RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Gov. Roy Cooper was among the participants in the State Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday evening.
The event was held at the North Carolina Capitol Building on Edenton Street in Raleigh.
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The festivities begin on Capitol Square at 5 p.m. with luminaries and holiday music by the Kaiser Middle School Eighth Grade Concert Band. The Raleigh Concert Band also performed.
The Junior Woman's Club gave away cookies and hot chocolate - and even Santa made an appearance!