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Changes to two local events \u2014 the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce<\/a>\u2019s Economic Summit and the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden<\/a>\u2019s 12 Days of Christmas \u2014 have been announced<\/p>\n Of course, there\u2019s a key difference when comparing what\u2019s happening with these annual events. The economic summit will skip this year and return in 2027 while 12 Days of Christmas<\/a> is scheduled to occur this season for a final time.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cFor 12 years, the Twelve Days of Christmas Gazebos have been woven into the landscape of Holiday at the Arboretum,\u201d said Marshall Detwiler, Dallas Arboretum vice president of marketing and guest experience, in a statement to the Lakewood\/East Dallas Advocate. \u201cFamilies have made them a holiday tradition, children have grown up with them, and the spirit of Holiday at the Arboretum has evolved around them. This season, the gazebos will take their final bow, and we want to honor them by bringing the whole city together one last time. Community is what Holiday at the Arboretum has always been about. Not just a beautiful experience, but a shared one.\u201d<\/p>\n The display was only meant for five years, and the animatronics are worn, according to multiple news outlets. This year is expected to include special promotions and programming, including sing-alongs at the Christmas Village, CultureMap reported. But the Arboretum isn\u2019t going full Grinch and cancelling Christmas \u2014 Holiday at the Arboretum will still be in place. Next year, the Arboretum will initiate another outdoor exhibit, this time with sculptures in \u201cHYBYCOZO.\u201d And there will be another new attraction in 2028.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next, as the Arboretum reimagines what the holidays can look like for Dallas for years to come,\u201d Detwiler said. \u201cWhat we are planning will be just as exciting and dynamic as when the gazebos first appeared more than a decade ago.\u201d<\/p>\n Currently, we know a little less about what is going on with the Economic Summit. The chamber hosted its 21st annual summit at the Lakewood Country Club in October (which the Advocate sponsored, by the way). The guest speakers included Jennifer Schuder of the State Fair of Texas, Dallas Cothrum of Masterplan Consultants and Britt Fair of Fair Texas Title.\u00a0<\/p>\n