{"id":89,"date":"2018-11-16T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ayreshotels.dev.hebsdigital.com\/?p=89"},"modified":"2022-01-25T16:42:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T16:42:49","slug":"festival-of-lights-at-the-mission-inn-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayreshotelcen.wpenginepowered.com\/festival-of-lights-at-the-mission-inn-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mission Inn Hotel and Spa will commence its holiday celebrations with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missioninn.com\/festival-of-lights-en.html\">26th Annual Festival of Lights<\/a> on November 23rd. The festival is a free, six-week long extravaganza featuring one of the nation&#8217;s largest display of holiday lights.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today has titled this celebration the &#8220;Best Public Lights Display in the Nation,&#8221; which explains why this light festival attracts more than 500,000 visitors from all over the world each year.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival of Lights will begin with the famous &#8220;Switch On&#8221; Ceremony, a spectacular event in which the castle-like Mission Inn Hotel is instantly illuminated with five million holiday lights and then proceeds with an impressive fireworks display.<\/p>\n<p>Other festival highlights include 200 animated figures such as angels, elves, and Dickens carolers. You can also expect Santa Claus to make appearances, sneak a kiss under the world&#8217;s largest man-made mistletoe, horse-drawn carriage rides, elf tuck-ins, freshly fallen snow, elaborately decorated Christmas trees; and delectable holiday confections at the famous Casey&#8217;s Cupcakes.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be new additions to this year&#8217;s celebration. For instance, look for the new &#8220;Candy Stroll.&#8221; This leisurely stroll will take you through the main walkway where you can find lots of candy decor, then you will pass under the Campanario with the world&#8217;s largest mistletoe, and finally, down the paths towards Main Street, which features brightly colored canopy lights, additional candy decor, window displays, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Also new is the hotel&#8217;s elaborately decorated Christmas tree, which will be featured outside of the hotel along the Candy Stroll walkway; breakfast with Santa, which will feature a performance by the Riverside Ballet and story time with Santa; and the new official merchandise of Mission Inn Hotel and Spa Festival of Lights booth.<\/p>\n<p>If you are seeking accommodations nearby the Festival of Lights ceremony, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayreshotels.com\/ayres-hotel-corona-east\">Ayres Hotel Corona East<\/a> is within close proximity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mission Inn Hotel and Spa will commence its holiday celebrations with the 26th Annual Festival of Lights on November 23rd. 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