Tree Lighting At Stratford Town Hall To Be Live Streamed Tuesday

STRATFORD, CT — Stratford will ring in the holidays Tuesday with its annual Town Hall Tree Lighting.

The tree lighting will be broadcast 6 p.m. via Facebook Live on Mayor Laura Hoydick’s page, www.facebook.com/MayorLauraHoydick/, according to a town news release. Guests are also welcome to attend the tree lighting in person on the Town Hall green.

In addition to the tree lighting, landmarks and buildings throughout Stratford will be decorated for the holidays by the public works department and the Stratford Beautification Committee. Plans to construct neighborhood photo opportunities, allowing residents to capture the joy of the holidays with their families in a safe, socially distanced setting are also being discussed.

Landmarks being decorated for the Stratford Lighting Festival include:

• Stratford Town Hall
• Stratford Fire Headquarters
• EMS Headquarters
• Lordship Fire House
• Oronoque Fire House
• Huntington Road Fire House
• Baldwin Center
• South End Community Center
• Paradise Green
• Public works building
• Public works garage building
• Parks department building
• Short Beach Golf Course building
• Police Department
• Birdseye Complex
• Boothe Park buildings
• Main Street light post poles
• Barnum Avenue light post poles
• Juliette Lowe Park

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Town Hall Tree Lighting will be a socially distanced event. Guests will be required to wear masks and remain 6 feet from other groups.