2009 Festival of Lights

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Dates and times

4:30 to 9 p.m. every night, December 11, 2009 through January 3, 2010 except December 25th when the Garden is closed.

NOTE: In the case of heavy snow storms or other extraordinary weather conditions: please call the Garden Shop 604.257.8665 to confirm that FOL has not been closed for that one evening.

Highlights include

Santa's Living Room: Dec. 11 - 24 with Santa appearances 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 p.m.
Svend and Jens, our Scandinavian Christmas Elves appear nightly in the Centre Court
Starchild and Company’s puppet show featuring The Sugar Plum Fairy’s Garden: Dec. 26 - Jan. 3, in Santa's Living Room at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 p.m.
Dancing Lights on Livingstone Lake: starting at 4:30 p.m. Two different shows - one show on the half hour and a different one at the top of the hour. Two different shows repeating in sequence throughout the evening.
Gingerbread Wood
Golden Chain Walk
Community Choir Concerts on the Deck at 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm, dates and choirs TBA
Make-a-Wish Candle Shrine
Candy Cane Lane
Sparkling Spruce in the Centre Court
Candy Cane Express model train

Food services

Dinner nightly at Shaughnessy Restaurant, reservations recommended 604-261-0011
Dr. Waffle serving up fresh-made sweet and savoury waffles, real apple cider and Thomas Haas Hot Chocolate
Hot roasted potatoes with a variety of garnishes
Mrs Claus' Kitchen next to Santa's Living Room and Shaughnessy's Patio both serving: Hot dogs, smokies, fresh-popped kettle corn, chicken fingers, fresh-baked apple-walnut-cranberry turnovers, and other sweet treats along with hot coffee/tea , hot cider and hot chocolate, pop and bottled water

VanDusen Botanical Garden thanks event sponsors Blenz Coffee, Vivid Lighting Solutions, Western One Rentals and Sales as well as media sponsor The Vancouver Courier for their support of the 2009 Festival of Lights.