PORTLAND — The light show will not go on.
Peacock Lane, billed as “Portland’s Christmas Street,” will not host its annual holiday lights display this year, citing COVID-19 regulations and health concerns.
The move, announced Thursday, calls off a holiday tradition that has for decades attracted crowds to four residential blocks in Southeast Portland, between Stark and Belmont streets.
“We are saddened that we will not be able to ‘light up the Lane’ this year, but we, as a community, felt it was best to cancel this year’s activities for everyone’s health and safety,” organizers wrote in a Facebook post.
The cancellation comes as Oregonians prepare to navigate Halloween and the holiday season in the COVID-19 age. Many holiday season staples are bound to be significantly changed — or canceled altogether — this year.
