WinterFest lights up Water Street
Parker Hove looks at a giant snow globe stocked with fish at the Henderson Convention Center during WinterFest in the Water Street District in Henderson on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The 300-gallon tank was designed by the folks from Animal Planet's "Tanked." The tank was slated to be on display at Acrylic Tank Manufacturing in Las Vegas after leaving WinterFest. (Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Santa makes his way down Water Street during the WinterFest Christmas parade in the Water Street District in Henderson on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hayden Mauro, left, his sister Brayah, center, and Liam Buist watch as the Christmas parade passes by during WinterFest in the Water Street District in Henderson on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Part of the annual Christmas parade passes by the crowd during WinterFest in the Water Street District in Henderson on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Edan Bitsko watches the Christmas parade from atop her grandfather Randy Bitsko's shoulders during WinterFest in the Water Street District in Henderson on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Quiver Point Avenue Henderson neighborhood was among winners of the Henderson Commemorative Beautification Commission's 2014 Outdoor Holiday Decorating Contest. (Ginger Meurer/View)
An entry in the Henderson WinterFest gingerbread competition is decked out in candy and toys, Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Visitor fill out ballots to vote for gingerbread house competition entries such as Bobbie Suarez's "A Christmas With Family" at Henderson WinterFest, Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Coranado High School student Hunter Maxwell's gingerbread house entry sits on display at Henderson WinterFest, Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Santa's workshop float drives down Water Street during the Henderson WinterFest nighttime parade, Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Greenspun Junior High School's band marches in the Henderson WinterFest evening parade Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A festive float coasts down Water Street during the Henderson WinterFest nighttime parade, Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Green Valley Baptist Church's float travels down Water Street in the 2013 Henderson WinterFest evening parade. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Susie Lambert's entry in the gingerbread house competition sits on display at WinterFest, Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A North Pole float glides down Water Street in the Henderson WinterFest evening parade, Dec. 14, 2013. This year's parade is scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 13. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ballet dancers perform in the Henderson WinterFest evening parade Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Visitors check out the WinterFest gingerbread house display inside the Henderson Convention Center, Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dooley Elementary School's entry in the Henderson WinterFest gingerbread house competition is decked out in coated ice cream cone trees. Dec. 14, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Highland Hills Baptist Church is depicted in gingerbread at Henderson WinterFest, Dec. 4, 2013. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The manger waits for baby Jesus' birth in Bobbie Suarez's "A Christmas With Family" gingerbread house display at Henderson WinterFest, Dec. 14, 2013. Applications for Applications for this year's Gingerbread House Competition are due Dec. 11. (Ginger Meurer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The weather wasn’t too frightful for the city of Henderson’s WinterFest Dec. 12-14 in the city’s Water Street District. The theme of this year’s festival was “An Old-Fashioned Christmas Delight.”
A finale to the city’s yearlong celebration of its 60th anniversary, the festival included a performance by the Henderson Symphony Orchestra, the display of a 250-gallon snow globe fish tank designed by the stars of “Tanked,” a tree-lighting ceremony with Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen, a carnival, a petting zoo, horse-drawn carriage rides, gingerbread house displays, children’s activities, a craft fair, entertainment and the WinterFest Evening Light Parade.
