South Portland residents Emily Keefe, 9, Victoria Goode, 8, Adalei Brooks, 9, and Gracen Roberts-Locke, 6, enjoy caroling Dec. 5 at the gazebo at Mill Creek Park in South Portland during the annual Holiday Fest, sponsored by the city, South Portland-Cape Elizbeth Community Chamber of Commerce, and Waterfront Market Association. The event also featured horse-drawn carriage rides and the lighting of Christmas lights around the perimeter of the park.

Lights reflect off the pond at Mill Creek Park after the annual South Portland Holiday Fest on Dec. 5. The event drew hundreds to the gazebo for caroling and the simultaneous lighting of trees around the park perimeter.

Carolers from South Portland High School and Middle School choruses regale a crowd of hundreds Friday in Mill Creek Park during the annual Holiday Fest.