Las Vegas Community Healing Garden To Host Holiday Event

LAS VEGAS, NV - Wednesday's city council meeting tabbed the Outside Las Vegas Foundation with maintaining the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden. Soon after, the foundation announced its first community event at the downtown garden.

Outside Las Vegas will hold a tree lighting ceremony at the garden on Saturday, Dec. 9. The Holiday in the Garden will start at 4 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. Midway through the ceremony Las Vegas entertainment icons Siegfried and Roy will ceremonially light the trees inside the garden.

Fifty-eight trees have been planted at the garden in memory of the 58 lives that were lost. Those trees surround a single oak tree donated to the garden by Siegfried and Roy.

“It is an honor to manage and care for this sacred community outdoor memorial," OLVF Volunteer Director Jessica Anderson said in a press release. “With the partnership of the City of Las Vegas and LV Healing Garden Committee, we are able to provide a service to a special outdoor place where people can find healing and experience fellowship within their community.”

Saturday's Holiday in the Garden will showcase the area as a gathering place for members of the Las Vegas community following the tragedy. The garden was built in three days following the shooting with the help of donations from people and businesses around the valley. Holiday music and hot chocolate will accompany the ceremony, which is free of charge.

The garden is located in Downtown Las Vegas at 1015 S Casino Center Blvd.

Image: A mural honoring 58 victims adorns a building at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. The garden was built as a memorial for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. (John Locher/Associated Press)