Light Up the Tracks, presented by Dominion Energy, is a six-week holiday celebration in Downtown Ashland, Virginia. Trackside homes, businesses, and Randolph-Macon College are ornamented in twinkling lights. The effect is a mile-long living holiday postcard for train travelers and downtown visitors to enjoy.
Saturday, November 18 at 5pm, we’ll kickoff the festivities with a tree lighting, an Illuminated Costume Contest, prizes, and a holiday show at Town Hall.
Come dressed to impress and enter the Illuminated Costume Contest for your chance to win prizes from acclaimed Ashland Christmas Market makers like DayLily Acres, cre8tdwseaglass (Created with Seaglass), Boozy Bundt Cocktail Cakes, TBS Dream Designs, Whiskerful, MOMS VA K9 RESCUE, Immagine' LLC, and Hang It Up RVA.
The holiday show will feature performances by Jonathan the Juggler, Randolph-Macon Choir, Ashland Dance Academy, and the Central Virginia Masterworks Choral. After the show, Center Street Sound Company will open up the dance floor.
You’re invited to stroll the light displays along the railroad tracks, listen to carolers, enjoy dining and food trucks Farmview Creamery, Los Regios Movil, Daddy’s Baby BBQ, Strawberry Street Catering, and The Local Cup at Thrill of the Hunt, or get a head start on holiday shopping with the Holiday Bazaar at 110 Thompson Street, ReFunkIt & Scratch Vintage Pop-Up, Caravati's Architectural Salvage, Changing Reins, Fin & Feather Pet Center, Hickory Creek Antiques, Thrill of the Hunt, Tiny Tim’s Toys & Trains, and Wagner Jewellers.
Public parking is available at Henry Clay Elementary School (310 S James St), St. Ann’s Catholic Church (105 S. Snead Street), and in the Town of Ashland municipal lots.
The Light Up the Tracks Celebration is free, family-friendly, accessible, and open to the public.
Pick them up in person on November 18 between 5 - 7 PM at the Light Up the Tracks Celebration in Downtown Ashland Association’s merchandise booth on Ashland Town Hall Lawn.