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SLIDESHOW: Winter on the Plaza in Wheeling 2025

Lines of youngsters and their families waited patiently in light to meet and pose for pictures with Santa Claus on Wednesday night at Wheeling's Winter on the Plaza event. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Santa Claus uses his magic dust to light the Christmas tree in The Market on Plaza on Wednesday night, utilizing an aerial ladder truck from the Wheeling Fire Department for his dramatic arrival to Winter on the Plaza. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder welcomes the crowd at Winter on the Plaza on Wednesday night and gets the children fired up for the arrival of Santa. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Beth Hinebaugh of Wheeling holds 2-year-old McKenzie Summers of Martins Ferry as they eagerly await the arrival of Santa Claus Wednesday night at Winter on the Plaza. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Santa arrives to greet the crowd assembled at Winter on the Plaza in Wheeling on Wednesday night, when the Friendly City officially kicked off the holiday season. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Crowds of festively dressed revelers dodged simulated snow squalls at The Plaza on Market during Wednesday night's Winter on the Plaza light-up night in Wheeling. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Elise Brown, 4, of Wheeling, was among a gaggle of youngsters excited to see the squall of simulated snow flurries blowing in the air at Winter on the Plaza Wednesday night. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Carson Knowlton, 7, of Wheeling, dressed in Santa garb, gets some expert tips from the man himself during Wednesday night's Winter on the Plaza extravaganza. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder welcomes the crowd at Winter on the Plaza on Wednesday night and gets the children fired up for the arrival of Santa. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Lines of youngsters and their families waited patiently in light to meet and pose for pictures with Santa Claus on Wednesday night at Wheeling's Winter on the Plaza event. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Santa arrives to greet the crowd assembled at Winter on the Plaza in Wheeling on Wednesday night, when the Friendly City officially kicked off the holiday season. (Photo by Eric Ayres)

WHEELING – The city of Wheeling officially kicked off the holiday season on Wednesday night with the annual Winter on the Plaza. Santa arrived to light the Christmas tree, and scores of families gathered to take part in activities, sip hot chocolate and celebrate the beginning of the season under squalls of simulated snow flurries.

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