Reliant Lights Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular at Houston City Hall
Howdy, my awesome Texans!! Today I’ve something awesome to share because today I’ll be sharing something real awesome and very cherished event happening in the majestic city of Houston!
The City of Houston will be officially kicking off the Holiday season for the beloved Houstonians on December 7, 2024. There will be tree lighting, live music and so much more!
The City of Houston invites you for the Reliant Lights Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular, 2024!
Reliant Lights Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular
Like every year, the City of Houston has organized along with its sponsors a beautiful event to kick off the Holiday season and to fan into flame the holiday spirit of joy, love and celebration in the hearts of every Houstonian and every visitor!
This event is sponsored by Reliant Energy, along with many other sponsors that include Cigna, Downtown Houston+, Raising Cane’s, Shake Shack, Oak Farms Dairy, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and the Houston Public Library Foundation
Date and Location
Reliant Lights Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular will take play at City Hall/Hermann Square on December 7, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
History
The City of Houston has been following and celebrating this tree lighting tradition for over 100+ years now!
That is correct! 100+ years of bringing the Houstonians together and lighting up the Christmas tree, and officially kicking off the holiday season for Houston!
Reliant, Texas’ home and business electricity providing company, will be sponsoring this event for the 18th time this year.
At Reliant, lighting up the holidays is one of our favorite ways to spread joy and make the season bright, which is why we’re thrilled to present Reliant Lights Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular. This free holiday tradition has something for everyone to enjoy – including our fan-favorite Reliant blinking Santa hats! – and we invite Houstonians to celebrate with us on Saturday, December 7.
Mr. Mark Parsons (The Senior Vice President, Reliant.)
What Makes Reliant Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular 2024 Special?
What’s special, you ask?! Well Well Well -drum rolls- This year it will be the City of Houston’s 105th anniversary of following the tradition. Yes! That’s HUNDRED and FIFTH time!
This just shows how cherished this event is and also how dedicated the City of Houston is to provide its beloved citizens such an experience. Plus, it’s free folks! Thanks to all the sponsors! So, let’s get going!!
This amazing family-friendly celebration is an incredible way to kick-off the holiday season for Houstonians. I encourage everyone to join us for some holiday cheer and to celebrate the most festive and wonderful time of the year. I thank Reliant and our other generous sponsors for their support.
The Honorable John Whitmire (Mayor, City of Houston)
LeToya Luckett, a two-time Grammy award winner and founding member of Destiny’s Child will co-headline the show with Two-time Academy of Country Music New Female Vocalist nominee RaeLynn.
You really wouldn’t wanna miss them performing live!
Featuring
Let’s have the best first! The tree that will be standing tall before the City hall will be beautiful and energy efficient 48-foot White Fir, all the way from Grants Pass, Oregon! (make sure you don’t snap your neck while trying to look at the star!)
This beautiful tree will be adorned with 4,000 ornaments, and it will be just shy of 100,000 LED lights! I’m sure you are already waiting for the count-down when the tree will be lit along with the timed fireworks!
(yes, I know the best is for the last, but hey didn’t wanna waste your time 😇. And also because low-key, I couldn’t contain it in myself and couldn’t wait to share it with y’all 😛 haha)
Well, I didn’t keep the best for the last but the event will surely have the best for last. But before the tree lighting, there’ll different live performances to get you into that Holiday mood! You’ll totally love it! You can dance along with your family and friends where you’ll be seated.
There will be beautiful performances by Shepherd School of Music Mariachi Luna Llena, KIPP Sharp Singers, Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts theatre department, Playhouse 1960, Carver/Aldine High School Dance Company, Dance of Asian America, and Houston Contemporary Dance Company. That’s a mouthful! And they will surely fill your hearts full with joy as Handel’s Messiah sings the “Hallelujah Chorus” that would be so perfectly timed with the fireworks and the lighting of the tree! So keep your eyes and ears open to capture everything on the canvas of your heart and make it your best holiday kick off event yet!
To know more about each of those performers/ performing groups, click here.
Don’t Go Home Just Yet
The event does end here. Reliant will be giving out its blinking, sparkly-twinkly Santa hats for free to all! But make sure you get your hat soon because it will only be given out until the supplies last.
Raising Cane’s (an American fast-food restaurant chain specializing in chicken fingers), will be sponsoring The Gingerbread Village, and will have complimentary samples along with seasonal food and beverages for sale! Cold Houston night and something warm to eat! lovely!
Oh, and Santa will be in his North Pole themed booth for free photos!
Make the most out of this event with your friend and family, Houston! And if you are a visitor, you will surely be taking a piece of Houston in your heart for life and will definitely want more of all the beautiful city of Houston has to offer!
Seating And Parking
Seating will be free, so to get the best seat, try coming a little early. For, parking, you can use the parking spaces around the City Hall.
Writer’s Note
Hey y’all. Hope you are all excited about the tree lighting event at City Hall, Houston! It’ll surely get you into the holiday spirit and make you sing for joy for the rest of the year and fill you with hope for the year 2025!
I wish I was in Houston now, but hey, before you know it, I’ll be there! My heart longs to be there. Any way, enjoy your time with your loved ones! Make beautiful memories!
And by the way, if you are alone or away from home this holiday season, do know Texaslyf is cheering you on. Your good days are ahead of up. Just need to have a little hope. Keep that chin up!
Love y’all!! See y’all with the next post! 👋
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