UC Riverside is back at the Riverside Festival of Lights as one of the sponsors of the holiday event that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from across Southern California.

The sponsorship included UCR Night at the Festival of Lights on Friday, Dec. 9 featuring the UCR “Bold Hearts. Brilliant Minds.” booth, photo ops with Scotty, and UCR-branded displays of holiday lights in the shape of gift boxes and stars.

This is the third year UCR has had a visitor experience at the Festival of Lights with one last year and in 2019.

The festival began Nov. 25 and runs through Dec. 31.