“A
Monumental Occasion”
Annual
Lighting of the Washington Monument
An evening
of choir performances, strolling entertainment, and more!
Mount Vernon Place celebrates the holiday season with the 41st annual lighting
of the Washington Monument.
A Monumental
Occasion takes place Thursday, December 6, 2012 with pre-event festivities at
5:30pm in Mount Vernon. The official ceremony begins at 7pm with the
official lighting at approximately 7:45pm.
The evening
includes musical performers by area choirs and refreshments for
purchase by local vendors. The event ends with a colorful fireworks and
laser finale choreographed to music.
Mount Vernon Place
is located in the 600-700 block of North Charles Street.
A Monumental
Occasion is coordinated by Downtown Partnership of Baltimore in conjunction
with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and the Department of
Recreation and Parks.
Recreation and Parks.
The Baltimore
City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists that temporary
road closures will be implemented for the 41st annual lighting of the
Washington Monument. In preparation
for the event, the following streets will be closed to through traffic on
Thursday, December 6 with detours in effect:
6:00pm to
11:00pm – East drive of
North Charles Street from Centre to Madison Streets and East Mt. Vernon Place
from Charles to St. Paul Streets
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