2022 Tree Lighting Celebration

Join us at Waverly Place on Friday, November 18th, 5:30pm-9:00pm for a celebration of the start of the holiday season benefiting Read and Feed!

Read and Feed strives to strengthen literacy skills among underserved elementary school children and provide meals in a nurturing neighborhood environment. You too can support their mission! Bring new and gently used books intended for children in grades K-5 to donate during our Tree Lighting event. Books honoring diverse backgrounds and experiences, including stories by and about people of color. Bilingual books (Spanish/English) are also greatly appreciated. A donation site will be located in The Park area of the Waverly Place center during the Tree Lighting event.

As a thank you for your generosity, Waverly Place invites you to enjoy a fun-filled night with The Embers, our official headliner, along with Craig Woolard as our Master of Ceremonies, and so much more:

• Town of Cary Mayor, Harold Weinbrecht, will provide opening remarks
• Athens Drive High School Band will perform several holiday musical numbers
• Santa and Mrs. Claus will officially light our tree and be available for pictures using your devices
• Aerial artists will WOW you as they soar, gracefully through the air
• Costumed characters including The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who will be on hand to throughout the night
• A 360-degree photo booth will provide a unique video experience
• Roaming entertainers including a stilt-walking juggler, balloon artists, and magician will be found throughout The Park
• A FREE Hot Cocoa Bar featuring gourmet milk chocolate cocoa with fixin’s you choose including marshmallows, caramel syrup, chocolate chips, crushed peppermint and more

Finally, we will have gift bags for those that visit ten (10) or more Waverly Place merchants during the event. Pick up your Tree Lighting passport from the Read and Feed donation site in The Park. The Waverly Place 2022 Tree Lighting Gift Bags will include:

• A Waverly Place double-walled travel tumbler
• Two (2) FREE movie vouchers, compliments of CineBistro
• $20 OFF a Classic Facial & BOGO Gift Card offer, compliments of Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa
• A selection of items from BodyLase, Color Me Mine, CycleBar, StretchLab, Tasu Asian Bistro, or vomFASS Vinegar, Oil & Spice Shop

Be sure to come early; you don’t want to miss a minute of this event! 

*NOTE: Read and Feed CANNOT accept torn or otherwise damaged books, board books, textbooks, dictionaries, thesauruses, nor books overtly religious in nature. FREE items are one per guest, while supplies last.