Albany’s Capital Holiday Lights in the Park may go dark
Just weeks before they ordinarily would begin setting up the exhibit, organizers of Holidays Lights in the Park say they do not have a location picked for this year’s show.
Since 1997, Holiday Lights in the Park served as the major fundraiser for the city’s Police Athletic League and a wildly-popular holiday season event where cars drove through Washington Park to give visitors a chance to glance at brightly-lit decorations. Albany ended support for the celebration after neighbors complained about weeks of traffic and other concerns.
David Bauer, chairman of PAL’s board, said Tuesday the board is looking at several alternative sites but has not found a replacement location.
“We’d like to have a show this year, we’re working to make that happen but at this point, we don’t have a location.”
Bauer said the board hoped to have a site set by mid-October. If not, the fundraiser may go