Frisco, Texas (Nov. 19, 2024) – Since its opening last month, Kaleidoscope Park, the 5.7-acre signature park in Frisco, has become a must-visit destination for families in Collin County. This will certainly be true on Friday, Nov. 22, when Kaleidoscope Park hosts its first holiday tree lighting.
Kaleidoscope Park will be full of family activities from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The evening kicks off with Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney on the Activity Lawn lighting the massive 50-foot holiday tree adorned with more than 42,000 twinkling lights that appear to dance to music.
But the big star of the evening will be Santa Claus himself. The big guy will be meeting families on the Activity Lawn.
The Performance Lawn is packed with family-friendly activities. Take the perfect family photo in Santa’s sleigh on a field of freshly blown real snow. Children are encouraged to write their letters to Santa and drop them in the special box on the Performance Lawn to ensure that the children’s wishes make it to the North Pole on time. Also on the Performance Lawn are a selection of children’s craft activities. The Plano Symphony Orchestra will share its instrument petting zoo. Nature lovers will enjoy the Window to the Wild Bird Show.
The park will be alive with activities throughout the evening. Stilt walkers and jugglers from Lone Star Circus will be strolling the park throughout the evening.
Throughout the evening, guests can select sweet and savory treats from a variety of the region’s top food trucks including Eggsland, Lola’s Sweet Spins, Tapaholics and Donut NV.
For more information on the activities at Kaleidoscope Park, including the upcoming holiday Boho Market on Saturday, Nov. 30, visitors should check out the Kaleidoscope Park website.
EVENT INFORMATION
WHAT: Holiday Tree Lighting at Kaleidoscope Park
WHERE: 6635 Warren Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 22, 2024
7 to 9 p.m.
PRICE: Free
WEBSITE: KaleidscopePark.org
ABOUT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK
Kaleidoscope Park is a dynamic, innovative arts and culture destination for North Texas that celebrated its Grand Opening in October 2024. The Park is home to free, year-round public programming, including markets, diverse musical and dance performances, and a variety of health and recreational activities. The Park features monumental works of public art, architecture, and gardens set among a children’s play area, dog park, performance lawn, outdoor workspaces, and shaded promenades and plazas. Learn more at kaleidoscopepark.org.
ABOUT THE KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION
Kaleidoscope Park Foundation is a nonprofit public-private partnership between Communities Foundation of Texas and the City of Frisco. The Foundation’s mission is to thoughtfully engage the diverse and rapidly growing communities of North Texas through free public arts and culture programming that is genuine, inclusive, and accessible. Operating as a Foundation supported by private donations, financial support for development, operations, and programming is always welcome.
ABOUT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
The mission of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is to improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living, and learning. CFT works to accomplish this by growing community giving, expanding community impact, and advancing community equity. With a vision of building thriving communities for all, CFT works locally and across the state with many individuals, families, companies, foundations, and nonprofits through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives. CFT professionally manages more than 1,300 charitable funds and has awarded more than $2.5 billion in grants since its founding in 1953.
CFT is committed to serving and understanding donor needs, expertly handling complex gifts, wisely managing charitable funds, and leveraging its community knowledge to increase charitable impact, in addition to powering several initiatives including the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at CFT, CFT for Business, Educate Texas at CFT, Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy at CFT, GiveWisely, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day. CFT’s North Texas Giving Day raised $64 million on a single day in 2023 to help over 3,250 North Texas nonprofits. Learn more at www.CFTexas.org.
ABOUT HALL PARK
A pioneering development in Frisco since the mid-1990s, HALL Park today encompasses 2.2 million square feet of office and retail space throughout 15 buildings. One-third of the park is dedicated to green space and includes three miles of walking trails, over 200 works of art including the Texas Sculpture Garden, the largest private collection of contemporary Texas sculpture made available to the public. In October 2021, its developer, HALL Group, commenced construction on the first phase of its new masterplan development that will evolve HALL Park into a dynamic mixed-use community. Upon completion, the full masterplan–anticipated to span 15-20 years of development–will encompass approximately 9.5 million square feet of usable mixed-use space, including residential, with a projected value of around $7 billion. Learn more at hallpark.com.
