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Founders Park, 113 Town Hall Dr. For a decade, the outlying suburb of Wilmington celebrated Christmas by merely lighting the town tree. As the area has grown, so have its celebrations. The Town of Leland rebranded Founders Park in 2018 and in 2019 launched Leland in Lights. “This is fairly new, but already very popular,” town spokesperson Hilary Snow said. “The goal has always been to continue to grow the event and offer new attractions each year.” The singing Christmas trees are a highlight of Leland in Lights. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver) Despite it being a pandemic year, the town is welcoming around 700 people weekly as the grounds illuminate at dusk. The park features large motion displays, including snowmen playing baseball, two children having a snowball fight, even Old Man Winter blowing cold weather to the south. Santa shows up a few times and his reindeer also make an appearance. ....