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Austin Energy workers attach the stars to the 58th Annual Zilker Holiday Tree in Zilker Park on Tuesday October 29, 2024. Austin Energy crew members, with the help of MasTec workers, spent the day ...
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The Zilker Holiday Tree stands 155 feet tall and is composed of 39 streamers, each holding 81 multicolored, 25-watt bulbs - totaling 3,309 lights. At the top of the tree, a double star measures 10 feet from point to point. The double star displays 150 frosted bulbs. This unique spiral pattern of lights was created by City of Austin electricians.
In the mid-1980s, a couple of neighbors began bridging the street with Christmas lights left by other neighbors and found at fraternity and sorority houses near the University of Texas. Soon, other neighbors followed suit. Early participant Bob Godbout recalled, "It didn't start out as Christmas lights.
What time are the Candy Cane Lane Christmas lights displays lit up? Candy Cane Lane begins for the 2023 season on Friday, Nov. 24. It runs until Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25.
Zilker Metropolitan Park is a recreational area in south Austin, Texas, at the juncture of Barton Creek and the Colorado River that comprises over 350 acres (142 ha) of publicly owned land. It is named after its benefactor, Andrew Jackson Zilker , who donated the land to the city in 1917.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Must-see holiday arts shows in Austin: 'Nutcracker,' 'Christmas Carol' Show comments Advertisement
Temple City High School student Desmond Xie, 14, left, gathers a string of lights to be pulled up into one of the 135 deodar cedar trees that are decorated each year on Altadena's Christmas Tree Lane.