Raleigh kicked off the third annual Winterfest in downtown Raleigh Saturday night at City Plaza. The two-month event features an outdoor skating rink with natural ice. Saturday night’s special festivities including a holiday tree lighting by Mayor Charles Meeker, dancing, music, storytelling, carousel rides, sledding and more.
The ice rink is open through Jan. 29. Learn more about Winterfest.
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- Cloggers perform on stage as part of the opening Winterfest activities.
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- A carousal entertains the children Saturday night at the Fayetteville Street intersection in front of the Sir Walter Building.
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- Mary Kay Kennedy, an employee, looks at the array of Christmas ornaments displayed in The Collectors Gallery window. The Collectors Gallery features North Carolina artists and was open during the Winterfest activities Saturday night.
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- Christmas Anna waits inside for her husband, Santa’s Woodsman, to join her where he will tell children’s stories.
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- At dusk Saturday evening, people begin to skate around the ice rink in downtown Raleigh.
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- The oak leaf lights in City Plaza display Christmas colors.
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- Children play and watch the water change colors in the downtown fountain.
