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Jingle Mingle, Santa kick off Christmas downtown
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The Believers Concert Band performs Christmas carols Thursday inside of Main Street Market during downtown Gainesville’s official opening of the holiday season during the annual Jingle Mingle event.
The possibility of dreary weather didn’t damper the Christmas spirit that filled Gainesville’s downtown square Thursday evening at this year’s annual Jingle Mingle. Visitors wandered through downtown shops and restaurants to partake in children’s activities, food and drink samples and special discounts the merchants offered to those wanting to get started on their holiday shopping. The event, put on each year by Main Street Gainesville and the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce, gives visitors the opportunity to celebrate the square’s festive decorations and the lighting of the Christmas Chicken on top of Main Street Market, Gainesville’s unofficial start to the holiday season.