Zilker tree lighting will be this Sunday

This Sunday, Nov. 26, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, Austin Energy and the Trail of Lights Foundation will host the 57th annual Zilker Holiday Tree lighting. The holiday tradition kicks off at 6 p.m. and will feature food and live music at 2100 Barton Springs Road. Young artists who prevailed in the Zilker Holiday Tree Youth Art Contest will help light the tree. A press release from the city about the tradition notes that the tree is 155 feet tall and “is composed of 39 streamers, each holding 81 multicolored, mostly LED bulbs, totaling 3,309 lights. … The unique spiral pattern of the lights was created by City of Austin electricians. At its circumference, the tree measures 380 feet. The diameter is 120 feet. The base of the tree is made up of 19 utility poles, each 14 feet tall, arranged in a circle around the Moonlight Tower.”