SAN DIEGO —
Rady Children’s Lights the Way to Holiday Joy for Injured and Sick Kids
The holiday season is here, and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, one of the national leaders in pediatric health care, is celebrating with “Light the Way”, its annual fundraising campaign that supports San Diego kids spending their holidays at the hospital. The campaign includes fun seasonal activities like the Rady Children’s Ice Rink, a holiday book and toy event, and a parade of lights where local firefighters and police light up the night as Rady patients view from hospital windows. To make this magic happen, Rady Children’s relies on donations to fund the events, decorations, and toys.
Light the Way Family book and toy store: Dec 20
On Wednesday, Dec. 20, parents with a child in the hospital are invited to participate in the annual Family Book and Toy Store at Rady Children’s and select new books and toys. This event provides caregivers the opportunity to pick out the perfect toy and book for their child and personalize it to make it extra special.
Light the Way Parade of Lights: Dec 6
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, City of San Diego Lifeguards, and other first responders did a countdown just before the hospital lights went out at 6 p.m., and then signaled back and forth with patients and their families inside the Rady Children's main campus hospital windows. It’s a spectacle of lights put on for the patients. The children get to have an event put on for them, that they can see and feel a part of. Following the light show, first responders will parade their vehicles around the hospital with lights and sirens signifying the start of the holiday season.
Lace up your skates for Rady Children's Ice Rink at Liberty Station: Nov 16 - Jan 1
The Rady Children’s Ice Rink, now in its 27th year, is located in the Central Promenade at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station. The rink opens Thursday, November 16 and lasts through Sunday, January 7. The hours of operation are 10 am - 10 pm with a few exceptions that are listed below:
- Opening Day, Nov 16: 4 pm-10 pm
- Thanksgiving Day: 10 am-4 pm
- Christmas Eve: 10 am-4 pm
- Christmas Day: 1 pm-8 pm
- New Year’s Eve: 10 am-5 pm
Last holiday season, more than 40,000 visitors laced up their skates and helped raise more than $300,000 for the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital. Thanks to community support and local sponsors, more than $2 million has been raised from the Ice Rink in the past 26 years.
LOCATION: 2875 Dewey Rd. San Diego, CA 92106
DATES: November 16 through January 7
HOURS: Open daily, seven days a week from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (with a few exceptions)
TICKETS: $20 per Adult, $15 per Child (12 and under), and $15 for military (with ID) *Tickets include skate rentals
Find all the details on Rady Children’s Light the Way events and giving options, including year-end giving, at www.radyfoundation.org
Watch: Light the Way 2023 | Sharing the holiday spirit with the children at Rady Children’s