With huge success last year, we are proud to host the 2023 Light Up the Lamp Post Contest. Want to market your business or organization during the holiday season? Decorate a lamp post at Liberty Park as hundreds of people visit the park daily and especially during the holiday season. There’s a limited amount of lamp posts available so the City recommends applicants to apply early to secure their lamp post on a first come, first serve basis. These decorations will be unveiled and lit at the Light Up the Lake event held on Dec. 2, 2023. The City Mayor and Council members will award a blue ribbon and bragging rights to the best in the following themed categories:
Award Categories:
- Christmas Movies
- Holiday Songs
- Florida Christmas
Light Up the Lamp Post Application
Contact: Inverness Parks Department, parks@inverness.gov or (352) 726-3913
Location: Liberty Park, 286 N. Apopka Avenue
Key Dates:
- Applications accepted Sept. 25 – Nov. 6, 2023
- Decorating period: Nov. 18 – Nov. 30, 2023, dawn to 6 p.m.
- Official lighting: Dec. 2, 2023, at 5:45 pm
- Awards ceremony: Dec. 5, 2023, at 5:30 pm, during City of Inverness Council Meeting
- Remove decorations period: Dec. 30, 2023, dawn to 9 p.m.
Any decorations not removed by 6:00 pm on Jan. 4, will be disposed of and the applicant will be required to pay a removal fee of $50.00.
Decorating Guidelines:
- Complete application
- Once you submit the category you are interested in, you cannot change categories
- The Inverness Parks & Recreation Department will approve and assign lamp poles
- Decorations or equipment supplied by organization
- Christmas and winter holiday is the overall theme, variety encouraged
- 20-amps at each lamp pole
- Decorate the pole only, not the grounds
- No tape, tacks or drilling
- Only bungees and zip cords or other approved fasteners
- Groups must supply their own ladders and tools
- Organization signage is made and hung by the organization, not to exceed 8 1/2” x 11”
- Limited poles in Liberty Park; poles will be assigned by Parks Department
- No H-frames permitted in park grounds