GALT, CA (MPG) - The holiday spirit swept into Galt on Dec. 2, carried on the dozens of floats that made up this year’s Lighting of the Night Parade.

The annual tradition drew countless people to crowd along the parade route, waiting to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus and cheer on their favorite community groups. At City Hall, Galt City Council members flipped a giant switch to light Galt’s community Christmas tree. With the addition of a Holiday Market on the Fourth Street Promenade, attendees could look forward to browsing vendors once all the floats had passed.

The rest of the promenade was turned into a winter wonderland, with the ice rink, which will remain open seven days a week through Jan. 7, and a snow machine. Christmas trees decorated by local organizations and schools adorned another area.

This year’s parade had 58 entries, a few more than last year, Parks and Recreation Director Armando Solis told the Herald. He was happy that the tree lighting went off without a hitch, and he credited Special Events Manager Jackie Garcia for her “great job” in organizing the event.

“It’s really busy down here (near City Hall), and it’s super busy down on Fourth Street, so that means there’s going to be a ton of people here this year,” Solis said. “So I’m really excited about that.”