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WEBVTT KELSEY: ARE YOU HOSTING CHRISTMAS AT YOUR HOUSE AND TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS INTERCHANGE OR FIND SOMEWHERE TO SEND THEM ONCE YOU GET SICK OF THEM? NOLA CHRISTMAS FEST HAS YOU COVERED, AND THEY ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR THE 2016 SEASON. >> THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL INSIDE OF NOLA CHRISTMAS FEST. KELSEY 44,000 PEOPLE ENJOYED THE : WEATHER AND ACTIVITIES AT THE 2015 FESTIVAL. SO ORGANIZERS CAME BACK THIS YEAR BIGGER AND BETTER THE HALL OF TREES, CARNIVAL RIDES, KIDS CRAFTS AND SANTA'S WORKSHOP. ARE ALL BACK BUT ICE SKATING RINK, IS NOW 150 BY 50 FEET. AND THERE'S AN ICE SLIDE ORGANIZER DIANE LYON SAYS THE FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THREE EVENTS CREATED BY THE CONVENTION CENTER TO DRAW PEOPLE DOWNTOWN DURING A TIME OF YEAR THAT'S TRADITIONALLY SLOW FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY BUT WITH SUCH SUCCESS IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS, THERE ARE HIGH HOPES FOR THIS YEAR'S FESTIV , TOO. >> WE GO ALL THE WAY TO 30, SO WE SURE HOPE VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO COME IN AND HAVE FUN AS WELL. IT'S 15 DAYS OF INDOOR FAMILY FUN TAKING YOU ALL THE WAY TO THE NEW YEAR AND THE CELEBRATION WITH DICK CLARK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. KELSEY: NOLA FAMILY FEST RUNS FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 10:00 P.M.

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