Lights, Brightness at San Jacinto Plaza During Celebration of Lights

A father and daughter have some fun with some of the decorations of one of the Christmas trees located in San Jacinto Plaza during the Celebration of Lights event Saturday night.

El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser claps as the lights in San Jacinto Plaza came on after flipping the switch along with Ryan Morales, 11, to light the Christmas Tree and lights decorating the plaza.

Moments after the lighting of the Christmas tree in San Jacinto Plaza during the Celebration of Lights event, the Celebration of Lights Parade took over Downtown streets. Thousands braved the cold to get a glimpse of the parade and the lights in San Jacinto Plaza.

Say "reindeer." This little girl is all smiles as she waits for her parents to take a picture by a Christmas tree located in San Jacinto Plaza Saturday night before the lighting of the tree during the Celebration of Lights event.

Some of the participants of the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way up N. Mesa Street. San Jacinto Plaza was filled to capacity Saturday night during the Celebration of Lights and Parade.

Posing by the giant Christmas tree with her own tree in San Jacinto Plaza Saturday night before the lighting of the tree during the Celebration of Lights event.

This little girl looks back at her mother waiting to have her picture taken by the giant Christmas tree in San Jacinto Plaza Saturday night before the s tart of the Celebration of Lights ceremony.

Thousands of people of all ages and sizes packed San jacinto Plaza Saturday night during the Celebration of Lights and parade and filled the plaza and the surrounding streets, watch as the parade goes by.

This unidentified little girl is all smiles as he sees her reflection in one of the giant Christmas tree ornaments as she and her family waited for the lighting of the tree during the Celebration of Lights event Saturday night.

The crowd of people that packed San Jacinto Plaza Saturday night during the Celebration of Lights and parade filled the plaza and the surrounding streets.

The crowd of people that packed San Jacinto Plaza Saturday night during the Celebration of Lights and parade filled the plaza and the surrounding streets.

One of the thousands of people that packed San Jacinto Plaza Saturday night during the Celebration of Lights and parade and filled the plaza and the surrounding streets watches as the parade goes by.

One of thousands of families that made the trip downtown to San Jacinto Plaza fro the Celebration of Lights event, pose for family photos by one of the Christmas tree ornaments in the plaza.

Participants in the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way along the route north on Mesa Street at the intersection of Mills Avenue.

Participants and some of the floats entered in the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way along the route north on Mesa Street at the intersection of Mills Avenue.

Participants in the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way along the route north on Mesa Street at the intersection of Mills Avenue.

Participants in the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way along the route north on Mesa Street at the intersection of Mills Avenue.

Participants of the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way along the route north on Mesa Street at the intersection of Mills Ave.

Participants of the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way along the route north on Mesa Street at the intersection of Mills Ave.

Participants of the Celebration of Lights Parade make their way along the route on Mesa Street at the intersection of Mills Avenue in Downtown El Paso, See more photos at elpasotimes.com.