Photograph of two women descending a small wooden staircase at Walter Hall Park during the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The woman in front has one arm raised in a wave while the woman behind her is clapping her hands. The Walter Hall Park pavilion building is visible in the background.

Photograph of Janice Hallisey riding atop a black convertible in the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights parade. She is wearing a festive red and white costume while waving. An unidentified man is driving the convertible. A sign posted on the driver-side door reads, "Pat Hallisey, Steering Committee Chairman, Executive Director Galveston County Beach, Park Board." The man driving in the car has been identified as Pat Hallisey, a League City official, whose wife is Janice Hallisey. A sizable crowd of spectators are visible in the background. The parade procession is traveling down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3 until culminating in Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a group of uniformed teenage majorettes walking through the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The group, known as the Bay Area Rosettes, is wearing uniforms of leotards, legwarmers, and white tennis shoes. Two girls not in uniform lead in front while carrying a fringed banner. The procession is traveling down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a man wearing a red satin jacket, a cowboy hat, and blue jeans, walking in the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights parade. In one hand he is holding a yellow flashlight; his other hand is extended, waving to the camera. He accompanies a group of school-age children in the parade, which is proceeding down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3 and eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a uniformed marching band performing at the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights in Walter Hall Park. The band uniform is a head-to-toe ensemble in red, marigold yellow and white. The drum major, who is wearing a mostly white uniform and a fuzzy white hat, conducts the band although he is only visible from the back.

Photograph of a uniformed marching band performing at the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights in Walter Hall Park. The uniform is a head-to-toe ensemble in red, marigold yellow and white. The drum major, dressed in a mostly white uniform and fuzzy hat, is standing before the band and conducting the performance. A majorette maneuvering her baton is standing in view.

Photograph of three members of a marching band that performed at the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights at Walter Hall Park. They are all in uniform. Behind them is the Walter hall Pavilion, decked in Christmas lights and other festive decorations.

Photograph of a Mexican-themed float trailing behind a pick-up truck in the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights parade. The float decor features a string of colored lights and banners that read, "Paso Del Rey" and "Feliz Navidad." A mariachi band riding the float is playing music. The procession is traveling down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, eventually culminating in Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a Mexican-themed float in the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The float's decor includes a banner that reads, "Feliz Navidad," a Mexican flag, and stringed colored lights. A mariachi band riding the float is playing music. A toddler-aged girl and a partially visible woman are also passengers.

Photograph of a float in the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. Riding the float is a small group of passengers, some of whom are children, dressed in winter clothing. The float decor features a hay-covered platform, a partially visible Christmas tree, and a LED light-up sign that reads, "Bay Area Lawn." Some of the passengers are waving. As the parade procession travels down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, it will eventually stop at Walter Hall Park to culminate the festival.

Photograph of a pick-up truck carrying in its bed a lit-up cutout in the shape of a Christmas tree. It is part of the parade procession in the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The truck is brown and white with two signs posted on its driver-side doors. The sign on the left reads, "Precision Transmission" and provides a phone number and an address. To its right is a sign that says, "Bay Area Rosettes." Two effigies of the Bay Area Rosettes are hanging on either side of the tree cut-out. The parade proceeds down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of the Galveston County Beach Park float, which features a scaled replica of the Walter Hall Park pavilion. The replica is decorated in Christmas lights and red bows. A woman is seated in front of the pavilion replica. The parade procession is moving down Farm to Market Road 517 and Highway 3, eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park, the location of the actual pavilion building.

Photograph of the Galveston County Beach Park float, which features a scaled replica of the Walter Hall Park pavilion. Decorated in Christmas lights and garland, the replica sits atop a trailer with its side facade in view. Attached to the back of the replica is a wooden staircase.

Photograph of Constable Helmuth W. Powell from Precinct 6, driving a maroon car in the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. A sign highlighting his identity is posted on the back door of the driver-side of his car. His car is decked in stringed Christmas lights. He has an arm extended from his car window and is waving to the parade spectators. His car is coasting in the parade procession which is head down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3 and eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of the Texas Piemontesi Italian float in the parade for the first annual League City Festival of Lights. A small group of middle-aged and elderly men are passengers on the float, which is decorated in the colors of the Italian flag. A sign above the men identifies them as the directors, and a sign to the left designates Johnnie Arolfo as the President of P.I.A. As the parade travels down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, the procession will eventually end in Walter Hall Park to culminate the festival.

Photograph of a man in a green elf costume driving a small, blue Ford tractor. The tractor is pulling a red float full of passengers who are also wearing elf costumes. They are part of the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The parade is proceeding down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a small novelty train carrying elderly passengers in the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights parade. On the front of the train is a smiley face. A banner posted above the passenger cab reads, "Santa's Senior Citizen Council." The parade procession is headed down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, until finally culminating at Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a group of uniformed individuals standing in formation in a parade for League City's first annual Holiday Festival of Lights. The parade procession traveled down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3 and culminated in Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a vehicle decorated in stringed red lights cruising in the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The procession continues down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3 until finally stopping at Walter Hall Park to culminate the festival.

Photograph of two men inside the pavilion at Walter Hall Park for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The man on the left is Walter Hall, for whom the park was named. Festive holiday decorations adorning the interior behind them.

Photograph of three men sitting inside the pavilion at Walter Hall Park for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The man on the left is Walter Hall, for whom the park was named. Festive holiday decorations adorning the interior behind them.

Photograph of Walter Hall standing at a microphone to speak at the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights in Walter Hall Park. A few individuals are seated behind him.

Photograph of a parade float covered in silver tinsel and stringed lights. A group of young passengers ride the float along with an individual in a Santa Claus costume and an adult woman. A sign on the side of the float reads, "Walter Hall Elementary." The float is part of the parade for League City's first annual Holiday Festival of Lights. The procession traveled down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, eventually culminating in Walter Hall Park.

Photograph of a group of teenagers riding their choir's float in the first annual League City's Holiday Festival of Lights. The side of the float is covered in a fluffy, snow-like banner with text that is only partially visible. A number of the teens are waving from the float. The parade procession is traveling down Farm to Market 518 and Highway 3, eventually ending at Walter Hall Park.