46th Annual Rio Lane Festival of Lights and Community Care Food Drive

01/02/2026

🎄🎄 And that's a wrap! We hope you enjoyed the 46th Annual Rio Lane Festival of Lights & Community Care Food Drive! Stay tuned over the next few days for some more info, including our last food barrel pick up and total numbers for the year! 🎄🎄

12/31/2025

It’s a go…The circle is lit up and fixed again. These winds have been brutal this year.

12/30/2025

🎄💨 Vandals? Nope: Mother Nature. 💨🎄

One out of many displays on Rio Lane proving that the wind is still blowing strong enough that the circle lights will be off again tonight, alas.

Fingers crossed for better weather tomorrow on New Year's Eve!

12/29/2025

🛑🛑 Circle temporarily turned off for the day/night! 🛑🛑

The circle lights & inflatables have been turned off due to the high winds. We'd like them to stay right where they are instead of being launched towards the North Pole! Once the wind has passed, the circle will go back on. Residential displays are kept on or turned off at the discretion of the residents.

🎄🎄Just a reminder that we plan to keep the lights going up to and including the night of January 1... as long as the weather cooperates! Stay warm and try not to blow away! 🎄🎄

12/27/2025

❤️🖤💚 Happy Kwanzaa to those who celebrate! Today is day one of the cultural tradition, which celebrates unity. We love that! Light that candle! ❤️🖤💚

12/25/2025

🎄🎄 Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!

It was a busy night on Rio Lane last night for Christmas Eve, and may very well be tonight too! Drive safe, be patient and courteous, and bring non-perishables to donate to Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold if you can!

The Rio Lane Festival of Lights is on up to and including January 1st! 🎄🎄

12/24/2025

🎄 Thank you, and Merry Christmas Eve!🎄

9 more nights to come visit the 46th Annual Rio Lane Festival of Lights & Community Care Food Drive... 9 more opportunities to gift non-perishables to those in need this holiday season! Our food barrels from Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold are located at #15, on the right side as you come out of the circle. ❤️

12/19/2025

What was that about high winds? Circle's off again tonight as of about 9pm. Sorry for the inconvenience... says Mother Nature. 😅

Fingers crossed for some great weather this weekend! 🎄🎄

🛑🛑 Circle temporarily turned off! 🛑🛑

The circle lights & inflatables have been turned off due to the high wind advisory. We'd like them to stay right where they are instead of being launched towards the North Pole! Once the wind has passed, the circle will go back on. Residential displays are kept on or turned off at the discretion of the residents.

🎄🎄 We'll be back! Stay warm and try not to blow away! 🎄🎄

12/17/2025

🛑🛑 Circle temporarily turned off! 🛑🛑

The circle lights & inflatables have been turned off due to the high wind advisory. We'd like them to stay right where they are instead of being launched towards the North Pole! Once the wind has passed, the circle will go back on. Residential displays are kept on or turned off at the discretion of the residents.

🎄🎄 We'll be back! Stay warm and try not to blow away! 🎄🎄

12/15/2025

🎄🎄 Thank you! 🎄🎄

18 more nights to come visit the 46th Annual Rio Lane Festival of Lights & Community Care Food Drive... 18 more opportunities to gift non-perishables to those in need this holiday season! Our food barrels from Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold are located at #15, on the right side as you come out of the circle. ❤️

12/15/2025

🌟🌟 Happy Hannukah to those who celebrate! A festival of light in a dark season... we've been getting behind that basic tenet for 46 years here on Rio Lane! Wishing everyone the light and warmth they need to stay healthy and content. 🌟🌟

12/13/2025

🎄🎄 Just one more day until Hannukah celebrations begin, eight until the Winter Solstice, and eleven until Christmas Eve! December will be over before we know it.

We've decked our yards and look forward to having you visit! If you happen to stop at a grocery store, remember to pick up a few items to help those in need. Every little bit helps 🥰

(It's been a quiet first couple of weeks on Rio Lane. There haven't been as many people walking or cars driving through as in years past. The Community Care barrels reflect that too - we've only needed one pick up of just two barrels this past Monday* whereas we normally would have two pickups of three or four barrels each by now. The need is great and even those who donate may be feeling the pinch this year.)

*The weight of our first pick up will be shared as soon as we receive it!

Happy weekend to all... T-Rex is roaring in agreement!🎄🎄