GAINESVILLE — The Christmas season has arrived in downtown Gainesville, complete with Santa, carriage rides and the lighting of the chicken atop Main Street Market. The Annual Jingle Mingle, sponsored by Main Street Gainesville, was held Thursday night from 5 to 8 p.m.
Enjoy the AccessWDUN photo gallery to relive some of the fun.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos are by AccessWDUN's David Cook.
The Enota Show Choir sang carols to the crowd gathered in downtown Gainesville Thursday evening for the annual Jingle Mingle.
Among the many entertainers at the annual Jingle Mingle were member of the Enota Show Choir from Enota Elementary School in Gainesville.
Santa makes his arrival at downtown Gainesville's Jingle Mingle on board a Gainesville fire truck.
Some children, like this little girl, keep their Christmas lists close to the vest. Hopefully, Santa was able to coax a few hints from her!
Santa ponders the requests of this young man during the annual Jingle Mingle in downtown Gainesville. (Photo by Lori Thompson)
Children were able to write letters to Santa at Jingle Mingle.
Happy faces at the annual Jingle Mingle in downtown Gainesville.
All letters to Santa were able to make a direct trip to the North Pole at Jingle Mingle.
These little ones dressed in their holiday finery wait in a long line to visit Santa.
Downtown Gainesville merchants had plenty of goodies to share with Jingle Mingle attendees. (Photo by Lori Thompson)
Attendees had the opportunity to take horse drawn carriage rides around the downtown Gainesville square.
Of course, the evening would not be complete without the lighting of the chicken atop Main Street Market. Gainesville has long been known as the Poultry Capitol of the World.
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