People take photos during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Sheila Campbell, left, and her daughter Maya Watts of Las Vegas wait for the Christmas tree lighting during a ceremony at the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Enchanted Elf Tida Suribongot gives a candy cane to Catalaya Diaz, 4, as her mother, Gabby Diaz, both of Daly City, Calif., looks on at the 3rd Street Stage during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Enchanted Elf Jasmine Valencia gives a candy cane to Maya Watts of Las Vegas at the 3rd Street Stage during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The Enchanted Elves, including singer Jenn De La Torre, center, perform on the 3rd Street Stage during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Tida Suribongot performs on the 3rd Street Stage during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Athenasia Smith, checks out the Christmas tree with her parents Gregory and Deidre Eames, and grandparents Donteris and Asa Smith, all of York, Pa., during a lighting ceremony at the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Fremont Street Experience President and CEO Andrew Simon and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman light the Christmas tree during a ceremony at the 3rd Street Stage in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The Fremont Street Experience opened the holiday season today with its annual Christmas tree lighting in downtown Las Vegas.
Andrew Simon, CEO of Fremont Street Experience, and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman did the honors of switching on the lights of the 42-foot tree at the 3rd Street Stage.
A holiday-theme production will be featured on the Viva Vision Canopy.