to 10 p.m. through January 4. The cost is only $9 per car during the week, $12 on the weekends. And really, do bring your camera – if only to catch some of the children’s smiles you’ll see driving around.
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