By Rebecca Wallace
Save the date for the 40th Annual Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes December 10 and 11. Atlanta’s favorite holiday tour of homes once again will bring a festive atmosphere to the neighborhood and holiday fun for the whole family with a backdrop of turn of the century homes decked out for Christmas. Celebrating its 40th anniversary and anticipated since 2019, this year’s tour promises to be special and will include:
- Tour of Homes: Saturday & Sunday, 6:00-10:00 pm
- Winter Wonderland: Saturday, 4:00-6:00 pm
- Artists Market: Saturday 4:00 – 9:00 pm, Sunday, 6:00-8:00 pm
- Candlelight Concert: Sunday, 5:00 pm
- Children’s Christmas Pageant Dress Rehearsal: Saturday, 5:00
Please visit www.CandlelightTourOfHomes.com regularly for more details. If you’d like your home to be on the tour, be a vendor in the Artists Market or volunteer for this event that benefits three community organizations – St. Paul UMC, the Grant Park Parent Network and Grant Park Cooperative Preschool, contact tour chair Lisa Gwock by emailing info@candlelightTourOfHomes.com.
St. Paul UMC at 501 Grant Street serves as the start of the tour and location for the other activities. With weekly services on Sundays at 11:00am in person and streamed live on our Facebook page, @stpaulgrantpark, the church also hosts the popular St. Paul Basketball for elementary and middle school age players. Registration is in December for the 2023 season which runs January – March.
