Christmas in Edgartown is Big on Small Town Cheer
Edgartown Light aglow after annual lighting Friday night.
Edgartown Light aglow after annual lighting Friday night.
Waiting for the parade to start.
Waiting for the parade to start.
Sophia Roads and Rosalie Neville and horses Sparky and Sunny, part of the Rising Tide Therapeutic Equestrian Center group, pose before the parade starts.
Sophia Roads and Rosalie Neville and horses Sparky and Sunny, part of the Rising Tide Therapeutic Equestrian Center group, pose before the parade starts.
A little angel leads her group down Main street.
A little angel leads her group down Main street.
A festive pup walks with the Animal Shelter of Martha's Vineyard float.
A festive pup walks with the Animal Shelter of Martha's Vineyard float.
Boy Scouts handed out stuffed animals.
Boy Scouts handed out stuffed animals.
Elf on the Shelf.
Elf on the Shelf.
No sleigh today, Santa arrives via fire truck.
No sleigh today, Santa arrives via fire truck.
The peace on earth mobile rolls through Edgartown.
The peace on earth mobile rolls through Edgartown.
Two-and-a-half year old Ty Arieta gets a stuffed moose from Santa as mom Alexa looks on.
Two-and-a-half year old Ty Arieta gets a stuffed moose from Santa as mom Alexa looks on.
Cali Giglio outside of Murdick's Fudge.
Cali Giglio outside of Murdick's Fudge.
Avery Romano, 2, has a chat with Santa.
Avery Romano, 2, has a chat with Santa.
Danika Peters, 4, is ready to rock at the family Dance O Rama.
Danika Peters, 4, is ready to rock at the family Dance O Rama.
Josh and Hannah Mobilia build gingerbread houses at the Port Hunter.
Josh and Hannah Mobilia build gingerbread houses at the Port Hunter.
A line forms for the Great Chowder Contest.
A line forms for the Great Chowder Contest.
Holiday cheer was brimming in every corner of Edgartown as Christmas in Edgartown festivities were underway Saturday. The annual Christmas parade rolled down Main street at 11 a.m., ending with the arrival of Santa himself atop a big red Edgartown fire truck. Festivities continued with gingerbread house-making, a family dance-o-rama, the great chowder contest, and a host of other activities that mark the season.