Enjoy each park by flickering candlelight. A variety of cross-country ski, snowshoe, hiking and walking trails, and distances, will be lit with hundreds of candles. Warm up with hot cocoa and crackling bonfires. Cocoa provided. Hot food available for purchase from food trucks. Volunteers needed, sign up below.

Dogs not allowed. Service animals permitted.

Ages

All ages

Trails by Candlelight event canceled

The Trails by Candlelight event scheduled for Friday, Feb. 28 at Lebanon Hills Regional Park has been canceled due to icy and dangerous trail conditions.

Trail conditions have deteriorated from warm temperatures early in the week, making them unsafe for an evening event. Full refunds will be issued because the event is cancelled due to weather.

Weather cancellation policy

Full refunds will be issued if the event is canceled due to weather.  If forecast 24 hours in advance calls for the air temperature to be 5 degrees below zero Fahrenheit or the wind chill to be 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit during the start of the event, the event will be canceled.   

Candlelight events

Lebanon Hills Regional Park - CANCELED
The grand finale. There's something for everyone. Enjoy award-winning cross-country ski trails, hiking and snowshoe trails, and plowed walking trails — all by candlelight. Ski and snowshoe rental available. Dakota County Parks ski pass required for skiers.
Food trucks: Brick Oven Bus Pizza, KCM Egg Rolls and Kabomelette
Friday, Feb. 28, 6-9 p.m.

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