Rachel Nelson

The annual Sights and Sounds of Christmas will kick off tonight at six o'clock in the San Marcos Plaza Park, located in the 400 block of East Hopkins Street. City officials say the four-day-long event will likely attract about 35-thousand visitors who will gather for food, arts and crafts, games, and carnival rides. Another feature of the events will be the thousands of lights strung along the San Marcos River. The annual Sights and Sounds 5-K Run and Walk will also take place Saturday, starting at nine A-M in the park.