“Anna,” aka Lizzie Allen, and the “Frozen Queen,” aka Jenepher Esser, of The Princess Performers delight the crowd during the Santa Fest at Springfield Town Center. Photo by Steve Hibbard.
About 650 people attended a huge Santa Fest on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Springfield Town Center. The one-day event for newborns to age 10 featured magical holiday characters, craft and games, coloring, make-your-own ornaments, and a visit with Santa Claus himself.
“Basically, we throw a huge party celebrating the fact that the holidays are coming and the Big Jolly Man’s here,” said Laura Feinschil, marketing director at Springfield Town Center.
“And we have a few other characters; we have Elsa and Anna (from “Frozen). We also have some friendly elves and we also have face painting and vendors who are giving away fantastic giveaways.”
Santa will be visiting Springfield Town Center through Christmas Eve. The venue will have choir, music and dance performances on select weekends throughout the holidays.