People watch from underneath the State House arch Friday night as the 30th annual Christmas tree lighting capped off a night of festivities. Santa Claus arrived via a Concord fire ladder truck  and the evening finished with fireworks over Main Street.
People watch from underneath the State House arch Friday night as the 30th annual Christmas tree lighting capped off a night of festivities. Santa Claus arrived via a Concord fire ladder truck and the evening finished with fireworks over Main Street. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

People watch from underneath the State House arch Friday night as the 30th annual Christmas tree lighting capped off a night of festivites. Santa Claus arrived via the Concord fire ladder truck and kids could go on horse-drawn rides around Park Street and Capitol Street and the evening finished with fireworks over Main Street.