Kidding Around Vancouver Island

One month until Christmas – that’s our cue that it’s time for the lights. Not that we put up our lights on the 25^th, that takes place on… come to think of it, we never put up our Christmas lights for one simple reason: they never come down! My husband is one of those “I’ll get around to it soon, but by July it seems pointless with Christmas just around the corner, so best leave them up” kind of guys. So, November 25^th is more of a “turn on the lights” day.

In case you missed our Christmas lights ceremony (“No no, the other plug!”) there are a few others you can take in this week. The 20^th anniversary celebration of Ladysmith’s Festival of Lights is tomorrow, Thursday the 29^th and gets underway at 3pm with food, entertainment, the light-up at 6:30pm, and then a parade and fireworks… oh and Santa. Over 100,000 bulbs will light up the downtown until January 13 – it’s quite a sight. There was a good deal of oohing and aahing from our kids last year, and it made for a great evening of strolling up and down the street, with lots to see in shop windows too.