Crowds walk downtown during Waxhaw's Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.
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Waxhaw has started the holiday season with over 500,000 lights turned on during the Holiday Festival of Lights on Saturday, December 2. There were Carriage Rides provided by Southern Breezes Farm, Marshmallow Toasting hosted by Created in the Carolinas and Waxhaw Entrepreneurs, a Scavenger Hunt hosted by the Union County Public Library, carnival rides, food trucks, a Polar Express Train, and much more.
Cheryl McDermott, Ms. South Carolina America 2018, came to participate in the tree lighting ceremony.Rehobeth Presbyterian Church Choir caroled through the streets during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.(LtR) Natalie Reda, Destiny, Alexis, The Grinch, Caleb, and Sara Bonsall. The Grinch and the elves came from Weddington High School to help spread Christmas cheer.Revelers enjoy a scenic photo spot provided by Waxhaw Weddington’s Rotary Club during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.(LtR) Josie Silva and Louis Cortezzo slide down the Fun Slide at Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.Keith and Rachel (not pictured) lit up the stage at Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.The buildings were also lit up during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.Lights surround the Military Wall of Honor during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.Kids spin around on a carnival ride during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.Crowds walk downtown during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.Layton and Charlie Goodwin, from Waxhaw, visit with Santa. They asked for an American Girl doll and a violin.Nick and family came from Ballantyne. “We heard about the festival and wanted to bring the kids.”Over 500,000 lights were lit during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.Downtown Waxhaw sparkles during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.John the Conductor waves while driving the Polar Express. This was the last stop on the scavenger hunt hosted by the Union County Public Library. Successful hunters received a copy of “It’s Christmas” and a raffle ticket for a copy of “The Polar Express”.Elvis and Amanda from Southern Breeze’s Farm give free carriage rides during Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.Maddox and Connor just moved here two weeks ago and came downtown to celebrate and enjoy their new town with their family. Fire and marshmallows were provided by Waxhaw Entrepreneurs and Created In the Carolinas.Karen Greene and Captain Ron McGarvey were two of the firefighters who brought Santa to Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017 in their fire truck.Many of the trees downtown were wrapped for Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.True Crafted Pizza brought their wood-burning pizza oven food truck to Waxhaw’s Holiday Festival of Lights 2017.
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