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Somerville Arts Council’s Illuminations Tour
Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA | Get Directions »
$10.00
Looking for a way to see Somerville's Christmas lights alongside your family, friends and neighbors?
Hop on one of the 27 trolleys that take residents on the convivial, 45-minute Illuminations Tour. The first will leave City Hall Concourse at 4:30 p.m and return there after the tour ends.
Back at City Hall, there will be coffee, hot chocolate and cookies, as well as choral music and crafts for children, according to a press release from the city.
Trolley Tour tickets will be available at the Blue Cloud Gallery, 713 Broadway, beginning Wednesday, Dec 1. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. For more information, visit www.somervilleartscouncil.org.
Event Details
| Where | Somerville City Hall 93 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 4:30 pm |
| Price | $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and children |
More About Somerville City Hall
Head down Highland Ave. and you can't miss City Hall, which sits atop Central Hill next to Somerville High School. Built in 1851 as the city's first high school, the building has housed city government since 1871. Today, the majority of City offices are still at City Hall. But in a city of over 74,000, one building can't hold them all. So another dozen City offices occupy City Hall Annex on Evergreen St., a handful are at the Department of Public Works building on Franey Road, and a few are at other locations in the city.
Offices located at City Hall include:
- Mayor's Office
- City Clerk
- Election Department
- Assessor's Office
- Treasurer/Collector's Office
- Auditing Division
- Constituent Services
- Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD)
- Parks and Open Space
- Planning and Zoning Division
- Transportation and Infrastructure Division
- Communications Office
- Somerstat
- Information Technology Department
- City Solicitor's Office/The Law Office
- Personnel Office
- Purchasing Office
Other events here
- Community Office Hours: Meet with Rep. Capuano’s Staff Monthly, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Amanda Kersey
1:41 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
The Bicycle Committee will lead a tour of the city's Christmas lights Saturday, Dec. 17, leaving from Somerville High School at 6:20 p.m. The Illuminations Tour by Bike will compliment the one that takes residents by trolley past the most festively decorated homes in Central and East Somerville. The route will include paths too narrow for the trolleys. Check the Somerville Arts Council's website as the date approches to find out where the stops on the tour will be.