LYNN — The City celebrated the holiday season in downtown Lynn with a tree and menorah lighting festival at Central Square on Monday.

The festival of lights was organized by the Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce, with help from Lynn Main Streets. Activities included song and dance performances from the Boys & Girls Club of Lynn, Cultura Latina Dance Academy Inc., St. Mary’s Lynn Chorus, and the Lynn Public Schools All-City Band.

Participants also got the chance to decorate ornaments with Raw Art Works to hang on the tree and enjoyed complimentary hot cocoa from The Salvation Army.

The event concluded with Mayor Jared Nicholson giving a speech; he then lighted a tree and menorah with his sons Henry and Benjamin. They were joined by Lynn residents Tara and Tessa Aguilar, plus Santa and an elf.

Sponsors included Cataldo Ambulance Service, Columbia Insurance Agency, Delulis Brothers Construction, Ebenezer Tax and Services, Eliot Community Human Services, Flag Pharmacy, Home Care with Grace, King Movers and Storage, Kowloon, One Protection Security, Reading Cooperative Bank, Rick’s Auto Collision and Service Center, River Works Credit Union, St. Jean’s Credit Union, and Wayne Alarm.

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Amy Munoz was grateful for the portable heaters during a very chilly Festival of Lights in Lynn Monday night.

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Nashly Juliette Peña focuses on decorating her ornament at Raw Art Works during Lynn's Festival of Lights in Central Square Monday night.

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Yumeidy Gomez gets in the holiday spirit during Lynn's Festival of Lights on Monday.

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Tessa Aguilar puts the finishing touches on her Christmas ornament at Raw Art Works during Lynn's Festival of Lights on Monday.

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Tessa Aguilar, right, helps her sister, Tara, put the finishing touches on her Christmas ornament at Raw Art Works during Lynn's Festival of Lights on Monday.

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The Cultura Latina Dance Academy performs during Lynn's Festival of Lights in Central Square on Monday.

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The Cultura Latina Dance Academy performs during Lynn's Festival of Lights in Central Square on Monday.

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Shawn Williams reaches up high to hang a handmade ornament on the Christmas tree in Central Square during Lynn's Festival of Lights on Monday.

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Sisters Tessa and Tara Aguilar get ready to turn the lights on during Lynn's Festival of Lights on Monday in Central Square.

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Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson speaks during the Festival of Lights in Central Square as Santa claps behind him.

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People could create handmade ornaments for the Christmas tree in Lynn's Central Square at Raw Att Works for the Festival of Lights.

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A long exposure captures the Christmas tree lit up in Central Square.

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The minorah and Christmas tree come to life during Lynn's Festival of Lights in Central Square on Monday.

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The minorah and Christmas tree come to life during Lynn's Festival of Lights in Central Square on Monday.

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A long exposure captures the colored lights and handmade ornaments on the Central Square Christmas tree during Lynn's Festival of Lights.

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Nora, right, shows her sister Katie the ornament she made for the Central Square Christmas Tree during Lynn's Festival of Lights.

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