Get ready to enjoy the free Kent Winterfest festival Dec. 4 at Town Square Plaza in downtown Kent, Second Avenue and West Harrison Street.
The event includes a parade at 4:30 p.m. to welcome the arrival of Santa Claus to the Kent Station shopping mall. The parade goes along Ramsay Way to Second Avenue from the mall to the plaza.
Crews will light a 35-foot Christmas tree at 5:30 p.m. at Town Square Plaza. Local choirs will perform during the evening. The Kent Lions, sponsors of Winterfest, will serve warm drinks and snacks.
Children and their parents can attend a holiday story time at 4 p.m. at the Kent Library.
For more information, call the Kent Lions at 253-852-5466.
Kent Winterfest 2010
(at Town Square Plaza Park, Second Avenue and Harrison Street)
• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast, Maggie’s on Meeker
• Noon to 8 p.m. – Morford Family Holiday Carousel
• 1 p.m. – Mayor’s Winter Walk
• 1:30 p.m. – Mayor’s Polar Pet Walk
• 2-4 p.m. – Kids activities at the North Pole, 211 First Ave. S.
• 4 p.m. – Holiday reading at Kent Library, 212 Second Ave. N.
• 4:30 p.m. – Santa Parade between Town Square Plaza and Kent Station
• 5:30 p.m. – Annual Tree Lighting
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