Thousands of people came to downtown Watsonville on Dec. 14 for the first-of-its-kind Noche de Brillo celebration. The free family-friendly evening included a snow play area, lights, crafts hosted by local nonprofits, a holiday market, live entertainment, photos with Santa and a light parade. The City of Watsonville teamed up with the Friends of Watsonville Parks and Community Services and a long list of sponsors to put the event together.

Below is a collection of images from the event.

Watsonville’s interim Fire Chief, Corey Schaefer, steers a 1941 GMC fire truck along a closed off Main Street Sunday evening with Santa as part of Noche de Brillo (Night of Sparkle)
A miniature train totes a number of families around downtown.
Samba dancers dazzle thousands of spectators along Main Street.
Children frolic in mountains of snow on Main Street.
A Watsonville Police patrol SUV is decked out with holiday lights in the light parade.
hese folkloric dancers wear lights in their dresses.
Samba dancers are accompanied by an upbeat drum team as they dance their way along Main Street.
Main Street is packed with people, despite the cold weather, as the drama unfolds.
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Tarmo Hannula
Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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