BATON ROUGE, La. (THE LOUISIANA WEEKEND) - We all love watching Christmas movies. Well Denham Springs Antique District looks like a scene from our favorite Christmas movie! City volunteers adorned the train station with presents, toy soldiers, candy canes, wreaths, and so many more beautiful decorations. Business owners all decorated their storefront windows. Walking by old City Hall makes you feel like you walked onto Christmas card. Many families venture to Old City Hall and the Train Station to take family portraits with the fabulous holiday cityscape backdrop. A series of Christmas trees line the street across from the train station. Anyone can sponsor and decorate a Christmas tree by donating to a local charity.
The Louisiana Weekend spoke with Mayor Gerard Landry who started Christmas in the Village in 2014 to combine Christmas events from multiple organizations in to one huge city-wide celebration. Mayor Landry is very excited by this year’s calendar of events and encourages everyone to attend as many events as possible. In addition to the events listed on their website, the Children’s Choir will also perform on Saturday, December 11th. Mayor Landry highlighted the fact that this choir of very talented children also performed in New York City at Carnegie Hall.
There is something for everyone. Enjoy the Christmas tree lighting, a live nativity play complete with animals. Be sure to watch the performance from the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s Brass section Saturday evening after the Christmas parade. All events are free. What’s more, refreshments are also free. There will be hot cocoa, hot apple cider, sandwiches from Chick Fil-A, all for free. Ages 1 – 100 are welcome. Events run through December 11, 2021. Get into the holiday spirit with Christmas in the Village in Denham Springs.
For more information on Christmas in the Village, visit https://www.denhamspringsantiquedistrict.net/christmas-in-the-village
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