PHOTO GALLERY: Hundreds gather to celebrate annual Christmas Tree lighting in Natchez
Published 8:42 pm Saturday, November 27, 2021
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Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Presley LeBlanc, age 2, and Kynzli Pujol, age 8, take pictures with Santa Claus inside Home Bank during Saturday's annual tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Savannah Ordoyne, age 5, decorates Christmas cookies at Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Caroline Ordoyne, age 5, put sprinkles on her Christmas cookies at Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Joseph Simmons showed up as Frosty the Snowman at Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
The Downtown Natchez Christmas tree is lit with fireworks exploding around it in December 2021. (File photo | The Natchez Democrat)
Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Saturday's tree lighting in Downtown Natchez. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
The annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Downtown Natchez drew a crowd of hundreds of people on Saturday.
The festivities lasted almost all day with Christmas Cookie decorating, food and craft vendors, a North Pole playground with bouncy castles and more.
Children stopped to see Santa inside of Home Bank before the final countdown to the official lighting of the tree and pyrotechnic show.
Above are photos from Saturday’s event to kick-off the Christmas season.