ARDMORE, OK - Ardmore's annual Festival of Lights Auction wraps up at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The silent action started at 5 p.m. and ran until 6 p.m.
Bigger items such as vacations, OKC Thunder tickets and a pony were bid on during the live auction that began at 7 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the Regional Park Christmas Drive-Thru. The mile and a half long route will feature more than 125 christmas display this year.
"What the auction does is help raise funds to buy new displays," Ardmore Convention Center Marketing Director Janet Batemen said. "We get two to three new ones every year and replace some old ones. It also helps maintain those displays."
The Regional Park Christmas Display begins this Saturday at 6 p.m. It is free to the public but donations are accepted at the gate and benefit local non profit organizations.
Contact the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce for more information.
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