Santa arrived on Public Square in style on Saturday. He ditched his sleigh for a ride on the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department’s ladder truck. Saturday’s Santa on the Square event included photos with Santa, a meet and greet with Wilkes-Barre’s police and fire departments, vendors, music and more.
Kairi Burke, 4, of Wyoming, tells Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Jackelyn, 10, left, and Anna Contreras, 7, both of Wilkes-Barre, get their picture taken with Santa Claus on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Ayajan Nardone of Plains and Greta, her one-year-old Great Pyrenees, take a picture with Santa Claus on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Santa Claus enters Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on a fire engine on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Santa Claus enters Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on a fire engine on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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Kairi Burke, 4, of Wyoming, tells Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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