The Lights, over one-half mile in length, are open evenings between Thanksgiving and December 28th and feature over 250 dancing Christmas trees with individual timers that make lights "move" to a unique holiday music score and, for the first time in 2008, a water fountain with brightly lit, dancing water jets. The Lights also features optional photos with Santa and other holiday treats on weekend nights.
The Lights carry special significance to The Arc as the group sees itself, like the lights display, as a bright and shining symbol of hope and unity that brings out the best the holiday season has to offer. The Arc applies that "spirit", year round, to those that participate in its seven major initiatives and more than 200 special programs.
The Arc of Sedgwick County’s annual gift to the Wichita, Kan. community, The Lights on St. Paul is free but generous donations make the event a major fundraiser for the non-profit group that supports over 7,000 local individuals and families that live with developmental disabilities.
