{"id":1054,"date":"2023-12-15T03:33:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T03:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2023-12-15T03:33:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T03:33:13","slug":"cavalcade-of-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/cavalcade-of-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavalcade of Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s \u201cbright lights, big city\u201d at this annual event that marks the official start to Toronto\u2019s holiday season. The family-friendly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationtoronto.com\/events\/annual-festivals-and-events\/cavalcade-of-lights\/\">Cavalcade of Lights<\/a> celebration at Nathan Phillips Square features the lighting of Toronto\u2019s 15 m (50 ft) Christmas tree, live musical performances, ice skating and more. \u2013 November 25, 2023 to January 7, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"the-echo\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ECHO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South of Main Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An interactive installation produced by Desjardins Financial Group that allows participants to explore the hidden power of their unique voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"lunar-lanterns-of-indigenous-lights\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lunar Lanterns of Indigenous Lights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Around Circle Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore stories of family, nature and hope by Indigenous artists celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with this illuminating display by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lunarfestgta.ca\/2023-imagination-ignites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LunarFest GTA.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"peace-amp-love-lanterns\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peace &amp; Love Lanterns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City Hall Main Entrance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out lanterns from Zigong in China\u2019s Sichuan province, hand-crafted by more than 50 Zigong artisans, in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodsidesquare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Woodside Square Shopping Centre&nbsp;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"decorative-banners\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decorative Banners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Various Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy imagery on barricade covers inspired by cultures, communities and light festivals from a diverse array of international artists, in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/musearts.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MuseArts&nbsp;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s \u201cbright lights, big city\u201d at this annual event that marks the official start to Toronto\u2019s holiday season. The family-friendly Cavalcade of Lights celebration at Nathan Phillips Square features the lighting of Toronto\u2019s 15 m (50 ft) Christmas tree, live musical performances, ice skating and more. \u2013 November 25, 2023 to January 7, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1056,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054\/revisions\/1056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}