With all of the required fanfare, North Bend welcomed the holiday season Saturday in a tree-lighting celebration featuring local dancers and musicians.
There were firepits to fend off the chilly, rainy weather, refreshments, comments from Mayor Ken Hearing, an official visit from Santa on the Eastside Fire and Rescue Reindeer Engine, and a traditional community sing-along.
Enjoy these sights and scenes of a hometown holiday celebration.
Ignite dancers perform a holiday routine. Mary Miller Photo
A young conga drummer thoroughly enjoyed his performance at the North Bend tree lighting Saturday. Mary Miller Photo
Boys gather around a firepit at the holiday festival Saturday. Mary Miller Photo
Hip-hop dancers from Ignite strike a pose. Mary Miller Photo
North Bend residents Harley and Kathy Brumbaugh attended the holiday festival Dec. 3. Mary Miller Photo
Jill Massengill dances in the holiday performance of Veils of the Nile at North Bend’s tree lighting Dec. 3. Mary Miller Photo
Mrs. Grinch appears in the Veils of the Nile show. Mary Miller Photo
Veils of the Nile dancers pose for a fabulous finish of their performance Dec. 3. Mary Miller Photo
Dancers from Ignite Dance & Yoga perform at North Bend’s holiday tree lighting event Saturday. Mary Miller Photo
Santa posed for a photo with his young friend Easton. Mary Miller Photo
Through rain and wind, members of the Snoqualmie Valley Unicycle Club put on a show for the crowd. Mary Miller Photo
Santa and Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Gary Schwartz in the Valley Center Stage production of “A Christmas Carol” running through Dec. 17, mug for the camera. Mary Miller Photo
Snoqualmie Valley Unicycle Club riders put on a show. Mary Miller Photo
