 It was the fall of 1986, and the City of Tallahassee had just purchased new outdoor lights and decorations for the upcoming winter holiday season.A small group of local citizens banded together to organize a small, intimate holiday community event, to show off the new decorations.And thus, the first Winter Festival was staged, with all of one entertainment stage, the brief lighting ceremony and "Santa's Alleyway" on the north side of City Hall.