Festivities Will Continue Through the Upcoming Weeks and Include a Live Nativity, Santa Story Time, and Star Wars Costume Contest
OREM, Utah (November 22, 2016) – University Place today announced that beginning on Black Friday it will be hosting a slate of family-friendly community events to help celebrate the holiday season. The schedule of events includes:
Black Friday
The doors at University Place will open at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, November 25, with the more than 150 stores in the mall offering a variety of Black Friday deals and doorbusters. Patrons who arrive early are invited to stick around until 9:30 a.m. to start celebrating the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will be making their grand entrance in style in the southwest parking lot of the mall. Starbucks will be providing hot chocolate and treats while supplies last, and there will be live entertainment performed by the Unity Gospel Choir. Holiday lights at The Orchard, University Place’s newly opened outdoor community gathering space, will be turned on, and the outdoor fountain will feature choreographed water shows set to festive holiday music for the remainder of the year.
Live Nativity
On Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. University Place will partner with the Orem Community Church to put on a live nativity, featuring actors, animals including a camel, a sheep, and a donkey, as well as beautiful musical performances by local choirs. Free warm rolls and hot cider will be provided by event sponsors Wallaby’s and Starbucks. The live nativity is free to the public and will be held at The Orchard.
Santa Story Time
Each night between Monday, December 5 – Thursday, December 8, children ages 3 and up are invited to come participate in a special story time with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Tickets for this event must be purchased in advance, and include a children’s meal, a photo with Santa, crafts, and a commemorative gift. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://live-university-place-production.pantheonsite.io/events/santa-story-time-2/.
Star Wars Costume Contest
University Place is also celebrating the holiday release of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” with a Star Wars costume contest. The all-ages contest will take place in the lot located next to RC Willey on Tuesday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m., and prizes will be awarded for best costume, best scene reenactment, and best impersonation.
For more information about these events as well as University Place’s stores, restaurants, and holiday hours, visit https://live-university-place-production.pantheonsite.io.
About University Place
Developed in the early 1970s in Orem, Utah, University Place (formerly University Mall) is a 112-acre development that initially only included retail, and recently began a $500 million revitalization project that is adding residential, office and green space to what has been Utah County’s premiere shopping destination for over 40 years. University Place was first developed and is still owned and operated by Woodbury Corporation, a 4th-generation Utah family business, and one of the oldest and most respected full-service real estate development and management companies in the Intermountain West. For more information about University Place and updates on the project, visit universityplaceorem.com. For more information about Woodbury Corporation, visit woodburycorp.com.
Press Contact
Cindy Nguyen
Marketing Director, University Place
801-224-0810
c_nguyen@woodburycorp.com