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Majeski said. “I love looking at the Christmas lights. Driving through neighborhoods and looking at all the fun lights put up is so exciting, especially if you can go to downtown Indianapolis and see that on such a big statue.” The event being a 59-yearold tradition in downtown Indy, many families make it a tradition to visit it every year to get into the holiday spirit. “The anticipation builds up to the lights being turned on,” senior Zoe Robinson said. “It’s just all happy and gets you into the Christmas spirit.” Last year, the Circle of Lights event that traditionally filled Monument Circle and
surrounding downtown streets on the Friday evening after Thanksgiving was a TV-only event. “It’s going to be really interesting to see how many people go, because of COVID,” Robinson said. “I feel there will be a smaller turnout, although it’s still outdoors. People might want to go just to feel the normal crowd energy again.” Due to the pandemic, the tree lighting could only be seen on WTHR Channel 13. Allie Moffett, downtown Indy Communications PR Manager, believes that there will be a good turnout this time since nobody was able to go the previous year. Following the
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he Circle of Lights event is one of the most popular winter attractions in Indianapolis. In past years, there were about 100,000 attendees, according to the official Downtown Indy website. “I’m expecting to see something amazing,” junior Leah Majeski said. “Good music, lots of fun lights and people. Hopefully, there will be some kind of social distancing because if there are a lot of people there, it will not be safe.” Lights will be put on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Nov. 13, but they will not be lit until Nov. 26 at the Circle of Lights event. “I’m excited to see the lights,”
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument after the lights were turned on, on Dec. 7, 2018. Photo courtesy of Jordan MacMillan.
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