Ice skating rink is new at the Dec. 5 Christmas Tree Lighting, with Main Street closed that evening

Aubrey's annual Christmas Tree Lighting will add a Texas-style ice skating rink this year, according to the city's Parks and Recreation event page.

The downtown celebration runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and the tree will be lit at 6 p.m.

Along with the rink, the city lists local choirs singing carols, photos with Santa and other holiday characters, horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday-themed bounce houses, hot chocolate, a reindeer steer and ponies. Local vendors and food trucks will also be on hand, and there will be a story time with a reader the city calls the "locally famous Mrs. Carter."

Getting there

Main Street will be closed from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. that night. The city says parking is available on Elm Street and recommends reaching that lot by way of North or South Magnolia Street.

Artisans who want to sell during the event can still apply. The city is taking vendor applications through the Eventeny platform, linked from the event page, for booths in historic downtown.

The tree lighting closes out a fall calendar of city events that included the Peanut Festival in October, Haunted Harvest on Oct. 31 and the Aubrey For Veterans day on Nov. 7.

Sources

aubreytx.gov