• Tree Lighting • Light Displays • Luminary Walk • Refreshments

SAT DEC 1

by night 4-8pm

• Cultural Entertainment • Kids Activities • Holiday Craft Market

by day 12-4pm

Celebrate theFirst 2012 attendees

receive a commemorative

Centennial wooden nickel

RedmondLights.comScan tag to get more information. Get the free mobile app for your phone at http://gettag.mobi.

www.redmond.gov/register

PRICE$12 (adults)

$9 (ages 3-17)Ages 2 and under

FREE with a paying adult

TICKETED EVENTMust Pre-Register

Register TODAY

Class # 41527 8amClass #41528 10am

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Information Booth 12:00 - 7:00 (Located near the City Hall Fountain)

First 2012 attendees will receive a commemorative Centennial wooden nickel

Front Steps of City Hall 12:30 - 3:30 •RedmondChorale •RedmondFoundingFamilies •Plusmoreexcitingmusical anddanceperformances!

Fun FamIly aCtIvItIeS Inside City Hall 12:00 - 3:30 •OldFashionedPhotos •RedmondHistoricalGingerbreadHouseDisplay •FREEkidsgingerbreadhouseactivity 12:30 - 2:30 - while supplies last

City Hall Parking lot 12:00 - 3:30 •FacePainting •Salmonprints-IssaquahSalmonHatchery •TimeCapsuleMaking-EastsideHeritage Center&RedmondHistoricalSociety • IceCarving-CascadeCrystalIceSculptures •WoodCarving-TomasVrbaStudio • InteractiveHistoricalExhibits •PennyCandyHuntat1pm

Food & Beverage 12:00 - 4:00 MetropolitanGrill&SunSpotMiniDonuts

Redmond Senior Center 12:00 - 6:00 HolidayCraftMarket

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Commemorative Redmond Railroad Spike

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Redmond lights Blinkers Distributed at the Think Redmond booth beginning at 4:00 while supplies last

HOlIDay enteRtaInment microsoft main Stage 4:00 - 6:00 •RedmondChorale 4:00-4:30 •NorthwestBoychoir 4:30-4:50 •TheFireInside 5:00-6:00

Fun FamIly aCtIvItIeS Inside City Hall 4:00 - 5:00 •FacePainting-EastsidePrecisionDrillTeam •FunPhotos-CouncilChambers •RedmondHistoricalGingerbreadHouseDisplay •Handbellsoloist-NancyKirkner

municipal Campus Plaza •KidsCookieDecorating WholeFoodsMarket 4:00-5:00 •SwedishMedicalCenter 4:00-6:00 •MontessoriChildren’sHouse 4:00-6:00

Santa’S aRRIval & tRee lIGHtInG 4:50

Food & Beverage/activitiesMetropolitan Grill, Sun Spot Mini Donuts, Whole Foods, Mud Bay, Green Redmond Partnership

Front of City Hall 4:00 - 5:00CandyCaneHunt •3to6yrold 4:00 •7to10yrold 4:15 •3to6yrold 4:30 •Opentoallages 4:45Getready!GetSet!Go!Findasmanycandycanesasyoucanin5minutes.Spaceislimited,admissionfirstcome,firstservedbasis

Public Safety BuildingBellevueYouthSymphony 3:00-4:30

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Cultural Holiday entertainment 4:45 - 6:45 •RedmondUnitedMethodist ChurchHandbellChoir •RedmondAcademyofJr.Voices •ChampagneQuartet

luke mcRedmond Park 4:45 - 6:45 •AlohaIslandTreasures •BonFireBarrels •HotAirBalloonGlow–weatherpermitting •TickettybooHotChocolate

Dudley Carter Park 4:45 - 6:45 •LivingNativity •Choir •CocoaStation •MeadowbrookChurch

Bear Creek meadow 4:45 - 6:45 •HotAirBalloonGlow-AirialBalloonCompany &BalloonDepot–weatherpermitting •KeithHighlandersPipeBand •EmeraldCityVoices

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FRee KIDS CRaFtS 5:00 - 8:00PresentedbyRedmond’sFaithCommunity

enteRtaInement 5:00 - 8:00 •Harpist-BethanyMann (InsideChico’s) •Lucy&MyCousinLuke •SilverBellsCarolers • IceCarving-CascadeCrystalIceSculptures main Stage 5:15 - 7:30 •KazeDaiko 5:15-5:45 •ColumbiaChoir 6:00-6:30 •CremeTangerine 6:45-7:30

Here Come’s Santa Claus! 7:00 - 7:30 GatheratCenterCourttogiveSantaaspecialcommunitychoruswelcome Redmond lights Chili Cook-off 5:30 - 7:30JoinCityCouncil,CityofRedmondFireDepartmentandMatt’sRotisserie&OysterLoungeastheybattleitoutforthebestchili!Youbethejudge! Food & Beverage Samples 5:00 - 8:00Freesamplesprovidedbylocalbusinesses:Agave Cocina & Cantina, Blazing Bagels, Flying Saucer Pizza, Qdoba Mexican Grill, REI, Subway, Thai Ginger, Trader Joe’s

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Shuttle Information

Hours:3:30–8:30pmFrequency:Every30minutes

Redmond town Center Shuttle Stop:locatedoutsideofGeneJuarezintheSouthparkinglotofRedmondTownCenter

Redmond City Hall Campus Shuttle Stop:locatedoutsidetheRedmondSeniorCenter,nexttotheparkinggarage

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Home Depot, montessori Children’s House, mud Bay, Peloton apartments, Redmond Patch, Waste management, Whole Foods

BannersonaRoll,EmeraldHeights,Fairwinds–Redmond,FlyingSaucerPizza,FunRent,LarryHaight’sResidentialRoofing,PCCNaturalMarkets,PinkabellaCupcakes,PrimaryCareRedmond,

RedmondCableCorp.,RedmondGeneralInsuranceAgency,VirginiaMasonKirkland

many thanks to our generous sponsors and volunteers.

ayyam-i-Ha (Baha’i):TheBaha’icalendarconsistsof19monthsof19dayseach, giving361days.Baha’ichildrenaroundtheworldlookforwardtoAyyam-i-Ha,theintercalarydaysthatfillouttherestoftheyear.Itisatimedevotedtocharity,hospitalityandgiftgiving.

Bodhi Day (Buddhist):FestivalrecallsthedaywhentheBuddhaachievedenlightenment.AlsoknownasRehatsu,itisgenerallyregardedasthebirthdayofBuddhism.

Bonfire Night (England): AnniversaryoftheGunpowderPlotiscelebratedwithhugebonfiresandfireworks.ItremembersGuyFawkeswhoplottedtoblowuptheEnglishParliamentin1605.

Christmas (Christian):HolidaycelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.Itisalsoatime forSantatovisitandforfriendsandfamilytogatherandcelebratepeace,good cheer and charity.

Diwali (Hindu, India):Festivaloflights,splendorandjoyhonoringtheHindugoddessLaksmi,thegoddessoffortune,goodluck,richesandgenerosity.Homesareoutlinedwithdipas(specialoillamps)orlightstowelcomeandguideLaksmi.

Hanukkah (Jewish):FestivaloflightscelebratesthevictoryoftheMaccabeesovertheSyriansintheJews’fightforreligiousfreedom.Candlesarelitforeightdayssymbolizingthemiracleofasmallamountofsacredoilburninguntilmorecould be found.

Kwanzaa (african-american): Non-religiousholidayinspiredbythecivilrightsstruggle.ItcelebratesAfrican-Americanheritage,pride,community,familyandculturethroughthetraditionoflightingonecandlerepresentingoneofthesevenprinciplesofKwanzaaeachnightforsevennights.

las Posadas (Christian, mexico):FestivalcommemoratesthepilgrimageofJosephandMaryastheysoughtlodginginBethlehem.Candlelitprocessionsgodoortodoortosymbolizetheirsearch.

loi Krathong (thailand):FestivaltobringgoodluckisalsoknownastheFestivaloftheFloatingLeafCups.Leafshapedboatswithburningcandlesandflowersarelaunchedintoriverstotakeawaythesinsoflastyearandbringgoodluckfor the coming year.

Ramadan (Islam):Duringthisholymonth,worshippersfastduringdaylighthours.ThemonthendswithEid-ul-Fitr,thefestivalofhappiness,celebratedwithspecialprayers,feasts,sweetsandgift-giving.

Saint lucia Day (Sweden): FestivalhonorsSaintLucia.Theeldestdaughterwearsalightedadventwreathoffivecandlesonherheadtoserveherfamily,asLuciaservedthepoor.

yule (Wiccan):Festivalcelebratingthewintersolstice.Fromthisdayforward,lightbeginstoreturnandtherebirthoftheSunGodiscelebratedwiththelightingoftheYulelogandcandlesandwreathmaking.

TRADITIONSRedmondLightsbeganmodestlyin1999withastrolldowntheSammamishRiverTrailandhas

developedintoacherishedtraditionformanyRedmondfamilies.

RedmondLightsisafestivalaboutdiversity.Manyculturesandfaithscelebrateduringthewinterseason–oftenhelpingtobringlighttodarkwinternights.Hanukkah,Kwanzaa,Christmas,YuleandDiwaliallusefire,candlesandlighttobrightenthespiritsaroundthedarkestdaysoftheyear.

Centennial

Community Bonfire

Celebrate Redmond’s 100 years!

100years.redmond.gov