More photos from the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting Festival

Mayor Mark Holland threw the switch on Friday night at the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting Festival in front of City Hall at 701 N. 7th St. in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Mayor Mark Holland threw the switch on Friday night at the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting Festival in front of City Hall at 701 N. 7th St. in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Mayor Mark Holland threw the switch on Friday night at the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting Festival in front of City Hall at 701 N. 7th St. in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The mayor’s Christmas tree glowed after the lights were turned on Friday night in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Families took photos in front of the mayor’s Christmas tree after the lights were turned on. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Local dance studios entertained the crowd with holiday numbers. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Local dance studios entertained the crowd with holiday numbers. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Local dance studios entertained the crowd with holiday numbers. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Local dance studios entertained the crowd with holiday numbers. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

A large crowd watched entertainment before the lighting ceremony. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

A large crowd watched entertainment before the lighting ceremony. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The Salvation Army served cocoa to those attending the mayor’s holiday lighting ceremony. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The Salvation Army served cocoa to those attending the mayor’s holiday lighting ceremony. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The concessions area at the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting Festival on Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Families posed for a photo in an old-fashioned sleigh at the mayor’s holiday lighting festival Friday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The mayor’s holiday tree, in front of Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)