Hillside Village kicks off the holiday season on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with its Village Lights festival, featuring the annual Magical Tree Lighting and Santa’s Arrival! KDGE-FM will kick off the festivities at 5:30 p.m. Kids can enjoy a real 10′ snow slide, holiday crafts, face painting, balloon artists, and much more.

Complimentary snow slide will be available until 7:30 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., Santa will arrive and flip the switch to illuminate the 100,000 lights on Hillside Village’s 30-foot, interactive tree. Located in the Village Green, the tree is programmed to play a holiday music every 20 minutes, synchronized with dancing lights.

After Santa’s Arrival, he will be available for visits and photos at Santa’s Corner, Suite 406 until 8:30pm!