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Trail of Lights cancelled...again.

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  • Xtina712Xtina712 member
    Noooooo!  I really wanted to check it out.  Bummer.
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  • AustinBride06AustinBride06
    Honestly, I usually only care about the tree and then the 37th street lights (because DH proposed to me when we were walking down that street at Christmas time).  But the last time we did 37th it was SO lame!  Hardly any homes were decorated and most of the ones that did weren't nearly as into it as years past.  Anyone know what happened there?
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    imageAustinBride06:
    Honestly, I usually only care about the tree and then the 37th street lights (because DH proposed to me when we were walking down that street at Christmas time).  But the last time we did 37th it was SO lame!  Hardly any homes were decorated and most of the ones that did weren't nearly as into it as years past.  Anyone know what happened there?

    Most of the "regulars" who were really behind the big displays and getting everyone on the street rallied moved away. 

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  • ChandleyChandley
    If you are near Circle C, you should go to Pete's Trail of Lights. It is one dude's house, but it is pretty amazing. https://www.wix.com/pwainscott/trailoflights
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  • AustinBride06AustinBride06
    We did Pete's last year!  It was awesome, actually.  Will probably do that again this year since we'll be in Austin for Christmas.
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  • YellowUmbrellaYellowUmbrella
    Boo! I've never been before and was looking forward to it.
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  • ditzydi_2000ditzydi_2000

    I wonder what happens to the money if you actually donated to the Trail of Lights thingie.  Or maybe that was a scam all together.  

    https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1367184.7582249668/rid:1e6037a4afffb03c90a96e0e7acffbae

     

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  • molliedbmolliedb

    my face just fell.  that sucks.

     

    but pete's trail was really great for our girls.  they had a great time.  its a very miniature version of the trail of lights but perfect for them.

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  • SaraLouiseBride08SaraLouiseBride08
    Looks like it'll be Pete's for us. What a bummer.
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  • KSandAE2008KSandAE2008 member
    Buda did a trail of lights last year in one of the parks that was not bad. I'm sure they will do it again this year.
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  • Temp13436125005166Temp13436125005166
    :-(  I was really looking forward to going this year
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  • michelleaxomichelleaxo

    imageKSandAE2008:
    Buda did a trail of lights last year in one of the parks that was not bad. I'm sure they will do it again this year.

    Yep, it was pretty fun!

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  • ndluvsrkndluvsrk

    Boo! Sad

    We just might have to crash some of those Southie ones.

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  • ChandleyChandley
    anyone have information on the buda one for this year?
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  • amyinaustinamyinaustin

    grrr.  I get irrationally miffed about this topic every year.  I just don't understand (and admittedly don't know) all the details behind the budget concerns/etc.

    So what is the deal w/ Pete's?  Is there a charge, can you bring a wagon, etc?

    Sounds like it might be worth a trip down South.

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  • ChandleyChandley

    Pete's is a walk through his front and backyard. He lives on a cul-de-sac. It isn't big enough to bring a wagon, but we went last year and carried M and it was a lot of fun. It is free. It sounds odd I know, but it was really impressive.

    I want to hear more about the Buda one - anyone have details on that?

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  • MrsAJLMrsAJL member

    The private group putting it on couldn't raise the funds. How could they?  It's stupidly expensive. It costs a shitton of money to put on the Trail of Lights. It costs more than $1,000,000 to put that circus on!  The city use to fund it in the past.  What a waste of money.

    ***bah humbug!***


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  • KSandAE2008KSandAE2008 member
    imageChandley:

    I want to hear more about the Buda one - anyone have details on that?

    https://ci.buda.tx.us/calendar/121411-buda-trail-of-lights/

    This is all the info they have on the website. It was obviously much smaller than the Austin one was, but it was a bunch of displays in a walking area around the park and then at the end they had snacks and drinks you could buy. I'm sure it will only get bigger since I think last year was the first year and especially since the Austin one is not happening again. It was always busy last year.

     

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