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Santa lights up East Village for annual tree lighting event [Video]

The Downtown San Diego event featured live music, crafts and about 40 local vendors which drew in a large crowd of people and pets to the fun.

SAN DIEGO — East Village got a visit from the North Pole with the presence of Santa during its tree lighting event. Cheers of excitement rang out as the tree lit up to celebrate the holiday season. 

“It warms my heart just to know, you know everyone comes down not only from this community but from outside to support East village,” East Village Association Board member Robyn Spencer said. 

The event featured live music, crafts and about 40 local vendors which drew in a large crowd of people and pets to the fun. Families also got the opportunity to take a picture with Santa. 

“One of the reasons why we do this is because of my now very tall son who’s 17. Years ago we wanted to do a tree lighting …

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