Jingle Bell Night fills downtown and kicks off Festive Fridays

Tis the season for perpetual hope! As Christmas is approaching, the trees are almost finished shedding their leaves, and us kids are already writing our Christmas lists. Paris is starting to adapt to the changing of the seasons! And what better way to celebrate that, but to host another Jingle Bell Night?

Last Friday, our town of Paris held their 16th annual Jingle Bell Night in Downtown Paris at the Cobblestone Commons. If you are unfamiliar with what this special event entails, many residents gather at the Cobblestone Commons (which is the small square overlooking the Grand River inbetween two stores) downtown to watch the community Christmas tree get lit. It’s a very fun event that gets everyone hyped for the upcoming winter holidays!

Many residents of Paris and residents living nearby from families to couples and even elders gathered around the small event as the ornaments and the lights were being put on the tree until finally at last, as the clock struck 7 o’clock, the tree was lit, and so were the faces of all of the people surrounding it!

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The streets were packed on Jingle Bell Night as residents filled the downtown to catch a glimpse of the famous tree lighting and support local merchants who had plenty of deals ahead of the holiday season.

Photo by Stephen L.