Here's How La Grange Plans To Celebrate Holidays

Hinsdale IL

21 October, 2020

6:40 PM

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Press release from The La Grange Business Association: Oct. 21, 2020 'Tis the season for holiday magic – and this year is no exception. The Village of La Grange and the La Grange Business Association (LGBA) are ramping up excitement with spectacular illumination plus in-person and virtual holiday activities for families to enjoy safely. For seven weeks, La Grange will support its small businesses by creating "must see" photo opportunities, transforming storefronts with themed window displays and providing engaging holiday experiences in a promotional campaign called "La Grange Delivers Holiday Wishes" presented by Dubak Electrical Group. "This year has brought its own unique set of challenges for our local retailers and restaurants who have been hit hard by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Village of La Grange President Mark Kuchler. "As the holidays are quickly approaching, La Grange is providing safe experiences for families and robust opportunities for customers to shop remotely or in person. Supporting our community and our businesses has never been more important as we continue to offer new and exciting programs for everyone to celebrate this holiday season in La Grange." New: La Grange Holiday Digital Wish Book launching on November 10, 2020 Participating retailers will showcase unique holiday gifts for the curated catalogue, highlighting their top picks for gift-giving this holiday season. Consumers will be able to link to the retailer's website directly from the La Grange Holiday Wish Book available at www.lagrangedelivers.com and www.lagrangeevents.com Light Up La Grange Always a twinkling spectacle, this year La Grange adds more drama to its holiday lighting with special oversized illuminated displays including an 11 foot tall walk-through ornament, giant snowflakes and a life sized old-fashioned four-person sleigh in front of the historic Village Hall -- perfect for holiday photos. The expanded lights displays are designed to attract additional pedestrian traffic and showcase the Village as a must-see holiday destination. New: La Grange Virtual Tree Lighting on November 28, 2020 – 5:00 pm Kicking off the holiday season earlier this year, business and civic leaders will participate in a Facebook livestream of the lighting of the traditional La Grange tree. Due to COVID-19 event restrictions, residents can still participate live by watching on the La Grange IL Facebook page. Flash Sale on Small Business Saturday on November 28, 2020 For the third year in a row, the small businesses in the Village will participate in a flash sale from 10-3 pm with special offers or sales from merchants publicized on the LGBA app and at www.lagrangedelivers.com. The app is available for download on IOS and Android devices. Facebook LIVE La Grange Hometown Holiday Retail Showcases November 5 - December 17, 2020 Thursdays at noon Various LIVE events will be held on the LGBA Facebook page with different merchants highlighting the latest trends and top-selling holiday gift items. Festive Window Displays Visual decorators will transform selected storefront windows into enchanting holiday window displays for families to enjoy while walking through downtown. The special window scenes will be unveiled on Small Business Saturday, November 28. Santa Arrives to the Village on Saturday, December 5, 2020 The jolly fellow will tour the business district and wave to visitors from atop a firetruck before arriving to the tented drive-by Santa window at FNBC Bank & Trust for meet and greets. Princess Elsa & Olaf, characters from "Frozen," will greet passersby from outside the decorated Stone Avenue Train Station. And there will be photo opportunities at two Selfies with Elfies face in-the-hole board locations in the Central Business District. "The very unique small businesses of La Grange are what make the Village such a vibrant and delightful destination, especially during the holiday season," said Joseph Kroc, Board President of the La Grange Business Association. "La Grange delivers unique experiences all year long, but this year in particular, we're delivering holiday magic… and can't we all use some more of that?" he said. For more information on the holiday program and events, visit www.lagrangeevents.com/holiday. This press release was produced by The La Grange Business Association. The views expressed here are the author's own.