The Optimist Club members have been working all year long on some terrific new lighting and magical mechanical displays that will delight all! It's going to be a spectacular year, with many donations from our dedicated sponsors and donors. All funds raised support our programs and initiatives for youth in our community. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
Sparkling lights from last year
2024 Behind the Scenes
The Optimist Club of Orangeville has been bringing you Christmas in The Park for more than 30 years! It started with a number of seniors stringing a few lights on a few trees at the park across the street from the Seniors Centre on Bythia. It has since grown to include fantastic illuminated characters, millions of dazzling lights, music, entertainers of all sorts, hot drinks served by local scouts and churches, and many delightful community displays! A free month-long event that draws over 24,000 visitors a year. With the help of volunteers and funding by generous sponsors, Christmas in The Park at Kay Cee Gardens is a holiday tradition for our community and beyond.
As always our park is free and open to the public from 5:30 to 10:00 every evening in December, except when weather prevents it. Follow us on our social media to stay updated. Our Donation Station is set up beside the Pergola at Kay Cee Gardens, and cash donations are very welcome!! This year we have a POS Terminal with Square to make it easy to tap a donation!
For sponsorship or online donations please click here.
It is with the generous financial support from Sponsors of Christmas in The Park, our only fundraiser, that we are able to support and participate in programs that enrich the lives of youth in our community, such as: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Westminster Milk program, DCAFF, Scouts and Guides, Orangeville Minor Sports, ODSS and Westside Bursaries, Bike Roadeo, Junior Golf, One Voice One Team, Canadian Children's Optimist Foundation, Youth Empowerment Day, Oratorical and Essay Contests, and COLS (Central Ontario Leadership Seminars. As well as donations to Family Transition Place, Headwaters Hospital, Food Bank etc.