Merriweather Symphony of Lights

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For more than 25 years, the Symphony of Lights has been a beloved Howard County holiday tradition. This family-friendly spectacle, housed in the historic Merriweather Post Pavilion and featuring over 300,000 lights, is a magnificent display of larger-than-life animated and stationary holiday light sculptures. With the addition of new lighting (as well as a 150-foot screen! ), your time on our updated course will be one to remember.
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND — The 27th annual Symphony of Lights, a Howard County tradition, will be place at Merriweather Post Pavilion this year. This year’s celebration will have specific coronavirus-related measures in place, with more than 300,000 LED lights and larger-than-life animated and immobile holiday light sculptures spanning more than a mile. There will be new lights this year, as well as a laser light show and a 3-D Christmas video projected on a wall that is more than 150 feet tall.
The Christmas celebration begins on November 25 and runs through January 2. It will be open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway is the address for Merriweather Post Pavilion. The cost of a ticket is $20 per vehicle. Thursdays are military nights, which cost $10 with a valid military ID. Guests in vehicles can listen to Christmas music while driving through the exhibit by tuning in to 105.5 FM. The route begins at the crossroads of Broken Land Parkway and Hickory Ridge Road.
This stroller and wagon-friendly event on Nov. 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. is a wonderful way for families to get up up and personal with the show. When purchased online, tickets cost $12, and families will be admitted in 10-minute intervals. Children under the age of three are admitted for free.
Dogs can enjoy the festive lights with Tail Lights. There will even be a puppy costume contest and caricatures of puppies. On December 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Tail Lights will be held. Tickets are $10 in advance. Admission is free for children under the age of three.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve starting at 5 p.m. with a fireworks display at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. during Midnight on the Hour. Guests are invited to bring their own chairs to sit in while watching the show. Tickets are $15 in advance and must be paid in advance. A pack of four tickets costs $50 for a family of four. Admission is free for children under the age of three.

History Merriweather Symphony of Lights

The park, festival site, event parking, and site of the annual Symphony of Lights Christmas light displays occupied the most of the forested and open field acreage surrounding Symphony Woods and Merriweather. The owner, Howard Hughes Corp, rezoned the land for a project called the “Crescent,” which would transform the region into 2,100 houses and 1,125,000 square feet of general and medical office space in 20-story buildings as part of the rehabilitation initiative. The Crescent project takes its name from the shape of the work area surrounding the pavilion, as well as Rouse’s (Howard Hughes) collaboration with Crescent Real Estate Equities on the Woodlands development.
After a Mad Decent event in August 2014, two patrons died and 20 others were hospitalised after drug overdoses, making the site national news. Following the event, venues around the country enacted stronger drug enforcement restrictions.
Merriweather Post attracts a regional audience, with 90% of concertgoers coming from outside of Howard County.
Brian Spencer, a registered lobbyist and project manager for Howard Hughes, submitted a proposal to the Howard County Planning Board in 2015. Jamie Pett (JP2 architects) designed the $8.4 million refurbishment, which includes new snack stalls around the 9:32 club and replacement of the condemned facilities.
The Howard Hughes Corporation gave the Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission, led by “Save Merriweather” co-founder Ian Kennedy, ownership of Merriweather Post Pavilion and Symphony Woods on November 30, 2016. Kennedy shaved his beard, which he had been growing for 13 years, since the beginning of the campaign in 2003, at the ceremonial ceremony.
Merriweather Post Pavilion celebrated its 50th season in 2017, with I.M.P. securing a new 40-year contract to keep Merriweather open until 2057. The party continued with the completion of $55 million in renovations, which included 15,000 square feet of dressing rooms and backstage areas, as well as a swimming pool and dining room. The improvements also include the extension of the stage house in preparation for raising the pavilion’s famous roof, the installation of a turntable inset in the stage, additional patron facilities and concessions, and a new VIP rooftop bar.
On January 13, 2018, early in the morning, the roof overhanging the reserved seating at the arena collapsed completely. It was nearing the end of a five-month process to raise the structure 20 feet in order to improve viewing lines for lawn visitors. The theater’s management promptly issued a statement stating that the roof will be fixed and that the venue would reopen for the 2018 concert season as planned.

Merriweather Symphony of Lights Location

Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 20144. The line for the drive through starts on the intersection of Broken Land Parkway and Hickory Ridge Road. Follow instructions from the Howard County police and/or our employees directing traffic.

10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044, United States

http://www.merriweatherlights.com/

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Driving Directions From Ellicott City Maryland, USA

Get on US-29 S 5 min (2.0 mi)
Head southwest on Old Columbia Pike toward Roussey Lane 1.5 mi
Turn right onto MD-103 W 0.1 mi
Use any lane to turn left to merge onto US-29 S toward Washington 0.4 mi
Follow US-29 S to S Entrance Rd in Columbia. Take the S Ent Rd exit from US-29 S 4 min (3.5 mi)
Continue on S Entrance Rd to your destination 3 min (0.8 mi)
Merriweather Symphony of Lights

Driving Directions From Baltimore Maryland, USA

Take E Fayette St, Hopkins Plaza and S Sharp St to I-395 S 6 min (0.8 mi)
Head west on E Fayette St toward N Calvert St 0.2 mi
Use any lane to turn slightly left onto W Fayette St 0.1 mi
Turn left onto N Liberty St 390 ft
Continue onto Hopkins Plaza 0.2 mi
Continue onto S Sharp St 0.2 mi
Turn right onto W Conway St 394 ft
Take I-95 S, MD-100 W and US-29 S to S Entrance Rd in Columbia. Take the S Ent Rd exit from US-29 S 20 min (19.8 mi)
Continue on S Entrance Rd to your destination 3 min (0.8 mi)
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