The signature event of Bristol’s Christmas Season is the GRAND ILLUMINATION. You, your family and your friends won’t want to miss the fun. The festivities kick off with area students and artists performing along Hope Street. And, just before 6pm the “Man in Red” makes a surprise entrance from the North Pole to flip the switch that lights our Town Christmas Tree and Giant Snowflake.

It’s non-stop excitement and the perfect start to another Christmas Season “Bristol-style.”

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