Tyler sets Holiday in the Park

Put on your mittens and break out the toboggan! The City of Tyler Parks and Recreation Department and Libertas American will be hosting the second annual Holiday in the Park and Bazaar on Dec. 7 and 8 at Bergfeld Park. This free event includes a "tubing hill," a snow play area, shopping, entertainment and more than 100,000 pounds of snow!

The fun begins on Dec. 7 from 4-8 p.m. with "Snow Play" in the park. Ballet Tyler also will perform in the Amphitheatre at 7 p.m.

On Dec. 8, the Bazaar will run from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will feature more than 30 vendors displaying gift items for friends or family…or maybe yourself. "Snow Play" will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for kids of all ages. Then local dance groups, musicians and choirs will entertain from 1:30- 4:30 p.m. Finally, the evening will wrap up with a showing of "White Christmas" in the Amphitheatre at 6 p.m.

More than 12,000 people attended the 2006 Holiday in the Park event. This year is expected to be bigger and better.

"This is a wonderful event for the City of Tyler," says City Manager Bob Turner. "It is a chance for everyone in the community to come out and enjoy the snow, the local entertainment and greet neighbors before the holiday."

Bergfeld Park is located at Broadway and Fourth Street in Tyler.