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Andover’s Dec. 10 gathering spreads family activities across Central Park, with a 6 p.m. tree lighting and a music-coordinated light show. Admission is free with a canned food item.
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
A tree lighting at 6 p.m. gives Hometown Christmas its clearest fixed point, but the evening fans out across Andover Central Park: activities are listed at four locations, alongside sidewalk luminaries, illuminated trees and a music-coordinated light show.
The listed activity locations are the Andover Public Library, Andover City Hall, the Capitol Federal Amphitheater® stage and the Lodge. That layout makes this a park-wide gathering rather than an event centered on a single stage. The amphitheater is beside Lake George within Andover Central Park.
The lighting extends beyond the amphitheater, too. The event description includes luminaries along park sidewalks and illuminated trees, as well as a light show coordinated to music at the amphitheater and in other parts of Central Park.
Further reading: Hometown Christmas ↗ · Capitol Federal Amphitheater and Lodge ↗
From 4:30 to 8 p.m., the announced activities include photos with Santa, crafts for kids, live music, hay rack rides, s’mores with first responders and hot beverages. The tree lighting is scheduled for 6 p.m.; the listing describes it as happening once it is dark.
The event information does not assign individual times to the activities or name the live-music performers. The light show has no separate start time listed. If one particular activity is central to your plans, the City of Andover’s general directory number is (316) 733-1303; it is not identified as an event-night contact.
Further reading: Hometown Christmas ↗ · City of Andover ↗
Admission is listed as free with a canned food item. Attendees are also encouraged to donate canned goods and cash for the local Caring and Sharing 501c program and the Andover Food Bank. The listing presents cash as an additional donation, not an entry requirement.
Further reading: Hometown Christmas ↗
The tree lighting is the clearest timed point in the program. Other activities are grouped within the full event window, and the light show has no separate start time listed.
The event runs from 4:30 to 8 p.m. The tree lighting is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The event listing gives the address as 1609 E. Central Ave., Andover, KS 67002. Activities are listed at the Andover Public Library, Andover City Hall, the Capitol Federal Amphitheater® stage and the Lodge.
A canned food item is the stated condition for free admission. Canned-goods and cash donations are encouraged for the Caring and Sharing 501c program and the Andover Food Bank; cash is not listed as an admission requirement.
Photos with Santa, kids’ crafts, live music, hay rack rides, s’mores with first responders and hot beverages are listed within the overall event window, without separate start times. No individual activity prices or reservation details are provided. Family activities are described, but no age policy is stated.
The City’s general directory lists (316) 733-1303. The number is not identified as an event-night contact.
The event listing identifies Central Park, Andover, at 1609 E. Central Ave., Andover, KS 67002. Its map and directions links can calculate a route from your starting point; no specific event entrance is identified.
The event information does not specify event parking, transit, road closures or accessibility arrangements.
It is scheduled for 6 p.m. The listing describes it as taking place once it is dark.
No. They are listed within the 4:30–8 p.m. event window, without separate start times.
Admission is listed as free with a canned food item. Cash donations are encouraged but are not stated as an entry requirement.
The listed sites are the Andover Public Library, Andover City Hall, the Capitol Federal Amphitheater® stage and the Lodge, all in Central Park.
1609 E. Central Ave., Andover, KS 67002
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-05 against the linked sources.