Photos: Christmas in Downtown Tucson
Christmas window art and decorations light up Downtown Tucson for the 2019 Christmas season. Photos taken on December 20th, 2019.
Downtown businesses decorated their store front windows for the holidays as well as competing in the Window Decorating Competition, a competition from Desert Nights Downtown Lights.
The Grand prize winner will be selected by a panel of judges and the Peoples Choice winner will be selected through social media likes on the Downtown Tucson Partnership's facebook album.
Winners will be announce on January 6th, 2019.
Grand prize winner will receive two round trip tickets to anywhere in the continental United States. The People Choice winner will win an overnight stay at the AC Marriott in Downtown Tucson.
Downtown Christmas window competition
A man walks in front of a "Peanuts featuring a 'good ol Charlie Brown'" Christmas window painting on One East leasing office and lounge, 1 E. Broadway Blvd., in Downtown Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. "Peanuts featuring a 'good ol Charlie Brown,'" was painted by Anna Delfina Morales, marketing coordinator for Presidio Tucson.
Downtown Christmas window competition
Two people walk in front of Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge while looking at the Christmas window decorations at Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge, 308 E. Congress St., in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. Adina Akiyama, owner of Autumn Mountain Arts and window painter for 15 years, painted the windows on the Scented Leaf Tea House and lounge.
Downtown Christmas window competition
A group of people walk in front of a "Happy Holidays" window painting at Urban Pita, 354 E Congress St., in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. Jeannene Mull, window painter, painted the windows at Urban Pita, Insomnia Cookies and Cut, Color and Polish, businesses in downtown Tucson.
Downtown Christmas window competition
A man walks in front of a "Have a yummy New Year" window painting at Urban Pita, 354 E Congress St., in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. Jeannene Mull, window painter, painted the windows at Urban Pita, Insomnia Cookies and Cut, Color and Polish, businesses in downtown Tucson.
Downtown Christmas window competition
Rob Villa, manager at Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge, helps a customer at Scented Leaf Tea House and Lounge, 308 E. Congress St., in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. Adina Akiyama, owner of Autumn Mountain Arts and window painter for 15 years, painted the windows on the Scented Leaf Tea House and lounge.
Downtown Christmas window competition
Employees with MEB management services, 120 E. Congress St., decorated their windows with a 3D snowball fight with pictures of employees for the Window Decoration Competition in Downtown Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. "We're really excited and feel very confident this year," said Wendi Munsey, asset assistant director for MEB and the creator of the window decoration idea.
Downtown Christmas window competition
Light shines on a window decoration of Snoopy, a character from the television show Charlie Brown, at Urban Pita, 354 E Congress St., in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. Jeannene Mull, window painter, painted the windows at Urban Pita, Insomnia Cookies and Cut, Color and Polish, businesses in downtown Tucson.
Downtown Christmas window competition
A window decoration portraying Frosty the Snowman with a cookie is painted on the window at Insomnia Cookies, 345 E. Congress St., in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019. Jeannene Mull, window painter, painted the windows at Urban Pita, Insomnia Cookies and Cut, Color and Polish, businesses in downtown Tucson.
Downtown Christmas
The reflection of Downtown Tucson shows in a silver ornament on a Christmas tree in front of Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., in Downtown Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019.
Downtown Christmas
Cars drive down E. Congress St. past a lit up Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., in Downtown Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019.
Downtown Christmas
A red light from Empire Pizza and Pub's, 137 E. Congress St., sign gives a red cast on a lit up tree, giving a nice Christmas color contrast with the parallel green tree, while cars drive down E. Congress St. in Downtown Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019.
Downtown Christmas
Harper Johnson, 5, fogs up a window while enjoying Playground's Miracle on Congress St, 300 E. Congress St., in Downtown Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019.
Downtown Christmas
in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019.
Downtown Christmas
Two people take a picture on their cell phone while standing between red and green lit up columns in Jácome Plaza, 101 N. Stone, Ave., in Downtown Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019.
Downtown Christmas
A Christmas tree in Jácome Plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave., adds a touch of Christmas to Downtown Tucson in Tucson, Ariz. on December 20th, 2019.
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