What to do this weekend

It’s finally going to get warm – or so the weather channel says. And when it gets warm, we all want to be outside and enjoy the new springs growth. So beginning this weekend, Thanksgiving Point is inviting us outside to enjoy the Annual Tulip Festival.

If you go, you’ll see 95 different varieties of tulips imported all the way from Holland. As if that isn’t impressive enough, there will be a quarter million bulbs on display! I can only imagine how awesome that would look from the air, since there is still not a whole lot of color outside this year.

This festival can serve as merely a pleasant stroll, or as inspiration for your own yard. If you are interested in the latter, you will be able to purchase the tulips on display when they are dug up in May, because every year they have an annual Tulip Bulb Sale in June.

And if you are a photographer – amateur or professional- you can enter the tulip photo contest for the chance to win a Thanksgiving Point property membership and recognition in the newsletter.

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Christmas at Thanksgiving Point

Today I received my Thanksgiving Point newsletter, which I signed up for about six months ago. I have to say that I’m glad I did, because if you like the kinds of things that Thanksgiving Point offers, it a great way to keep informed of it all.There is a lot going on there this Christmas season. The male a’capella group ‘Voice Male’ will be performing their Christmas concert on December 18 and 20. I went to a concert of theirs a few years ago and it’s very fun entertainment. I highly recommend them.

Thanksgiving Point also claims to have over a million Christmas lights, and you can take a ride, by carriage if you want, through the whole display. The artwork of Simon Dewey will help to tell the Christmas story as Christmas music plays in the background. I believe this one costs a little bit of money per car, but it’s nothing big.

They also put on production of The Nutcracker, and although I’ve never seen theirs before, I hear it’s very good.

All this combined with everything that Thanksgiving Point offers year round, such as the shops, museums, and such, should make it a great place to spend some time this Christmas season.

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