The holiday lights at Centerra in east Loveland are on. Centerra switched on Chapungu Illuminated at its Flip the Switch ceremony on Friday, November 13, on the Great Lawn at Chapungu Sculpture Park, and the lights now shine every night through January 1 as part of the All Is Bright Tour.

How the tour works

There is no ticketed gate. The All Is Bright Tour is self-guided: Centerra publishes a map, and visitors follow it at their own pace between the stops. Those include Chapungu Illuminated at the sculpture park, decorated neighborhoods across Centerra, light displays at local businesses, hot cocoa stops around the community, and the ice rink at the Promenade Shops at Centerra.

Chapungu Sculpture Park is the anchor. The park, part of the Centerra community near I-25 and US 34, holds a collection of large stone sculptures by artists from Zimbabwe, and in winter its paths are lit for the season.

Residents can add their own houses

The map is still growing. Centerra is inviting residents and businesses in the community to submit the address of their own holiday display so it can be added, which means the route can change through December.

Santa at the finish line, December 12

The season's other public event is the Centerra Sleigh Bell Shuffle on Saturday, December 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Centerra Park: a one-mile run, jog or walk with Santa waiting at the finish. Registration is through RunSignup, linked from Chapungu's calendar.

Going

The lights are on nightly from November 13 through January 1. Centerra sits at the I-25 and US 34 interchange, about 50 miles north of Denver, and the Promenade Shops, the sculpture park and the neighborhoods on the map are within a short drive of each other. Pick up the tour map from Centerra's All Is Bright Tour page before heading out, and dress for a Colorado evening outdoors.

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