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Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival kicked off the holiday season on a frosty Friday evening, Nov. 18, at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.

Temperatures were in the 20s for the free event.

The festival was back in person this year after a couple of years of modified drive-through events.

Mayor Tyrone Garner at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Mayor Tyrone Garner at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Jo Blaq performed “Kansas City” at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Temperatures were in the 20s on Friday evening. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Rosemarie’s Mexicana Fiesta dancing in the holidays at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Rosemarie’s Mexicana Fiesta dancing in the holidays at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Rosemarie’s Mexicana Fiesta dancing in the holidays at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Rosemarie’s Mexicana Fiesta dancing in the holidays at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival Friday evening at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The KCK Community Orchestra appropriately performed “Frosty” in the chilly weather Friday evening at the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival at City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The Mayor’s Gingerbread Contest produced some beautiful gingerbread homes. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The Mayor’s Gingerbread Contest produced some beautiful gingerbread homes. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
A snow plow was on display that had been painted by students at the Kansas State School for the Blind. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Also on display at the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting Festival was the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile. (Photo by Steve Rupert)