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PHOTOS: Dazzling Penticton light tunnel sticking around for January

City turns downtown Pentictonsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s Gyro Park into a festival of lights

If you havensa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™t gone through the 170-foot light tunnel at downtown Pentictonsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s Gyro Park, you still have time to do so.

According to Shane Mills, the citysa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s communications manager, the light tunnel with its more than 30,000 LED lights will stay on past Pentictonsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s first-ever winter festival sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½˜Frost Fest,sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™ which takes place on Jan. 20.

The city first introduced the new light tunnel and all the new lights at Gyro Park in downtown Penticton and the city organized sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½˜Magic on Main Street, Santa Parade and Light Up on Dec. 5.

The light tunnel and the surrounding lights, as well as the lit skating rink, have given downtown Penticton a fun winter holiday vibe. The light tunnel has been a huge hit with thousands already walking through it.

The tunnel will be an annual holiday feature, said the city.



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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