Partridge Creek to Welcome Santa at 7 PM Sunday for Tree Lighting, Photos

Festivities run from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. Check here for a schedule of events.

Schedule for Partridge Creek's 2012 Tree Lighting Celebration, Santa Visit: Nov. 10-11

The festivities start at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, and finish up around 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, with Santa Claus scheduled to make his much-anticipated appearance at 7 p.m. Sunday at the mall's Center Court.

The Jolly Old Elf will make one of his first stops of the season this weekend at The Mall at Partridge Creek, capping off the mall's two-day tree lighing celebration by flipping the switch on more than 300,000 lights and a 42-foot tree. Upload your photos from the celebration to this article by clicking the "Add Photos & Video" button above. Here's a schedule of events and activities planned throughout the weekend:

• Photos (1)

Partridge Creek to Kick Start Holidays with Two-Day Tree Lighting Celebration

Making its tree lighting a weekend-long event, The Mall at Partridge Creek will offer live music, apple cider and donuts, photos with Santa and more Nov. 10-11.

The Jolly Old Elf will make one of his first stops of the season next week at The Mall at Partridge Creek, capping off the mall's two-day tree lighting celebration by flipping the switch on more than 300,000 lights and a 42-foot tree. Now in its sixth year, and anticipating its largest crowd to date, Partridge Creek has extended its tree lighting festivities from one day to a full weekend of entertainment. “Because of its popularity, we’re expanding the entire Tree Lighting experience to include the whole weekend,” said Seok Chung, marketing and sponsorship director for The Mall at Partridge Creek in a prepared statement. “We’re kicking off the holiday season in a big way this year adding more music, free photos, magic and loads of fun for…

• Photos (2)