The Riverside “Festival of Lights” will wrap up Sunday evening, ending its 2024-25 season, which began the weekend before Thanksgiving featuring millions of lights, holiday displays, carnival rides, caroling, Santa Claus and other entertainment on the pedestrian mall.
The lights will remain lit on all holiday decorations throughout the downtown area until daybreak Monday.
The festival, which is in its 32nd year, began on the evening of Nov. 23 when Mission Inn Hotel & Spa owner Duane Roberts, members of the Riverside City Council and other guests gathered for a switch-on ceremony. That event included a free concert, featuring Matt Mauser & The Tijuana Dogs, as well as Richard Goodall, winner of the 2024 “America’s Got Talent” contest…