The weather outside might be frightful—or at least cold, but that doesn’t mean that you have to stay inside this holiday season! This year, the IBEW Holidays Light in the Park is brighter than ever and offers the perfect way to spend an enjoyable evening and give back to the community.

Travel through St. Paul’s Phalen Park to view more than 50 larger-than-life holiday sculptures and animated displays, all from the comfort of your own car. And this year, there’s even an Enchanted Fairytale Forest—a handsome prince, a beautiful princess, horse and carriage, fantastic castle, mischievous wizard, and of course a fire-breathing dragon!

The event is open now through January 1 and a portion of the proceeds benefit Second Harvest Heartland and other local charities. Gather your family and friends and enjoy a holiday night in the park.

For more information, visit the Holiday Lights in the Park website.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday train will be pulling into St. Paul’s Lowertown this Saturday, December 11 at 7:15pm. This family-friendly community event is chance for you to check out the 14 rail cars that have been specially decorated with thousands of festive lights and help feed our hungry neighbors by bringing a cash or food donation for Second Harvest Heartland.

Plus, for even more of a holiday cheer, we will have a limited number of Holiday Train CDs, available for a recommended donation of $10. The CD features a number of ambassadors of the Holiday Train including: The Odds, Shaun Verrault, Melanie Doane and special guests the Barenaked Ladies.

For more details about the Holiday Train visit the Canadian Pacific website.

Check out this video to get a peek at the train and learn more about its journey.

It got cold earlier this year, leaving many of us with a little less time to decorate our homes for the holidays! But don’t worry—there’s still plenty of time to celebrate the joy of the season. The third annual IBEW Holiday Lights in the Park Tour will be sure to get you and yours into the holiday spirit. The event, which benefits Second Harvest Heartland and other local charities, invites the entire community to celebrate the holiday season by viewing a spectacular array of more than 50 holiday light sculptures and animated displays as you tour Saint Paul’s beautiful Phalen Park during the evening hours, all from the comfort of your car.

The IBEW Holiday Lights in the Park tour runs now until January 1, 2011.

For more information, visit the Holiday Lights in the Park website.