Photostory: North Augusta’s Christmas tree lighting and Cocoa & Cookie Crawl

A crowd gathers around the newly-lit Christmas tree in North Augusta's Calhoun Park. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

Date: December 03, 2025

North Augusta held its annual Christmas tree lighting and Cocoa & Cookie Crawl on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Locals visiting North Augusta’s Christmas tree lighting partake of roasted marshmallows courtesy of the Boy Scouts. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

The Lookaway Inn overlooks a Calhoun Park full of locals eager to start the yuletide season. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

North Augusta Trolley carries riders through downtown, and to and from the Christmas festivities at Calhoun Park. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

Parents and kids get letters ready to send to Santa during the Christmas tree Lighting Ceremony at Calhoun Park. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams counts down as Maddie Zaher pulls the switch to light the Christmas tree. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

A peak into the Christmas tree, now illuminated for the season, in downtown North Augusta. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter covering general reporting for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com

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The Author

Skyler Andrews is a bona fide native of the CSRA; born in Augusta, raised in Aiken, with family roots in Edgefield County, S.C., and presently residing in the Augusta area. A graduate of University of South Carolina - Aiken with a Bachelor of Arts in English, he has produced content for Verge Magazine, The Aiken Standard and the Augusta Conventions and Visitors Bureau. Amid working various jobs from pest control to life insurance and real estate, he is also an active in the Augusta arts community; writing plays, short stories and spoken-word pieces. He can often be found throughout downtown with his nose in a book, writing, or performing stand-up comedy.

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