Thousands of Santa Clarita residents gathered in Old Town Newhall Saturday to take part in the annual “Light Up Main Street” event to marvel at the light displays twinkling up and down Main Street.

The City of Santa Clarita annually decorates Old Town Newhall from Market Street to Lyons Avenue to kick off the holidays.

Mayor Laurene Weste, along with other members of the Santa Clarita City Council, took to the stage armed with a giant switch to ignite the Christmas lights in Old Town Newhall.

“This year we’re going to light up Main Street, it’s going to be bigger and brighter than ever,” said Weste. “We are going to flip the switch and light up thousands of sparkling twinkling lights on this beautiful tree here and up and down Main Street.”

City employees began preparing the street last week, installing the oversized Christmas tree along with thousands of lights strung up along Main Street.

The Men of Harmony also made an appearance, singing traditional Christmas carols for the crowd in acapella to get the audience in the holiday spirit.

The Canyon Theatre Guild followed up with more Christmas cheer, inviting the community to join performers in singing a song.

Guests at the event were also treated to several interactive booths provided and operated by many local businesses in Santa Clarita.

One local business even offered a display of real snow for people of all ages to add to the holiday season spirit.

Attendees were also able to visit reindeer, including a photo-op with the big guy himself, Santa Claus.

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