Photo courtesy to Lively Local Markets website.

Lakewood preps for its 21st annual tree lighting and holiday festival, a holiday celebration featuring local artists and artisans, holiday movies, photos with Santa, food and drink vendors. The event is free to all ages.

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Children can see Santa and pose for a photo and adults can sip and eat from neighborhood restaurants and bars.

Bites and drinks include: Liberty Burger, Mi Cocina, Petra and the Beast, The Heights, Blackfriar Pub, Scalini’s Pizza & Pasta, Cock & Bull Neighborhood Pub, Sa Sa Sushi, WAYA Japanese Izakaya, Fajita Pete’s, Sweetgreen, Cava, Craft Beer Cellar, DoubleDave’s Pizzaworks, Bowlski’s and Times Ten Cellars.

People can shop from local holiday gifts. The event features over 20 small businesses with handmade items as well as fair trade artisans goods from across the globe.

Event Details:

  • Date and Time: Saturday, Dec. 2, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Location: Lakewood Shopping Center
  • RSVP: The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is encouraged.