October 50/50 Raffle Winner!
Big Congratulations to Kathleen! She’s our lucky 50/50 raffle winner of our October raffle from the Ladysmith Festival of Lights, holding ticket #C-7495 and winning half the jackpot of $5,765! Thank you, Kathleen, for helping light up our town — your support keeps the magic glowing! The next raffle starts on November 14th and runs…
Read MoreExperience the Magic of the Festival
We’re proud to share this beautiful video of the 2024 Festival of Lights parade, courtesy of The Sky Above Creative Agency, capturing the spirit and joy of our community celebration.
Read MoreSeptember 50/50 Raffle Winner!
Big Congratulations to Lenore! She’s our lucky 50/50 raffle winner from the Ladysmith Festival of Lights, holding ticket #B-4805 and winning half the jackpot of $3,500! Thank you, Lenore, for helping light up our town — your support keeps the magic glowing! The next raffle starts on October 13th and runs until November 13th. https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/ladysmith-fols…
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Congratulations to our 2025/26 Executive Board! Please get in touch if you would like to be part of this important and influential group.
Read MoreDonate to the Festival
The cost to replace bulbs with new LED ones is very high so we ask for donations to help offset the costs. If you can spare a few bucks via our GoFundMe page. Thank you. [Donate]
Read MoreSpotlight on… Bill Fitzpatrick, Master of Festival of Lights
Born: July 23rd, 1938 Passing: June 20th, 2017 By Lynne Delucia The idea of a Festival of Lights took root after a Chamber of Commerce meeting held at the Omega Restaurant in 1986. A few diehards remained (Bill Fitzpatrick being one of them) and began to discuss, with disgust, the state of Ladysmith’s downtown decorations…
Read MoreThe Red Chair
The Red Chair’s journey started in 2011 on Cape Cod, and continues to this day as the chair moves from one inn to the next as a treasured guest and new American icon. At each stop, the Red Chair is introduced to all that is memorable and beautiful about the local area, with a B&B…
Read MoreSpotlight on… The Chuck Perrin Tree
In the fall of 2015, members of the Festival of Lights were trying to figure out how they would again tackle the issue of replacing all the lights in the Chuck Perrin Memorial Tree (the large fir tree at the Aggie Hall), which had 3,000 bulbs in it. The FOL committee had worked on a…
Read MoreThe Perfect Anytime Gift
Get your “Glow in the Dark” Festival of Lights t-shirts. They are available at the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce! What a great “anytime” gift for friends and family with a little bit of Ladysmith. Only $20 each!
Read MoreTop Hat Photos on Facebook
All photos from the photo booth location on Light Up are now available on the Top Hat Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Tophatphotobooth/
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