PHOTOS: Dayton-area tree lighting ceremonies through the years

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VIDEO: Countdown to city of Dayton tree lighting
Preparing area holiday displays
2020 Courthouse Square Tree
PHOTOS: Dayton’s Grande Illumination and Children’s Parade 2018
PHOTOS: Dayton’s Grande Illumination and Children’s Parade 2018
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at Austin Landing’s tree lighting and parade?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at Austin Landing’s tree lighting and parade?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at The Greene’s Christmas tree lighting?
Downtown Dayton Christmas Tree Lighting Holiday Festival
Grand illumination
Everything you need to know about Dayton’s tree lighting, parade
Tree lighting draws enthusiastic crowd
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PHOTOS: Did we spot you at the Christmas Tree Lighting & Santa Arrival Parade at The Greene?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at the Christmas Tree Lighting & Santa Arrival Parade at The Greene?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at the Christmas Tree Lighting & Santa Arrival Parade at The Greene?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at The Greene’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Santa Arrival Parade?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at The Greene’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Santa Arrival Parade?
The Greene Tree Lighting
The Greene Tree Lighting
The Greene Tree Lighting
The Greene Tree Lighting
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at The Greene’s Christmas tree lighting?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at The Greene’s Christmas tree lighting?
The Greene Town Center
Throwback Thursday: Tree lighting at The Greene 2008
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at Austin Landing's Christmas Tree Lighting?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at Austin Landing's Christmas Tree Lighting?
PHOTOS: Did we spot you at the Community Tree Lighting in downtown Tipp City?
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PHOTOS: Did we spot you at Centerville’s Hometown Holiday Walk?
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PHOTOS: Austin Landing’s virtual holiday tree lighting ceremony
PHOTOS: Austin Landing’s virtual holiday tree lighting ceremony
Did we spot you at Huber Heights' Annual Christmas Concert and Tree Lighting?
Did we spot you at Fairborn's Hometown Hoilday Parade and Tree Lighting?
Christmas tree lighting celebrations across Dayton
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New Carlisle Christmas tree
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PHOTOS: Troy’s Holiday Tree Lighting
Dayton Holiday Festival
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PHOTOS: Behind the scenes at the Kettering Mayor's Virtual Christmas Tree Lighting
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting in Kettering
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The Dayton Holiday Festival kicked off Friday at Courthouse Square in downtown Dayton with the Grande Illumination tree lighting, Dayton Children’s Parade Spectacular in Lights and live entertainment. This photo is from the 2013 event. LISA POWELL / STAFF