Photo of Celebration Town Center, which holds its annual Now
Snowing event at Christmas. ©2009 Orlando CVB, Inc.
Want to see snow in Orlando, but without visiting one of the theme parks? Visit Celebration Town Center for its annual Now Snowing festival.
Now Snowing in Downtown Celebration is a tradition in the Disney-created town of Celebration, now in its 11th year. The event culminates with nightly snowfalls, with "snow" produced from snow machines using tiny soap bubbles, every night at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. with each snowfall lasting about 10 minutes.
The first night of Now Snowing begins with a tree lighting ceremony, featuring live music and a special entrance from Santa Claus, before the first snowfall.
Besides the hourly snowfalls, Now Snowing also has strolling carolers and photo opportunities with Santa, also offering guests to take a horse drawn carriage ride or board the Celebration Express Train. New to the festival this year is an ice rink, which can be found on Bloom Street and will be open to the public for the festivities.
Singer Ryan Cabrera will be on hand for a special concert on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. The festival also coincides with Radio Disney's annual holiday concert; this year's will be headlined by Justin Bieber and takes place Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. (Let's hope Bieber's appearance at Celebration turns out more relaxed than his canceled mall appearance in Long Island, New York.)
This year's Now Snowing event begins Nov. 28 and runs until Dec. 31. Admission is free.
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