<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4RIgSQ_0q1ovQtO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4RIgSQ_0q1ovQtO00" width="1763" height="1175" ></p><p> PUNTA GORDA — The "Light Up the Night" event drew an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people to the downtown Punta Gorda on Friday night to watch the annual lighting of the city's Christmas tree. </p><p> The program featured performances by singer Josie Salvitti, dancers from the Florida Dance Workshop and Studio Seven, the Punta Gorda Symphony Brass Quintet, Charlotte High School’s choral group Charisma, the Charlotte County Public Schools Elementary Combined Choirs and a special parade from the Guns &amp;amp; Hoses Pipe and Drum Corps. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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PUNTA GORDA — The \"Light Up the Night\" event drew an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people to the downtown Punta Gorda on Friday night to watch the annual lighting of the city's Christmas tree.

'Light Up The Night' brings start of holidays to Punta Gorda

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PUNTA GORDA — The "Light Up the Night" event drew an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people to the downtown Punta Gorda on Friday night to watch the annual lighting of the city's Christmas tree.