Posted
By Orlando Weekly Staff
on Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 12:57 PM
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Holiday decorations at the Church Street Market
In the wake of COVID-19’s devastating impact on Downtown Orlando businesses, the area has come to life again for the holidays with a special dining promotion, snow in Heritage Square, festive “store fronts”and a new landmark tree in the round-about on Church Street.
The overarching promotion, dubbed
30 Days of City District,
launched the week of Thanksgiving and is a multifaceted, decentralized holiday event to be experienced with close friends and family, while maintaining social distance.
“We didn’t want to do a traditional event this year that would attract people to gather, plus the City District, our Main Street District, is now much larger than the previous Church Street District, so creating cheer that could be enjoyed throughout was our priority,” says Rosangela Parker, executive director of the City District. “This type of activation is a perfect complement to the new snowflakes installed throughout downtown by the Downtown Development Board, and Frontyard Festival at the Dr. Phillips Center, both of which are also within our District. We want to create an environment whereby residents, daytime professionals, our nightlife crowd, and visitors to the area are encouraged to stroll our streets and patronize our establishments this holiday season.”