City of Benton transforms into A Dickens Christmas

The City of Benton held the 12th Annual Dickens Christmas Festival and Parade Saturday with events taking place around the court square and in Dickens Alley. Events got underway at 2:00 pm and culminated with the lighted parade down Mainstreet. The theme of the parade was “Show us your Christmas spirit” and Grand Marshals were Larry and Dawn Whitt.

Click on the photos to scroll through a gallery from all the festivities.