COLUMBIA, S.C. — Five Points will kick off the holiday season on Friday, Nov. 20, when the Five Points Association stages the third edition of NEON Joy, a free evening of lights, music and shopping in the Columbia district from 6 to 9 p.m.
The centerpiece is a holiday laser light show set for the Five Points Mural Lot, starting at 6:30 p.m.. Guests may bring blankets and lawn chairs for the show, though outside food and drinks are not allowed. Food and beverages will be sold on site.
Local schools and community groups will perform through the night. Brookland-Cayce High’s marching band opens at 5:50 p.m., followed by the A.C. Moore Bobcats Choir at 6:15. Columbia Classical Ballet takes the stage at 7, the Carver-Lyon Choir and Bucket Brigade at 7:20, Lower Richland High School Dance at 7:50 and Legacy Martial Arts at 8:15.
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will pose for photos beside the Hootie and the Blowfish Monument, with the Grinch also making the rounds. Families can find hot cocoa by the Saluda Avenue Fountain, caroling by the Cocktails of USC, and face painting and balloon art during the same window. A big-screen showing of Home Alone is planned in a parking lot, with s’mores kits for $2.50.
The celebration also launches a shopping promotion. Visitors who pick up a GLOW and GO Pass at the light show and get it stamped by at least five Five Points merchants between Nov. 20 and Nov. 22 can enter a drawing for $1,000 or $500 in gift cards to district businesses.
The Five Points Association is based at 532 Congaree Avenue and can be reached at 803-748-7373.
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