The Festival of Northern Lights in Owen Sound starts this coming weekend.

The volunteer designed and organized festival lights up downtown Owen Sound and Harrison Park for the Christmas season into mid-January each year.

Festival Chair Jamie Walpole says there are some new displays this year, including a Chi-Cheemaun display.

Walpole says the lights will be switched on Saturday, November 15th after the Kiwanis Owen Sound Santa Claus Parade with an official lighting at 7 p.m. Starting at 6, there will be hot chocolate and cookies by by the farmer’s market ahead of the lighting.

Walpole invites everyone to join them in the countdown to light the displays and tree.

There will be lights thought the downtown and Harrison Park.

“In the park we have a variety of displays. Actually an equal

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