ONE of Leeton’s favourite events didn’t disappoint the huge crowds on Sunday.
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Light Up Leeton has become entrenched in the calendar of events every festive season, with residents flocking to take part in 2017.
Mountford Park was busy as soon as the event officially got underway at 4pm, with the Rotary hams carnival kicking the festivities off.
There were many stalls to take a look at, with everything from barbecues, doughnuts, snow cones and pasta keeping the hordes from having an empty stomach.
The crowds continued to build as youngsters and grown ups alike eagerly anticipated the arrival of the big man in red.
The arrival of Santa Claus signaled the start of the community Christmas concert, with an array of talent on show.
Light Up Leeton committee chairman Carl King said each year he continued to be astounded by the support of the community at the event.
“It’s just amazing,” he said.
“Every year you sort of think to yourself ‘are we going to be able to sustain this event’, but the crowds always turn out to support us.
“It’s really pleasing to see.”
Many acts took to the stage to put on a festive show for the crowd and, as darkness started to fall, residents hopped on the free buses or in their own vehicles to take a tour of the lights around town.
Mr King was busy cleaning up after the event with his crew of volunteers and wasn’t able to check out the lights. However, he said there were many positive comments from those getting off the buses at the end of the night.
“The main message we want to get out there is you don’t have to do a huge display … a simple string of lights across the gutter or fence is all you need to do,” Mr King said.
“A lot of people do put in many hours to their displays, which is also fantastic.”
With the festive season in full swing, Light Up Leeton continues to be the festive event of the year. “It’s great because you do have people coming up saying they remember being in the concert 8 or 10 years ago and they are still coming back,” Mr King said.
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