{"id":4234,"date":"2017-11-27T21:58:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T21:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/?p=4234"},"modified":"2018-01-10T00:47:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T00:47:21","slug":"trail-of-lights-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/trail-of-lights-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Trail of Lights 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-4.jpg\" alt=\"trail-of-lights- ATX\" width=\"800\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-4-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-4-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Written &amp; photos by Tracy Fuller<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Austin Trail of Lights is easily one of the most recognized holiday events in the Austin area. This makes 53 years of Zilker Park hosting Trail of Lights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Trail of Lights Foundation and Lyft will host the 4th Annual \u201cNight Lights\u201d Preview Party on Friday, Dec. 8. Ticket proceeds will support STARS at the Trail, a\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trail of Lights Foundation program that enables roughly 1600 children, families,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">veterans and\u00a0<\/span>seniors to visit the trail who normally wouldn\u2019t be able to.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of.jpg\" alt=\"trail-of lights tree\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\u201cNight Lights\u201d will take place at Zilker Park from 7-10 p.m. and will highlight live performances from Mother Falcon String Trio, Whiskey Shivers, and Austin&#8217;s favorite DJ, DJ Mel. This prestigious event will host tasty samples of food, beer and wine, exceptional holiday entertainment, a classic car show, a Maker&#8217;s Market curated by Edible Austin, and a chance to experience the Trail of Lights like never before. Joining in the festivities will be restaurants such as Mattie&#8217;s, Sway, Moonshine Patio Bar &amp; Grill, La Pera, Chi&#8217;Lantro, Texas Honey Ham, H-E-B Caf\u00e9, Cabo Bob&#8217;s, Top Notch, and much more.\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/20171208_215721-01.jpg\" alt=\"Trail of Lights Greetings\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/20171208_215721-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/20171208_215721-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/20171208_215721-01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Starting Saturday, December 9th the Trail of Lights will open its doors to the public and will run through Saturday, Dec. 23rd. Each night at the trail will feature local performers and storytelling spreading cheer among the masses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-iii.jpg\" alt=\"Trail of Lights\" width=\"800\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-iii.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-iii-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2017\/11\/trail-of-lights-iii-768x560.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written &amp; photos by Tracy Fuller The Austin Trail of Lights is easily one of the most recognized holiday events in the Austin area. This makes 53 years of Zilker Park hosting Trail of Lights. The Trail of Lights Foundation and Lyft will host the 4th Annual \u201cNight Lights\u201d Preview Party on Friday, Dec. 8. 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