A City of Lights

Envigado starts to give Christmas a full frontal embrace in November.

The commitment starts with lights like I’ve never seen. Streets are shut down for vendors. It’s all about the holidays from now until sometime in January.

the lights and colors in Envigado's Parque Principal in Early December 2018 are amazing

Envigado’s Parque Principal in Early December 2018

They shut down a street adjacent to the parque for holiday vendors: food, jewelry, bunuelos, candles: all your holiday needs.

Celestial Delicacies Market in Envigado

Celestial Delicacies Market

The main plaza (called parque here) is spectacular, as is people’s interest in ice cream.

Here’s where the live three kings hang out at night. There’s still time to get my picture taken with them.