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    Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony

    Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony

    Presented by Zilker Metropolitan Park at Zilker Park

    December 4-December 31, 2011

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    Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony
    December 4th, 2011, 6pm
    Zilker Tree is lit each evening from 6pm - 12midnight until December 31st.

    The Zilker Tree Stands 155 feet tall and is composed of 39 streamers, each holding 81 multicolored, 25 watt bulbs, totaling 3,309 lights. At the top of the tree, a double star measures 10 feet from point to point. The double star displays 150 frosted bulbs. This unique spiral pattern of lights was created by City of Austin electricians. At its circumference, the tree measures 380 feet. The diameter is 120 feet. The base of the tree is made up of 19 utility poles, each 14 feet tall, arranged in a circle around the Moonlight Tower.


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        Zilker Park

        2100 Barton Springs Road
        Austin, TX 78704

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        December 4-December 31, 2011

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