BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20221128T010000Z DTEND:20221128T060000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Grotto's Annual Christmas Festival of Lights DESCRIPTION:About the Festival\n\nChoirs in the Chapel\n\nEnjoy the amazing sounds of local schools\, churches and civic groups as they perform inside the Chapel of Mary\, with its cathedral-like acoustics.\n\nFun for Everyone\n\nContinuous entertainment for all ages is offered in The Grotto's plaza area\, including outdoor caroling\, puppet shows\, and an assortment of musical guests.\n\nPuppet Show & Storytimes\n\nAt the top of each hour in the plaza tent\, enjoy our puppet shows and storytimes.\n\nCaroling\n\nThe Grotto Carolers perform every hour at the bottom of the hour in the plaza tent. Sing along to your favorite Christmas songs.\n\nA few details\n\nThe Festival of Lights is a walk-through event and visitors can expect to walk approximately one-quarter mile.\n\nAll entertainment areas are either indoors or tented\, but visitors should dress for the weather. Rubber-soled shoes\, warm socks\, gloves\, and ear coverings are recommended\, especially on colder nights.\n\nAverage festival visitation times are between 75 and 90 minutes. Visitors wishing to hear a specific concert should arrive at least 30 to 45 minutes in advance of the scheduled concert time. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Choirs in the Chapel
\n\nEnjoy the amazing sounds of local schools\, churches and civic groups as they perform inside the Chapel of Mary\, with its cathedral-like acoustics.
\n\nFun for Everyone
\n\nContinuous entertainment for all ages is offered in The Grotto&rsquo\;s plaza area\, including outdoor caroling\, puppet shows\, and an assortment of musical guests.
\n\nPuppet Show \;&\; Storytimes
\n\nAt the top of each hour in the plaza tent\, enjoy our puppet shows and storytimes.
\n\nCaroling
\n\nThe Grotto Carolers perform every hour at the bottom of the hour in the plaza tent. Sing along to your favorite Christmas songs.
\n\nA few details
\n\nThe Festival of Lights is a walk-through event and visitors can expect to walk approximately one-quarter mile.
\n\nAll entertainment areas are either indoors or tented\, but visitors should dress for the weather. Rubber-soled shoes\, warm socks\, gloves\, and ear coverings are recommended\, especially on colder nights.
\n\nAverage festival visitation times are between 75 and 90 minutes. Visitors wishing to hear a specific concert should arrive at least 30 to 45 minutes in advance of the scheduled concert time.
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\n LOCATION:How to get to the Festival The entrance to The Grotto is at NE 85th & Sandy Blvd. in Portland\, Oregon. Parking: Parking is free in the main parking lot and on the adjacent streets. Parking attendants will assist you in finding the best spot. Please follow their directions. Overflow Lot with Free Shuttle: On busy nights\, use our overflow lot\, which is located at the Parkrose/Sumner Park&Ride on Sandy Blvd. Our free shuttle bus runs every night from this lot. By Bus: If you plan to take public transit\, Bus 12 takes you along NE Sandy Blvd. to The Grotto and Bus 72 takes you along NE 82nd Ave.\, where you can disembark at NE Sandy Blvd. From the MAX: Exit at the Parkrose/Sumner Station on the Red Line and take our shuttle bus (located in the bus pull-out on Sandy Blvd.) The shuttle bus runs every night and is free to use. UID:e.9103.19054 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240328T194929Z URL:https://business.oregonfestivals.org/events/details/the-grotto-s-annual-christmas-festival-of-lights-11-27-2022-19054 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR