First City of Lights
Night We Light Festival
November 29, 2019
Horse-drawn wagon rides are being provided by Go & Whoa Harness Club of Bemidji. The pick-up location will be under the archway on 3rd Street, immediately following the lighting ceremony.
Tune into 97.1 FM to enjoy the music playing in Paul Bunyan's Christmas Tree from the comfort of your warm car!
Thank you to our Partnering Sponsors!
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Help Make This Season Shine Bright!
The Bemidji Jaycees are proud to continue this treasured Christmas tradition. The Jaycees continue to expand the light display throughout the downtown and beyond. This is an extremely expensive undertaking and we cannot do it without your support. Please consider making a donation or becoming a sponsor!
DO YOU WANT YOUR SPONSORSHIP TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD? Consider becoming one of the 5 Golden Wreaths or 4 "Paul's Planters" Sponsor! These five wreaths are 6 feet tall and are illuminated with clear lights. For a sponsorship of $500.00 per wreath, your business, family, or organization will have your name featured in the center of a wreath. These wreaths will be placed down at Paul Bunyan Park and will be illuminated throughout the holiday season.
"Paul's Planters" are the 4 planters that are located in the plaza in front of the Paul & Babe statues. Your logo would be wrapped around all four sides of this 3'x3' planter and decorated with beautiful, fresh-cut, pine decorations provided by Hill's Country Greenhouse. This is a high traffic area, with great visibility, that will give your business exposure as a proud sponsor of First City of Lights! The cost is the same as a Golden Wreath Sponsorship.
The business/individual pledge form is available below so you can contribute any amount. Every dollar helps, and our goal is to keep growing the First City of Lights every year. Please use the First City of Lights Donation Contact Form below if you would like to speak to Josh, "Captain Christmas", about any of these great sponsorship opportunities.
DO YOU WANT YOUR SPONSORSHIP TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD? Consider becoming one of the 5 Golden Wreaths or 4 "Paul's Planters" Sponsor! These five wreaths are 6 feet tall and are illuminated with clear lights. For a sponsorship of $500.00 per wreath, your business, family, or organization will have your name featured in the center of a wreath. These wreaths will be placed down at Paul Bunyan Park and will be illuminated throughout the holiday season.
"Paul's Planters" are the 4 planters that are located in the plaza in front of the Paul & Babe statues. Your logo would be wrapped around all four sides of this 3'x3' planter and decorated with beautiful, fresh-cut, pine decorations provided by Hill's Country Greenhouse. This is a high traffic area, with great visibility, that will give your business exposure as a proud sponsor of First City of Lights! The cost is the same as a Golden Wreath Sponsorship.
The business/individual pledge form is available below so you can contribute any amount. Every dollar helps, and our goal is to keep growing the First City of Lights every year. Please use the First City of Lights Donation Contact Form below if you would like to speak to Josh, "Captain Christmas", about any of these great sponsorship opportunities.
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NIGHT WE LIGHT PARADE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
NIGHT WE LIGHT PARADE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
Santa Letters
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 2, 2019
Receive a personalized letter addressed to your child from Santa himself, along with a surprise!
Download the order form below. Mail the form and $5.00 to:
Bemidji Jaycees, Attn: Santa Letter, PO Box 293, Bemidji, MN 56619
Receive a personalized letter addressed to your child from Santa himself, along with a surprise!
Download the order form below. Mail the form and $5.00 to:
Bemidji Jaycees, Attn: Santa Letter, PO Box 293, Bemidji, MN 56619
| Santa Letters Form 2019 |
First City of Lights Tour of Homes
| 2019 Tour of Homes Flyer |
FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW FOR AN ELECTRONIC MAP! HAPPY TOURING!
BE SURE TO COME BACK TO THIS WEBPAGE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE HOME STARTING NOVEMBER 29.
The Bemidji Jaycees are once again compiling a list of homes and creating a map of the decorated homes.
There is no charge to add your home to the list and spread the holiday cheer! We simply ask that you have your lights on from 5pm to 10pm, 7 days a week, from November 29, 2019 to January 1, 2020.
To add your home to the FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS TOUR OF HOMES 2019, just follow the link below to register your home by November 25 to be on the tour.
After registration closes, your address will be added to our tour map. We will then publish the map of the tour and have it available online. It will also be available for pick up at the Bemidji Jaycees Night We Light Festival, held on November 29, in Santa's Workshop (located inside the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Center in Paul Bunyan Park, at the Lake Bemidji water front by Paul and Babe) as well as various locations around town. Stay tuned for more details.
Stay updated on our special Facebook page here for the First City of Lights Tour of Homes!
Click on the link below to get your home registered today!
There is no charge to add your home to the list and spread the holiday cheer! We simply ask that you have your lights on from 5pm to 10pm, 7 days a week, from November 29, 2019 to January 1, 2020.
To add your home to the FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS TOUR OF HOMES 2019, just follow the link below to register your home by November 25 to be on the tour.
After registration closes, your address will be added to our tour map. We will then publish the map of the tour and have it available online. It will also be available for pick up at the Bemidji Jaycees Night We Light Festival, held on November 29, in Santa's Workshop (located inside the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Center in Paul Bunyan Park, at the Lake Bemidji water front by Paul and Babe) as well as various locations around town. Stay tuned for more details.
Stay updated on our special Facebook page here for the First City of Lights Tour of Homes!
Click on the link below to get your home registered today!
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
THANK YOU to our returning sponsor of the First City of Lights Tour of Homes Display Contest, Real Living First Realty!
KZY FM 95.5 is the official radio home for the First City of Lights Tour of Homes
Enjoy the Tour with Christmas music November 29 - December 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and then December 6 through Christmas Day from 6 p.m. to midnight! THANK YOU to KZY FM 95.5! If you love taking the tour with the glorious sound of Christmas music, show them some love on their Facebook page here!
Enjoy the Tour with Christmas music November 29 - December 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and then December 6 through Christmas Day from 6 p.m. to midnight! THANK YOU to KZY FM 95.5! If you love taking the tour with the glorious sound of Christmas music, show them some love on their Facebook page here!
Christmas Window Display Contest
The Bemidji Jaycees are once again sponsoring the First City of Lights Christmas Window Decorating Contest. There is no entry fee to participate.
We are encouraging the downtown businesses to decorate their windows with light displays for the holiday season. The public will vote from November 20 (at dusk) through December 7 at the Bemidji Chamber with write-in votes.
To be eligible, please register your business through the link below. All windows must have a sign that states they are participating in the contest. All windows must also be lit from dusk to 10 p.m nightly from November 20 - December 25.
If you have questions, you can contact the Bemidji Jaycees through the First City of Lights Contact Form below.
Click on the link below to get your business registered today!
We are encouraging the downtown businesses to decorate their windows with light displays for the holiday season. The public will vote from November 20 (at dusk) through December 7 at the Bemidji Chamber with write-in votes.
To be eligible, please register your business through the link below. All windows must have a sign that states they are participating in the contest. All windows must also be lit from dusk to 10 p.m nightly from November 20 - December 25.
If you have questions, you can contact the Bemidji Jaycees through the First City of Lights Contact Form below.
Click on the link below to get your business registered today!
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Please visit these participating businesses to enjoy their window displays! Ballots to vote for your favorite display are available at the Tourist Information Center, next to the statues of Paul & Babe, starting November 29 through December 13. Or you can click the link below.
218 Clothing + Gift; 223 3rd St NW
Bemidji Area School District Office; 502 Minnesota Ave; Window in on the 5th Street side
Bemidji Community Theatre; 316 Beltrami Ave NW
Bemidji Schools Child Nutrition; 502 Minnesota Ave; Window is on the Minnesota Avenue side
Bemidji Senior Center; 216 3rd St NW
Cool Threads; 206 3rd St NW
Headwaters Science Center; 413 Beltrami Ave NW
Junkin Treasures; 228 4th St NW
Northwoods Baptist Church; 216 Beltrami Ave NW
Patterson's Clothing; 200 3rd St NW
Pine Country Insurance; 507 Beltrami Ave NW
Rother's Just Desserts; 419 Beltrami Ave NW
Thrifty Kids; 311 3rd St NW
Yellow Umbrella Boutique; 202 3rd St NW
Bemidji Area School District Office; 502 Minnesota Ave; Window in on the 5th Street side
Bemidji Community Theatre; 316 Beltrami Ave NW
Bemidji Schools Child Nutrition; 502 Minnesota Ave; Window is on the Minnesota Avenue side
Bemidji Senior Center; 216 3rd St NW
Cool Threads; 206 3rd St NW
Headwaters Science Center; 413 Beltrami Ave NW
Junkin Treasures; 228 4th St NW
Northwoods Baptist Church; 216 Beltrami Ave NW
Patterson's Clothing; 200 3rd St NW
Pine Country Insurance; 507 Beltrami Ave NW
Rother's Just Desserts; 419 Beltrami Ave NW
Thrifty Kids; 311 3rd St NW
Yellow Umbrella Boutique; 202 3rd St NW
First City of Lights Information
First City of Light Banners will be decorating Bemidji’s streets during the months of November, December and January.
The Bemidji Jaycees are excited to continue the tradition of making Bemidji be known as The First City of Lights! Our yearly fundraising efforts are used to continue to build and grow this premiere holiday event! Beginning in mid-November, Bemidji’s downtown street lights will be decorated with Christmas City banners. As an incentive for businesses or individuals that wish to contribute to our Christmas light display, each banner will feature the business or donor’s name. The banners will spread holiday cheer throughout Downtown Bemidji, building excitement for the Night We Light Parade and will show our appreciation to those who contribute. The Banners will be decorating Bemidji’s streets during the months of November, December and January.
For more information or if you wish to contribute please visit:
www.bemidjijaycees.com
or
Mail in the order form by October 31, 2019 to:
Bemidji Jaycees
Attn: First City Of Lights
PO Box 293
Bemidji, MN 56619
For more information or if you wish to contribute please visit:
www.bemidjijaycees.com
or
Mail in the order form by October 31, 2019 to:
Bemidji Jaycees
Attn: First City Of Lights
PO Box 293
Bemidji, MN 56619
2019 CHRISTMAS CITY BANNER SPONSORSHIP
| Adopt-A-Banner Form 2019 |
2019 ADOPT-A-TREE SPONSORSHIP
| Adopt-A-Tree Form 2019 |
2019 FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS DONATION
| Individual/Business Sponsor Form 2019 |
2019 5 GOLDEN WREATH SPONSORSHIP
| Wreaths & Planters Sponsor Form 2019 |
THANK YOU to our 2019 Golden Wreath Sponsors:
Marco
Norbord
Paul Bunyan Communications
Sanford Health
TruStar Federal Credit Union
Marco
Norbord
Paul Bunyan Communications
Sanford Health
TruStar Federal Credit Union
PAUL's PLANTERS SPONSORSHIP
"Paul's Planters" are the 4 planters that are located in the plaza in front of the Paul & Babe statues. Your logo would be wrapped around all four sides of this 3'x3' planter and decorated with beautiful, fresh-cut, pine decorations provided by Hill's Country Greenhouse. This is a high traffic area, with great visibility, that will give your business exposure as a proud sponsor of First City of Lights! The cost is the same as a Golden Wreath Sponsorship. Please use the First City of Lights Donation Contact Form below if you would like to speak to Josh, "Captain Christmas", about this great opportunity.
THANK YOU to our 2019 Paul's Planters Sponsors:
Enbridge
EvenAire Systems, Inc.
Northwest Minnesota Association of Realtors
Security Bank USA
Enbridge
EvenAire Systems, Inc.
Northwest Minnesota Association of Realtors
Security Bank USA
Santa's Workshop
pop-up Christmas marketplace
CHRISTMAS ON ICE
Carts of Care
Night We Light Parade Information
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 22
November 29, 2019
Check-in starts at 4:00 PM
Motorized units in place by 5:00 PM
Walking units in place by 5:30 PM
Parade promptly starts at 6:00 PM
Check-in starts at 4:00 PM
Motorized units in place by 5:00 PM
Walking units in place by 5:30 PM
Parade promptly starts at 6:00 PM
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The Bemidji Jaycees also organize the Night We Light Parade, in addition to the First City of Lights activities!
We invite your business or organization to be a part of this annual tradition! Please join us after the parade at the waterfront by Paul & Babe as we "flip the switch" to light the trees, signaling that the holiday season has begun in Bemidji. If you or your organization would like to participate in the parade, please fill out and send in the registration form. There is a $25.00 registration fee for businesses; there is $10.00 fee for non-profit organizations. Pre-registration is required by Friday, November 22, to be included in the parade. If you do not pre-register you will be placed at the end of the parade line-up and charged a registration fee of $35.00. Please see the form for additional parade guidelines. The parade route will be the same as in years past where we will stage the parade in the Beltrami County Administrative Building Parking Lot on the Irvine Avenue side. The parade will start at the parking lot entrance on the north side and going east on 8th Street --> south on Beltrami Avenue --> west on 3rd Street, where it will end at the intersection with Irvine Avenue. From there, units can make their way back to the staging parking lot if needed. See the Registration Form for full details and guidelines. There is NO PARKING allowed in the Beltrami County Administrative Building Parking Lot so please plan accordingly. All parking will be off-site on the surrounding streets so we recommend that you carpool or have someone drop you off. PLEASE DO NOT HAVE A LIVE SANTA CLAUS ON YOUR FLOAT! Please respect that there will be one float with a live Santa Claus as to not confuse children. |
NIGHT WE LIGHT PARADE REGISTRATION
We encourage you to register online through our secure registration link. Click on the "Parade Registration" button below to get started. If you have any problems, please fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page. If you wish to pay by check, please download the paper form and mail it in.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS DUE BY NOVEMBER 22!
Avoid the late fee and get registered today! ATTENTION: All parade participants must agree to the Release/Hold Harmless Agreement. Please pass the form on to your participants. Forms for all parade participants must be turned in at the registration/check-in or e-mailed to bemidjijaycees@gmail.com by November 27.
We really want you to register online to make the event go smoothly but just in case you absolutely do not like the idea of registering online you can download the form here:
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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE PARADE OR THE FIRST CITY OF LIGHTS ACTIVITIES?
Use the appropriate contact form below.
Use the appropriate contact form below.
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