Tree Lighting to Wrap Up Thanksgiving
The 6th annual tree-lighting ceremony in East Providence is today, Nov. 25, at the Cresecent Park Carousel from 3 to 6 pm.
The sixth annual tree-lighting ceremony at the Crescent Park Carousel in Riverside will put a wrap on Thanksgiving weekend today. The ceremony will run this afternoon, Nov. 25, from 3 pm to around 6 pm, said Tracy Johnson, secretary to the East Providence Carousel Commission. “We will light the tree around 5:30,” she said. You may want to arrive a little earlier to get your photo taken with Santa Claus. He will hitch a ride on a fire truck to get to the carousel around 3 pm. “He will be available for photos until 5 pm,” said Johnson. Previous tree-lighting ceremonies have drawn throngs of East Providence holiday-goers to the park at 700 Bullocks Point Ave. The carousel will not be working, but the building housing it will be open for …
