People gather around the
fountain during the annual tree
lighting event at Campus Martius
Park in downtown Detroit on
Friday night, November 16, 2018.
(Photo by Montez Miller/Tell Us
Detroit)
2018
Detroit
Christmas
Tree all
aglow at
Campus
Martius
Park
DETROIT
- The
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership
(DDP)
and DTE
Energy
Foundation
hosted
the 15th
Annual
Detroit
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
at
Campus
Martius
Park and
Light Up
Beacon
Park
Friday
night
November
16.
Headlining
this
festive
holiday
celebration
was
12-time
GRAMMY
award-winner
CeCe
Winans,
plus
Olympic
skating
duo Alex
and Maia
Shibutani.
Also
taking
center
stage is
a
60-foot,
Plymouth-grown
Norway
spruce
featuring
19,000
multi-colored
lights
and
ornaments.
"In
celebration
of
Detroit's
rich
musical
history,
this
year's
lineup
offers
everything
from an
award-winning
high
school
choir to
a
Detroit-native
gospel
icon,"
said
Robert
Gregory,
Chief
Planning
and
Public
Spaces
Officer,
DDP.
"Now in
its 15th
year at
Campus
Martius
Park,
the Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
attracts
thousands
of
residents
and
visitors
who'
join
together
to mark
the
beginning
of this
magical
holiday
season
in
Detroit."
"The
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
is one
of our
favorite
Detroit
traditions
as it
brings
together
families
and the
community
to kick
off the
holiday
season,"
said
Lynette
Dowler,
President,
DTE
Energy
Foundation.
"Light
Up
Beacon
Park
extends
the
festivities throughout
downtown
and
offers
an
additional
venue
for
family
fun -
from
light
displays
to
Selfies
with
Santa -
making
the
night
special
for
everyone."
The
15th
Annual
Detroit
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
and
Light Up
Beacon
Park are
made
possible
by the
support
of DTE
Energy
Foundation
and DTE
Energy
Beacon
Park
Foundation.
The
annual
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
and
Light Up
Beacon
Park was
held on
November
16, 2018
from 5
p.m. to
midnight
and is
free and
open to
the
public.
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