Draper's massive tree lighting ceremony draws crowd despite snowy conditions

DRAPER, Utah — Several tree lighting ceremonies took place across Utah Monday night, despite snowy weather conditions.Draper City Park was packed w...

November 29, 2022
7:20 AM

DRAPER, Utah — Several tree lighting ceremonies took place across Utah Monday night, despite snowy weather conditions.Draper City Park was packed with families who said the snowstorm didn't stop them from coming to see the beautiful lights on the large Globe Willow tree. 'It's so pretty and just uplifting. It's really inspiring,' said Rob Weollhaf.The massive willow tree alone boasts more than 75,000 lights — known informally as the "tree of life." Along with dozens of other trees and structures, Draper City spokeswoman Linda Peterson said there are 3 million lights in total lining the park.

Lucy Nelson