The Lights of the Ozarks, a holiday celebration of lights in Fayetteville occurs on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and concludes on New Year’s Eve, celebrates 30 years of holiday cheer. The display started as an idea with an Advertising and Promotions (A&P) Commission retreat in 1993 to increase Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant (HMR) tax in the slow winter months.
The City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Department installs the light display which consists of approximately 450,000 lights. Installation of the display begins the first week in October and takes six weeks to install, totaling over 2000 man-hours.
The 30th annual Lights of the Ozarks kicks off Friday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. with their “lighting night” at Fayetteville Square. The lights will be on every day until the end of December, beginning at 5:00 p.m. and turning off at 1:00 a.m. They are free and open to the public.
According to en.wikipedia; 5newsonline.com; Source of photo: internet
