Moving trucks, dumpsters, and couches on sidewalks: It’s Christmas . . . in Allston.

Photos and video from the annual ritual in Boston known as Allston Christmas.

A first-year graduate student at Boston University, searched for apartment items on RedesdaleStreet in Allston.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/Globe Staff

Movers kept busy on Wadsworth Street. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/Globe Staff

On Wadsworth Street, Boston University student Lina Guo took a break while moving. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Armin Gunther, from Colorado, waited for his son on a coach in a moving van. The Boston Globe

Edward Cardona and Cameron Secorsky balanced a plant while moving a couch in Allston.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

A cutout of Tom Brady oversaw moving activities in Allston on Sept. 1.David L. Ryan/globe staff

People went through dumpsters looking for treasure near Brighton Avenue. David L. Ryan/globe staff

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♪It's the most wonderful time of the year♪Happy Allston Christmas everyone!

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🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁

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THIS DRAWER IS JUST WAITING TO BE TAKEN HOME BY A LOVING STUDENT #ALLSTONCHRISTMAS pic.twitter.com/HAP4tvIzjF

— Alex Poeppel (@AlexPoeppel) September 1, 2016

Wake up kids, Allston Santa is here!! #AllstonChristmas pic.twitter.com/2jyUDyKfud

— C Riordan (@riordaco) September 1, 2016

Merry #AllstonChristmas! Come on down, bargain hunters. pic.twitter.com/3dWao11CVh

— Laurel J. Sweet (@Laurel_Sweet) September 1, 2016

Getting weird #AllstonChristmas pic.twitter.com/POchEEIfGR

— Feitelberg (@FeitsBarstool) September 1, 2016