Welcome to Walnut Wonderland. It’s exactly where you’d expect it to be: Walnut Street in Center City.
“I mean, it’s the wow factor. You walk in and you say, ‘Oh my gosh, this is so beautiful and amazing,'” said Dana Canalichio, director of operations for Four Corners Hospitality.
Tucked between buildings on Rittenhouse Square, Walnut Garden has been taken over by all things Christmas. Last year Walnut Wonderland existed, but this year organizers say they have stepped up their game.
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“We were kind of going for a ’70s Christmas pop. It’s just really loud, exciting, energetic and flashy,” Canalichio said.
Four Corners Hospitality is behind this. The garden offers food, festive drinks, marshmallows by the fire and a warming tent.
“We even sold Christmas trees last year, and it was a great place to get hot cocktails and get your Christmas trees, but we wanted to take it to a whole level,” she said.
The urban holiday garden has lights and Christmas decorations everywhere, not to mention the enormous 6-metre high tree made of 57 trees that you can walk under.
Those who helped bring the Christmas vision to life hope people leave with one thing.
“The magic of Christmas. I love Christmas more than anything in the world, and this is my happy place,” said Melissa Zielinski, general manager of Walnut Garden.
Walnut Wonderland is open seven days a week until December 31.
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