Festival of Lights

By Jim Hendricks

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December 23, 2016

Those entering the train ride and Santa’s Workshop area of the Chehaw Festival of Lights drive-through find themselves in the middle of an illuminated snowball fight. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

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Chehaw’s annual festival of Lights continues through Dec. 30.

Snow is rare as hen’s teeth in Southwest Georgia but these illuminated skaters enjoy the Christmas holidays during Chehaw’s annual festival of Lights. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Thursday night saw a big crowd at Chehaw awaiting rides on the Festival of Lights train. The park had what was likely its biggest attendance of the Festival of Lights season Dec. 17 when around 350 vehicles reportedly came through. The illuminated Christmas displays will continue through Dec. 30 (the park is closed Christmas Day), though Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will leave after Christmas Eve and return next year. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Those passing between the Festival of Lights train ride and Santa’s Workshop at Chehaw get a glowing vision of a partridge in a pear tree. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

The Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” inspires a portion of the drive-through Festival of Lights displays at Chehaw. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

A canopy of moving lights shows the way to the entrance of Chehaw’s parking lot for those who want to take the train ride or visit Santa’s Workshop during the Festival of Lights. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Children and their families wait for a chance Thursday night to get last-minute wish lists to Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus at Chehaw. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

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