PHOTOS: Sequim welcomes the holidays

By Michael Dashiell • November 30, 2022 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / In middle, Liv Hanson, 8, and Zoey Hanson, 9, both of Sequim, talk with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / In middle, Liv Hanson, 8, and Zoey Hanson, 9, both of Sequim, talk with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim.

Sequim City Band plays "Jingle Bells" at the Hometown Holidays event on Nov. 26.
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Sequim kicked off the 2022 holiday season in style once again with its Hometown Holidays on Nov. 26.

Along with photos with Santa and the royalty, other festivities included live music, a tree-lighting ceremony, Sequim Museum & Arts’ Tractor Parade and more.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / People flock to Sequim’s downtown Christmas Tree at a tree-lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Centennial Place. The major sponsor for the tree lighting, organizers note, is Sound Community Bank, with in-kind sponsors including Accurate Angle Crane, The Home Depot and the City of Sequim.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / People flock to Sequim’s downtown Christmas Tree at a tree-lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Centennial Place. The major sponsor for the tree lighting, organizers note, is Sound Community Bank, with in-kind sponsors including Accurate Angle Crane, The Home Depot and the City of Sequim.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Santa Claus rides into downtown Sequim in a vintage fire engine as part of Saturday’s Hometown Holidays event, accompanied by Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty: from left, princess Lauren Willis, queen Isabella Williams, and princesses Katherine Gould and Ellie Turner.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Santa Claus rides into downtown Sequim in a vintage fire engine as part of Saturday’s Hometown Holidays event, accompanied by Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty: from left, princess Lauren Willis, queen Isabella Williams, and princesses Katherine Gould and Ellie Turner.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Five-month-old Maisy Gonzalez spends some quality time with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Five-month-old Maisy Gonzalez spends some quality time with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim.

The Sequim City Band plays holiday-themed songs at Centennial Place on Saturday, as part of the live music at the Hometown Holidays event in downtown Sequim.

The Sequim City Band plays holiday-themed songs at Centennial Place on Saturday, as part of the live music at the Hometown Holidays event in downtown Sequim.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Finley Loveless, 3, of Sequim, spends some quality time with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Finley Loveless, 3, of Sequim, spends some quality time with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim.

Above: Silver Newell, center, and Lucy Johnson, both 5-year-olds from Sequim, talk with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim. The pair are best friends from preschool.

Above: Silver Newell, center, and Lucy Johnson, both 5-year-olds from Sequim, talk with Santa Claus (Stephen Rosales) at the Hometown Holidays event Saturday afternoon in downtown Sequim. The pair are best friends from preschool.