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LIGHT PARADE
Holiday season begins in Chandler with Tumbleweed Tree lighting
(City of Chandler)
Tumbleweed Tree
Posted
INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Chandler's Tumbleweed Tree will be lighted Saturday, officially marking the holiday season in the city.
The event from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 will be coupled with the Parade of Lights, featuring more than 40 entries.
The tree is 35-feet tall and 20-feet wide. It is made of nearly 1,000 tumbleweeds and covered in 65 pounds of glitter, 25 gallons of white paint and 20 gallons of fire retardant, according to a release.
The tree is in Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, 3 S. Arizona Ave., and the estimated time for lighting is 8 p.m.
The 67th Annual Tumbleweed Tree Lighting & Parade of Lights is presented in partnership with Chandler Lions Club, WM, Semper Fi Heating & Cooling, Salt River Project, Downtown Chandler Community Partnership and Raising Cane’s.
