Old Town Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll

Dez McDermott and Maria Bollinger share a kiss by the illuminated tree during the Old Town Plaza Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

People admire the illuminated tree during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Old Town Plaza, Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Lourdes Palma holds her five-year-old granddaughter, Victoria Palma, during the Old Town Plaza Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Itzel Chavez, 16, center, with Baila! Baila! Dance Academy, laughs with her fellow dancers before they perform during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

People gather in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza for the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Leo Pacheco, 6, holds a boba balloon during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Couple Zach Gonzales, 24, and Sophia Hall, 25, take a selfie by the illuminated tree as they celebrate their shared birthdays during the Old Town Plaza Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Nahman dresses up as Krampus during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

St. Nicholas, the Spirit of Christmas, during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Jim and Aleena Palmer sit on a bench while watching attendants walk by and eating green chile stew during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Amanda Barton holds her dog, Luna, while taking a photo with St. Nicholas, the Spirit of Christmas, during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Lourdes Palma holds her five-year-old granddaughter, Victoria Palma, during the Old Town Plaza Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Luna during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Sofia Bowrman, 12, a seventh-grader at San Felipe de Neri Catholic School , lights Luminarias during the Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

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Published December 5, 2025 - 7:47 p.m. Modified December 5, 2025 - 10:49 p.m.

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