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Photos: Hundreds gather for Cheer At The Pier in downtown Chattanooga

Staff photo by Tim Barber/ The Southern Belle riverboat travels up river to join in the lighted boat parade at the Cheer At The Pier event Friday night at Ross's Landing. Nov. 30, 2019. Staff photo by Tim Barber/ The Southern Belle riverboat travels up river to join in the lighted boat parade at the Cheer At The Pier event Friday night at Ross's Landing. Nov. 30, 2019.

By Tim Barber November 29, 2019 1 min read

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Cheer At The Pier

Staff photo by Tim Barber/ Laila Price, 2, prepares to bite into cotton candy held by her mother, Jessica Price Friday night at he Cheer At The Pier event at Ross's Landing, Nov. 30, 2019.

Staff photo by Tim Barber/ Hundreds await the lighted boat parade Friday night at the Cheer At The Pier event, Nov. 30, 2019.

Staff photo by Tim Barber/ At dusk Friday, people begin to gather on the pier at Ross's Landing for the Cheer At The Pier event that included a lighted boat parade, a Santa arrival, bonfires and several vendors. Local residents and visitor from out of town enjoyed the Chattanooga Presents annual event, Nov. 30, 2019.

Staff photo by Tim Barber/ Duke Patterson 6, and Mary Hayden, 6, ride in a wagon pulled by Matt Patterson to the Cheer At The Pier event Friday night at Ross's Landing. Nov. 30, 2019.

Staff photo by Tim Barber/ LaManda Friar pulls a hot chocolate for a customer Friday night at the Cheer At The Pier event. Friar works for the vendor Rusty'z Nutz, of Alpharetta, Ga., at Ross's Landing Friday, Nov. 30, 2019.

Staff photo by Tim Barber/ Santa Claus and the Macaroni Penguin arrive at Ross's Landing during the Cheer At The Pier event Friday night. Nov. 30, 2019.

Hundreds of people gathered on the riverfront in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, Nov. 30, 2019, for the annual Cheer At The Pier event that included a lighted boat parade, a Santa arrival, bonfires and several vendors.