Welcome To The Oil Center!


Festival of Lights is back!
Friday, December 5
5:30pm-9pm
This year’s celebration will showcase our beautifully lit median project with over 250 lights and the lighting of Santa and his sleigh on Ochsner’s skywalk. Guests will enjoy:
Two Main Experiences
5th Floor – Ticketed 21+ Event (SOLD OUT)
Our 21+ floor is officially sold out.
There will be no ticket sales at the door.
This adults-only experience features food, drinks, and live music from Dustin Dale Gaspard, Coteau Grove, and On Call Band.
4th Floor – Family Fun Zone
A family-friendly experience offering:
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Christmas movies on the big screen
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Ornament making
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Face painting
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Personalized stockings
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Hot cocoa
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Letters to Santa
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Pictures with Santa
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Christmas shopping
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Food and more!
Free activities include: trolley ride, Christmas movie on the big screen, letters to Santa, and the snow yard.
Other activities, food, and drinks will be available for purchase using event tickets.
Event Tickets:
$1 each at the door.
Plus Exciting Attractions for All Ages
Train Rides on the Median
Fun for kids and adults!
Trolley Ride – Updated
Downtown Lafayette has rescheduled its event, so the trolley will no longer travel downtown.
The trolley is free to ride and will take guests on a short route to enjoy Christmas lights near the Oil Center, with live Christmas caroling along the way to spread extra holiday cheer.
Volunteers & Will Call
Volunteer Check-In:
Volunteers should check in at the Volunteer Station located on the ground level by the elevators.
Will Call:
If you purchased an ornament or activity/drink/food tickets for the 4th Floor Family Fun Zone, please pick them up at the Will Call table on the ground level next to the elevators.
Parking
Parking is available on floors 1–3 of Ochsner’s Burdin Riehl Parking Garage and in the Grant Mollett parking lot across from Champagne’s on Heymann.
Please do not park in Champagne’s lot, as the business will still be open during the event.
Thank you to our sponsors!
‘All is Bright’ Presenting Sponsor $5,000
(Heymann Foundation)
‘Lighting of Santa’ Sponsor $5,000
(LUS)
‘Get Lit’ Drink Sponsor $2,000
(Catalyst Bank, Antoni's, Schilling, Cane's)
‘Eat, Drink, & Be Merry’ Table Sponsor ($750)
(Acadiana Prescription Shop, Heymann Holdings, Fastest Labs, First Horizon, Parish Biscuit, Core Medical, IRG, Borden Dairy, Brach Myers, State Senator, Annie Spell, State Representative, BCM Advisors)
Santa’s Workshop Sponsors ($500)
(Ruth Ann Menutis, Apex Cleaning, Pascale's)
ELF Signs ($500)
(Neel-Schafer, Lantec, Hub City Diner, Lafayette Travel, Cullen Investments, Parish Ink, Rader, Borden's Ice Cream Shoppe, Acadiana Travel, LUS, LFT, Home Bank)
Thank you to our sponsors:













