Plaza Lighting Ceremony

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The Plaza Lighting Ceremony is an annual holiday tradition in Kansas City where thousands gather at the Country Club Plaza to watch its iconic Spanish-style shopping district illuminated with festive lights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event
holiday tradition
lighting ceremony
alsoKnownAs Country Club Plaza
surface form: Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony
architecturalStyleOfSetting Spanish-style
associatedWith Country Club Plaza
Kansas City holiday traditions
attracts local residents
thousands of spectators
tourists
audience families
shoppers
visitors from surrounding region
city Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext American holiday culture
economicImpactOn Country Club Plaza retail businesses
feature festive lights
illumination of Plaza buildings
frequency annual
hasOutdoorSetting true
hasTheme Christmas lights
winter holidays
includes on-site crowd countdown to lights-on moment
isFreeToAttend true
isPublicEvent true
languageOfEvent English
lightingFocus storefronts
towers and domes of the Plaza
location Country Club Plaza
mainActivity switching on Plaza holiday lights
marksBeginningOf Plaza holiday shopping season
name Plaza Lighting Ceremony self-link
notableFor large-scale decorative lighting display
longstanding community tradition
occasion Thanksgiving period
occursDuring holiday season
region Midwestern United States
state Missouri
takesPlaceIn Country Club Plaza
surface form: Country Club Plaza shopping district
traditionSince 20th century
typeOfTourism event tourism
typicalMonth November

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Country Club Plaza hasEvent Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Plaza Lighting Ceremony name Plaza Lighting Ceremony self-link