Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Children enjoyed a wintery sled ride at the Menifee Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.
It wouldn't be winter without a snowball fight. Children created their own snowball play area at the Christmas Tree Ceremony in Menifee Town Center on Friday Dec. 5.
Lily Bell fell on the icy snow and couldn't get up but she didn't mind she had fun standing up and falling over and over again.
The Wonderelles sang Christmas songs.
Two-year old Saylor White gave her mom Maddie White a Christmas kiss.
Five year old Faviola Casas sits on Santas lap for a photo.
Santa Claus!
Mrs. Claus holds a new baby.
Christmas tree decorations hang from the great oak tree.
Hundreds of residents flocked to Menifee Town Center to watch the city’s giant oak tree light up in celebration of the Christmas season.
Mayor Scott Mann kicked off the ceremony saying, “We are so happy to have you all out here to this historic event.”
Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and their elves helped with the tree lighting before sitting down with children to hear their Christmas wishes.
Children lined up after the tree lighting to take a sled ride down a small hill that was covered in manmade snow. It didn’t take long for the children to discover the joy of snowball making and throwing. They pelted each other playfully with snowballs.
“We are having so much fun,” said Shelby Bell as she rescued her daughter Lily Bell, who tumbled on the snow and couldn’t stand up. “I give this evening event a thumbs up.”
“My kids are having a lot of fun with the sled riding,” said Steve Contreras. He was also working to make sure the snow and the sled-riding event stayed safe.
Adding to the festive wintery evening was holiday music playing on a stage from singing groups, which included a choir from St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, the Wonderellas Holiday Revue, and Arts Council Menifee. Residents strolled along visiting various vendors while songs like ”Jingle Bells” and “Deck the Halls” filled the chilly evening air.
The city also had a large movie screen for families to watch the “Polar Express” movie, which was perfectly located next to the long line waiting to visit Santa Claus.
“We just moved to Menifee a year ago and we love all the community events the city does for us,” said Maddie White, who brought her two-year old daughter Saylor out for the holiday event.
The highlight of the evening for the children was meeting Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Mrs. Claus made a special appearance Friday night.
Faviola Casas, 5, was thrilled to meet both residents of the North Pole. “I asked Santa for a Barbie Dream House and a Barbie car,” she said.
The Menifee Christmas tree will be lit and open to visitors throughout December. It can be accessed on Town Center Drive south of Newport Road.
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