Downtown Ogden was filled with holiday cheer Saturday as crowds gathered for the day’s events. Santas dashed down Washington Boulevard for the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k and floats covered in lights soon followed for Ogden’s Holiday Electric Light Parade. The crowd later gathered on 25th Street for the Christmas Village lighting complete with fireworks and live music.
SW 112815 Christmas Village 01Jenny Vance watches as her daughters Maysen, 5, left, and Oakley, 7, right, look into one of the displays at Christmas Village Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in downtown Ogden.
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PRINT SW 112815 Christmas Village 02Gracie Litz, 7, and Santa Claus react as fireworks go off over downtown Ogden after flipping the Christmas Village light switch Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Litz, who was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma last May was this year's Grand Marshall of the Holiday Electric Light Parade.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 01Left to right, Amy Child takes a selfie with Amy Arner, Sheri Shupe and Val Talbot Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, before the start of the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5K in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 01Alix Dritlein, left, and Aryabelle Kidwell wave from their float Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the Holiday Electric Light Parade in downtown Ogden.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 03Children peer into one of the displays at Christmas Village Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 in downtown Ogden.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 03Jacee Olson, 13, left, and her sister Whitney Olson, 18, right, help put the finishing touches on the Dance Image Studios float for the Holiday Electric Light Parade Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 02Ron Gardiner rides his horse Sundance down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the Holiday Electric Light Parade in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 02An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 03An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 04An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 05An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 06An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 07An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 08An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 09An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 10An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 11An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 12An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Santa Run 13An army of Santas runs down Washington Boulevard Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, during the 8th Annual Utah Santa Run 5k in Ogden.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 04The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 05The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 06The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 07The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 08The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 09The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 10The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 11The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 12The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 13The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 14The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 15The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 16The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 17The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 18The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 19The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 20The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 21The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 22The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 23The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 24The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 25The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Light Parade 26The Holiday Electric Light Parade lit up downtown Ogden Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, as it traveled down Washington Boulevard.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 04Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 05Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 06Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 15Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 07Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 08Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 09Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 10Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 11Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 12Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 13Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 14Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 16Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 17Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas Village 18Visitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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SW 112815 Christmas VillageVisitors to downtown Ogden explore Christmas Village after the lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
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