Christmas tree coming to Parkview Field

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps announced Friday they will put up a Christmas tree in the centerfield of Parkview field for the holidays.

TinCaps Vice President, Mike Limmer said the tree will be lit on Wednesday, November 25th, the same night Santa's sleigh, the wreath, the Wells Fargo display and other holiday-themed decorations will be illuminated in downtown Fort Wayne. "We are hopeful that this will be a complimentary piece to the long standing tradition of Night of Lights, the Festival of Trees and many other wonderful downtown holiday favorites," said Limmer.

The ballpark will be open on Lighting Day until 8:30 p.m. and then each Saturday until Christmas they will be open until 7:00 p.m. when they will present special holiday programming, music and videoboard displays starting at 5:00 p.m.  "We wanted to give families the chance to come down to the ballpark and see the tree as it was intended at night," said Limmer.

Details of each Saturdays events will be available on the TinCaps website or by calling the TinCaps office at 260-482-6400 the proceeding week.