The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department will help the Phoenix area kick off the 2007 holiday season with its annual Phoenix Tree Lighting and Holiday Festival from 3 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 23. The 2007 event, formerly known as the Candyland Concert, has a new home – Cesar Chavez Plaza, at Second Avenue between Washington and Jefferson streets in downtown Phoenix.

This interactive holiday children's festival features fun local entertainment, free visits with Santa, hands-on activities and the lighting of a huge holiday tree. The Tree Lighting is the traditional kick-off event for the APS Fiesta of Light series of events, which is capped off each year with the APS Electric Light Parade, set for Dec. 1.

Those wanting information on the Tree Lighting and the full APS Fiesta of Light lineup can find it online at phoenix.gov/parks or by phone by calling 602-262-4627 or 534-3378 (voice) or 602-262-6713 (TTY).