Riverside’s annual Festival of Lights is set to return to downtown Nov. 21, bringing millions of holiday lights, fireworks, live entertainment and family activities to the Mission Inn and surrounding streets.
The 34th annual celebration will begin with a switch-on ceremony at 5 p.m. at the intersection of Orange Street and Mission Inn Avenue, featuring recording artist Gavin DeGraw, Santa Claus and a fireworks show.
The festival, presented in partnership with the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa, the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and the Riverside Arts Council, will continue through Dec. 31. Downtown festivities will be closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, while the holiday lights are expected to remain illuminated through the first week of January…