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Glendale Glitters

At a glance

  • What: Planning for the 2026 Glendale Glitters holiday lights event in downtown Glendale, which opens on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
  • Where it stands: Staff gave a workshop update on September 22, 2026. Vendor applications opened in early September and closed October 9; only approved vendors will be allowed inside the event boundaries.
  • Next: Event opening the Friday after Thanksgiving, with the kickoff and tree lighting at the amphitheater.

Update (September 22, 2026 workshop)

  • Kennedy covered vendor applications, lighting activation, Murphy Park and plaza lighting plans, the beer perimeter, road closures and timing, restroom locations, gazebo activation, the 2026 event footprint and enforcement, completed steps and next steps.
  • The kickoff moves back to the amphitheater, with entertainment, and the lights including the tree are turned on from there.
  • Mayor Weiers recommended that staff get more time to learn the lighting equipment before operating it live.

Holiday lights invoice (September 8, 2026)

Consent resolution R26-90 authorized payment of an invoice from Custom Holiday Lights, LLC for services rendered before the contract termination date, and ratified expenses above the amount Council had previously approved (the dollar figures are not in the minutes). Consent resolutions 8 through 19 passed 7-0.

Public comment

On September 8 a resident commented on a costumed character at Glendale Glitters. See also Legacy Tree.

Sources

Log

2026-09-22 - City Council Workshop

Workshop update on vendors, lighting, closures and the amphitheater kickoff. No vote.

2026-09-08 - City Council

R26-90 holiday lights invoice paid and over-budget expenses ratified (consent, 7-0). Vendor applications opened; closing October 9.