The air is crisp and the night is clear. Perhaps a little snow starts to fall, as the Rainier Youth Choir sing some familiar tunes. At the count down, the lights come on, and the beautiful official tree is lit! It’s sure to be a magical beginning to the holiday season and it happens all throughout the 4 Corners shopping area. The City of Maple Valley event, presented by Fred Meyer and Johnsons Home & Garden, begins at 6:00 p.m. with the Mayor’s public welcome and Tree Lighting Ceremony beginning at 6:30 followed by a wide variety of fun activities featured throughout the area. Enjoy the Rainier Youth Choir, the Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, crafts, hot chocolate and cookies, and the festive charm of an old-fashioned Holiday. Activity booths abound for the kiddies, fun photo opportunities, including with Santa himself at Fire Station 80 and don’t miss the ever-popular train and trolley rides, with new additions of live reindeer, the Xtreme Snowboard simulator, the Elf balloon artist and facepainting.
Holiday sales and specials continue throughout the season with the participating merchants throughout the Maple Valley area. Take your Merry Merchant game card around the area beginning Friday, November 25th, write down the codes posted at each place of business listed on the game and turn it into the drop box at Johnson’s Home & Garden store by Friday, December 2nd at 7 p.m. You could win some wonderful raffle prizes to add to your gift-giving list. Game sheets are available at each participating store and on line at maplevalleywa.gov or maplevalleychamber.org
Come and be a part of our not-so-small city celebration this year! Seeing the smiles on the children’s faces shows just how wonderful these seasonal festivities are, for both visitors and residents of our community.
Please bring an unwrapped toy or canned food item to support the Maple Valley Food Bank!
Thank you to the Sponsors, Powell Development Co and ROIC Four Corners Square for their support in this event.
Brightest Star Sponsors: Fred Meyer, Johnson’s Home & Garden.
Super Star Sponsors: Cascadia Children’s Dentistry, Good Chevrolet, Maple Valley Clinic-UW Medicine, Maple Valley Signs, Pinnacle Wellness, Pallis Properties, Re-Max Megan Sheridan, and Wilderness Animal Hospital
Twinkler Sponsors: Amber Bills Group, American Family Insurance, ATI Therapy, BECU, Bright Now Dental, Benjarong Thai Restaurant, Cedar River Law, Cross Fit Moda, Discovery Playtown, Edward Jones, Grocery Outlet, Four Corners Starbucks, Kinderswimmer, Kriss Chiropractic, Little Discoveries, Maple Valley Chamber of Commerce, Maple Valley Fire & Safety, Maple Valley Fitness, Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, Maple Valley Modern Dentistry, Multi-Care/Mary Bridge, Maple Valley Fitness, Mud Bay, Rainier Youth Choir, New Generational Hope CC, Relay for Life, SnR Pet Care, S’Wiched, Taco Time and many more!
