Santa Claus greets parade-goers as snow falls during the Spirit of Christmas Parade Saturday in downtown Butler.

As snow cascaded down and covered Main Street, hundreds of spectators lined both sides of the street for the Spirit of Christmas Parade in Butler on Saturday night.

The parade's theme centered around superheroes, and children cheered for Spiderman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern alike. Also featured in the parade were local front-line workers, police and fire companies, Butler sports teams, horse-drawn carriages, dogs, and alpacas dressed in Christmas attire.

Ashley Daily of Butler brought her four children to the parade, and was excited to be back after a year off due to COVID-19.

“It's good for the kids to get out of the house,” Daily said.

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Barrett, 2, is hoisted up by his father, Zack Young, to wave as the Spirit of Christmas Parade marches past on Main Street.Photography by Steven Dalton/special to the Eagle