Holiday entertainment, food, hand-crafted holiday gifts, a children's winter wonderland and petting zoo, shopping and, of course, visits with Santa are all on display for the "Countdown to Glendale Glitters" on Friday evening, November 29 beginning at p. Parking will be in short supply, but free shuttles will run from the Glendale Community College north parking lot, at 59th and Vogel Avenues, between p.
Event attendees will have the option of paying for preferred parking in the two downtown garages, located at City Hall at 59th and Glenn Drive and the Bank of America Building at 58th Avenue and Glenn Drive—both garages should be accessed via 59th Avenue. Once the event kicks off, lights will remain on nightly from 5 to 10 p. However, there are also a series of special event weekends coming in December, so if you're in Glendale for a weekend trip, try to make it out to one of the following weekends.
Admission is free and thousands of people will stroll the sidewalks of Historic Downtown Glendale and watch about 20 tethered hot air balloons inflate as pilots fire them up, enjoying bands and street performers for a finale to the festive season.
Due to the extensive street closures required for the block party, parking in the downtown area will be very limited, but shuttles will still be available from Glendale Community College.
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Glendale Glitters definitely helps support the small businesses. She said Glitters has always been a draw for her business; at times she's seen more than people standing around outside her shop. Chmidling said she plans to have drummers and belly dancers perform outside of her store to help draw people into the shop.
Eventually, they want to take the money Glendale spends on Glitters and instead spend it on year-round events in the area. But that won't happen overnight, they say. While city leaders explore options for the future of downtown Glendale, and Glitters, Weiers said it's important to keep in mind that, at this point, leaders don't know for sure if they will end Glitters, keep it going as it has been or experiment with scaling it back. Those decisions will come as the City Council continues to discuss it in the future, he said.
Phelps, the city manager, said he would like to see downtown pivot away from a handful of annual events, like Glendale Glitters, and move to a string of year-round events, like concerts and performances at the amphitheater outside City Hall. Phelps said he might include ideas for revitalizing downtown in his proposed budget for next fiscal year, which starts in July, but wants to see support from downtown merchants and the City Council before doing anything that would scrap Glitters.
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