Overview
- More than 20,000 lights now line nearly a mile of Santa Rosa Avenue as the tradition returns.
- Saturday's ceremony honored 19 residents lost in the Eaton Fire with a minute and 19 seconds of silence.
- LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and longtime volunteer families helped flip the switch at the 6 p.m. kickoff.
- Volunteers have worked since October to hand-string new 15-foot light strands across the deodar cedars.
- The Walt Disney Company donated thousands of additional lights and staffed a Disney VoluntEARS Winterfest village with activities and character appearances.