A tradition for the season: Christmas in Avondale

Posted on January 2, 2023 By Editor Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, Social Events

Avondale and Murray Hill residents Heather and Max Carroll and Gayle Lebert and pup Sunday.

Friends, families and neighbors gathered along St. Johns Avenue for another year of Christmas in Avondale, a time-honored community event that is a holiday tradition of more than three decades.

“This is our opportunity to give back to the community,” said Avondale Merchants Association Vice President Bronwyn Benoit. “That has been our focus the last six years is to make it so that it is an opportunity to have families and neighbors, maybe some folks that won’t have an opportunity to have a big Christmas celebration, come into the neighborhood and actually celebrate the holidays.”

Avondale resident Jon Congdan channeled his inner ‘Buddy the Elf’ with his on-theme T-shirt with wife Delilah.

Children darted from one tent to another, decorating cookies or crafting tree ornaments before getting their faces painted and visiting with Santa. Adults were able to mingle over food and drinks while everyone enjoyed live music up and down the avenue.