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Saturday's Holiday Express on as scheduled; tickets may be available for Monday's event

The popular event at Pullen Park, which sold out in July, opened Thursday and continues on select days through Dec. 17, drawing about 1,500 people per night.

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2016 Holiday Express at Pullen Park

Saturday's Holiday Express will go on as scheduled despite the cold, wet weather.

The popular event at Pullen Park, which sold out in July, opened Thursday and continues on select days through Dec. 17, drawing about 1,500 people per night. The evenings include holiday lights, visits with Santa, rides on the park's carousel and train and more.

The wintry weather forced city officials to reschedule the event on Friday, moving it to the Monday rain date. But they're plowing ahead with Saturday's event.

"It's on for tonight," said Cara McLeod, marketing communications coordinator for the city's parks department, just before 11 a.m., Saturday.

So ... if you have tickets for Saturday's event, bundle up.

Details for those with Friday tickets and those without tickets:

For those with Friday tickets, who can't attend Monday night, they can get refunds. Refund requests must be submitted in writing and should be sent to holiday.express@raleighnc.gov. Refund requests must be received by noon, Tuesday, Dec. 12.

And, as I wrote yesterday: For those without tickets, but want them, a new event has been created on Eventbrite for Monday night in which refunded tickets will be resold to guests wishing to attend. So, if you don't have tickets and can go on Monday, you may be able to purchase tickets that somebody else had to give up. Tickets are available through this Eventbrite link > holidayexpress.eventbrite.com.

Parents have been scrambling to snag those tickets as they have become available since Friday. They will continue to be available throughout the weekend as people ask for ticket refunds. If you check and there aren't any available, be sure to check back.

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