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Annual
Downtown
Detroit
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
kicks
off the
holiday
season
on Nov.
20
Special
guest
Detroit
legend
Smokey
Robinson,
US
Figure
Skating
Champion
Karen
Chen,
and
comedian
Tim
Allen
DETROIT
– The
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership
(DDP),
WXYZ-Ch.
7 and
the DTE
Foundation
are
proud to
usher in
the
spirit
of the
holiday
season
with one
of
Detroit’s
most
cherished
traditions
through
a
reimagined
17th
Annual
Detroit
Tree
Lighting
experience.
Detroiters
throughout
our
region
can
watch
WXYZ’s
“Light
Up the
Season”
Tree
Lighting
special
at 7:30
p.m. on
Friday,
Nov. 20
from the
comfort
and
safety
of their
homes.
This
year
Santa is
limiting
his
travel
for the
safety
of all
good
boys and
girls
and will
make a
special
on-air
appearance
from the
North
Pole to
help us
flip the
switch
on
19,000
lights
on the
Michigan-grown
tree.
The Tree
Lighting
event
will be
pre-recorded
and not
held
in-person
this
year at
Campus
Martius
Park.
This
year’s
broadcast
will
host a
spectacular
lineup
of
talent
and
entertainment,
including
performances
by
Motown
great
Smokey
Robinson,
U.S.
Champion
American
figure
skater
and
Olympian
Karen
Chen,
actor
and
comedian
Tim
Allen,
Detroit
Mayor
Mike
Duggan,
ice
dancing
duo
Christina
Carreira
and
Anthony
Ponomarenko
and The
Salvation
Army,
among
many
others.
“Detroit’s
Annual
Tree
Lighting
is
Detroit’s
most
cherished
tradition
for
families
across
the
state of
Michigan,
and
officially
kicks
off the
start of
the 2020
holiday
season
in
Downtown
Detroit,”
said
Robert
Gregory,
Chief
Planning
and
Public
Spaces
Officer
at the
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership.
“Now
more
than
ever
before,
we need
joy,
comfort
and hope
this
holiday
season
and this
year
will be
the best
show
yet.
While
Detroit’s
Annual
Tree
Lighting
will be
virtual,
we
encourage
families
and
friends
to join
us
Downtown
throughout
the
season
to ice
skate,
shop,
dine and
support
the
Downtown
community.”
Even
though
the
public
won’t be
able to
gather
together
for
Detroit's
Annual
Tree
Lighting
as in
years
past,
the
tradition
and
holiday
celebrations
continue
from
November
through
March
with a
strong
emphasis
on
visitor
safety.
DDP is
preparing
to
deliver
a
re-envisioned
and
unique
lineup
of
holiday
and
winter
events
and
activations
– all
outdoors
– with
the
whole
family
in mind.
“Detroit’s
Annual
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
and
Light Up
Beacon
Park are
some of
our
favorite
Detroit
traditions.
This
year,
we’ll
stay at
home
with a
cup of
hot
cocoa
and our
families
to enjoy
the Tree
Lighting,”
said
Lynette
Dowler,
VP of
Public
Affairs,
DTE
Energy
and
President
of the
Foundation.
“We then
invite
families
from
across
Southeast
Michigan
and
beyond
to come
Downtown
this
season
to
safely
experience
the
dazzling
holiday
lights
and
hand-crafted
ornaments
on
Beacon
Park’s
Children’s
Tree,
make
memories,
support
local
businesses
and
more.”
Skating
at the
Rink at
Campus
Martius
Park,
award-winning
holiday
lighting,
along
with
fantastic
retailers
and
restaurants
all come
together
this
season
to make
a
perfect
“staycation”
with no
shortage
of
opportunities
to
support
local
businesses.
Holiday
shoppers
are
encouraged
to take
advantage
of all
that
Downtown’s
small
businesses
and
restaurants
have to
offer in
the
safest
manner
possible.
Physical-distancing
guidelines,
required
mask
wearing
and
other
preventative
COVID-19
safety
measures
remain
in
place.
THE
RINK AT
CAMPUS
MARTIUS
PARK
Michigan’s
favorite
outdoor
ice rink
will
open to
the
public
Friday,
Nov. 13,
right in
the
heart of
Downtown.
The Rink
at
Campus
Martius
Park is
the
premier
family-friendly
outdoor
skating
rink in
Michigan.
Situated
on
Woodward
Avenue,
the Rink
offers
one of
the most
beautiful
skating
experiences
in the
country
and
continues
to be a
top
destination
for
Detroit’s
magical
winter
season.
The Rink
is open
seven
days a
week,
including
holidays,
through
March 7,
2021.
Visitors
can
purchase
Rink
tickets
online
at
DowntownDetroitParks.com.
Affordable
and
convenient
parking
options,
only
steps
away
from the
Rink,
can be
reserved
in
advance
at
www.parkwhiz.com.
Masks
are
required
to
skate,
and
current
capacity
ensures
enough
space to
physically
distance
from
others
by
6-feet
or more.
A
full
season
of
winter
events
in
Beacon
Park,
Cadillac
Square,
Campus
Martius
Park,
Capitol
Park and
Grand
Circus
Park
will be
announced
soon.
“Winter
in the
Parks,”
which
runs
through
early
January,
brings
winter
fun and
inclusivity
to the
broader
Downtown
Detroit
community,
promoting
connectivity
between
the
parks
and
creating
warm,
inviting
spaces
all
season
long.
LIGHT UP
BEACON
PARK +
DETROIT’S
CHILDREN’S
TREE
Detroit’s
Children’s
Tree
will
appear
in
Beacon
Park as
the
centerpiece
of Light
Up
Beacon
Park on
Friday,
Nov. 20
from 6
to 9
p.m.
Enjoy a
festive
holiday
celebration
featuring
larger-than-life
light
displays,
hot
chocolate,
photo
opportunities,
food
trucks
and live
streaming
of
Detroit’s
Annual
Tree
Lighting
broadcast
at 7:30
p.m. The
evening
will
kick off
with the
lighting
of the
20-foot
Children’s
Tree,
adorned
with
ornaments
decorated
by kids
and
families
from the
city of
Detroit,
as well
as a
selection
of
children
from
community-based
programs.
At 6
p.m. a
selection
of
students
known as
“Beacon
Buddies”
will
help
illuminate
the
tree. A
full
list of
activities
hosted
at
Beacon
Park is
available
online
at
DTEBeaconPark.com.
SUPPORT
THE
DOWNTOWN
DETROIT
PARKS
DURING
AN
UNPRECEDENTED
TIME OF
NEED
THIS
HOLIDAY
SEASON
Primarily
funded
by
private
contributions,
the
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership
is a
nonprofit
organization
that
cares
for the
Downtown
network
of parks
and
public
spaces,
tending
to the
largest
and
smallest
details
of its
programming,
operations
and
restoration.
Caring
for the
Downtown
Detroit
Parks is
no small
task
and,
more
than
ever
before,
the
community
is
relying
on DDP
to
provide
safe,
clean
and
welcoming
outdoor
spaces
for the
physical
and
mental
well-being
of all
Detroiters.
In this
unprecedented
time of
need and
responsibility,
donations
are
being
accepted
via
phone
(text
DETROIT
to
41444)
and
online
at
DowntownDetroitParks.com.
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