12/09/2025
✨ Thank You for Celebrating the 39th Annual Festival of Lights With Us! ✨
Our 39th annual event was a beautiful celebration of all Winter holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, St. Lucia’s Day, and Winter Solstice traditions. Together, we embraced the season of giving by enjoying one another’s company. We hope you’ll continue to sprinkle kindness to your neighbors not just during the holidays, but all year long.
A heartfelt thank-you to our Festival of Lights Subcommittee, P&R staff, our IDEA Committee representative and other City Departments for collaborating on this year’s meaningful event. Gratitude also to Julie’s Deli for contributing to the cocoa and cider, Sheng Kee Bakery for the holiday cookies, Silver Spot Nursery School for hosting wine and beer, Bright Rentals for the stage, and MoBowl Food Truck.
We were thrilled to kick off the celebration in song with a performance by Brisbane’s own Leanne Borghesi, and to welcome remarks from our Mayor, Cliff Lentz, who also recognized this year’s Volunteer of the Year, Hermann Reiss. Our Youth Advisory Committee also brought great energy to the night—leading the wish tree, cocoa & cider support, hint hint, those unforgettable inflatable trees (and other areas)! Shout out to our co-emcees Leanne and our very own Jovi!! Brisbane Dance Workshop was GOLDEN. And kudos, Lipman Middle School Orchestra! 🎶 Lion Sharon Boggs for sound coordination!