ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ready to light up Albuquerque, a beloved Christmas Eve tradition is bringing thousands to downtown Tuesday night with the start of the annual one-night Luminaria Tour. While the sun's out, sand-filled bags might not seem like much, but at night it's a transformation into twinkling displays that can light up an entire neighborhood.   Story continues below Don't Miss: LIST: Top 10 New Mexico headlines from 2024 News: Family relieved to hear suspected Santa Fe hit-and-run driver is behind bars Community: Santa Fe Mediterranean food truck reopens following burglary in November Trending: Old Town Card shop thanking community; speaking out after suspected burglar is let out "I think that the tradition has been maintained which is important and we have neighborhoods like this where everybody puts the lights up," said Kylene Wing, resident.   Barry Kirk and Kylene Wing said the yearly event gets their whole family together. They're aiming for 135 luminarias around their home. "You know we always joke about how we do it and everybody has a little bit of fun with, 'Well that's not how you do it, this is the way you do it' and we've just been doing it every year,” said Barry Kirk, resident.  Local Boy Scout troops are behind a lot of the luminara set-up offering their help as a fundraiser for equipment. Their work started around eight a.m. and continues through the night, making sure luminarias stay bright.   "It's a fun cultural event. It's really fun just seeing the people have these extravagant cultural events," said James Administrator, family of Boy Scout troop.  "And it's beautiful at night too when we're on our way out and you get to see all the luminarias," said Emily Edington, family of Boy Scout troop.  Calling it his favorite part of Christmas since he was a kid, he said he wants to keep the tradition alive for future generations. "You do this for other people now, that's how it's changed. It's for other kids that were like me to enjoy and just have a part of their life," said Alexander Harding, friend of resident.  "It is important and tradition and family, the things that make holidays special are things that we need to cherish," said Kylene Wing, resident.  All five of the city-run driving luminaria tours are sold out. The last one will start around 7 p.m. but people are also invited to walk the neighborhood. Traffic through much of the country club neighborhood will be closed off to cars. This is the 59th year of the Luminaria Tour, which starts and ends at the Albuquerque Convention Center.