Downtown One Loudon to Celebrate Holiday Season with Inaugural Tree Lighting

The first holiday tree lighting ceremony at Loudoun
County’s newest retail community, Downtown One Loudoun, is expected to attract
hundreds of community residents to a traditional holiday celebration with a modern
twist.

The
event starts at 5:00 pm with a variety of food and beverage samplings from the
Downtown One Loudoun merchants; kids’ photos with the Loudoun Hounds mascot, Fetch;
free holiday photos for families and friends; and children’s crafts and
entertainment.  

Santa
will arrive in style at 6:00 pm atop a Loudoun County fire truck with lights
flashing and sirens roaring. This high-tech Santa will be outfitted with an
iPhone and iPad to record children’s wishes. Santa will help light the tree at
6:15 pm and pose for photos from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Throughout the event, local
choirs and dance performances from the Creative Dance Center will entertain the
crowd.