Winter Lights
Winter Lights Tree Lighting Celebration
Celebrate the start of the holiday season at Santa Rosa’s most cherished tradition! Presented by the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber, the Winter Lights Tree Lighting Celebration has been bringing the community together for more than 40 years to kick off the holidays in Downtown Santa Rosa. Each year, thousands gather in Courthouse Square to enjoy live entertainment, festive food and drinks, family activities, and the magical moment when the city’s holiday tree lights up the night sky.
Tree Lighting Celebration
It all kicks off the day after Thanksgiving with the Tree Lighting Celebration on Courthouse Square. This free community celebration features family friendly activities, live entertainment, delicious holiday drinks and treats, photos with Santa, and of course the official lighting of the Courthouse Square tree!
Event Lineup
4:00 PM – Welcome to Winter Lights
4:05 PM – Sonoma County Taiko
4:20 PM – Land acknowledgement by Marcus Arana (Holy Old Man Bull)
4:35 PM – On-stage entertainment by School of Rock House Band
5:00 PM – Santa Claus arrives on Santa Rosa Fire Department truck
5:15 PM – On-stage entertainment by Santa Rosa Ballet
5:15 PM – On-stage entertainment by School of Rock House Band
6:00 PM – On-stage entertainment by Transcendence Theatre Company
6:20 PM – On-stage entertainment by Holiday Hooligans
6:55 PM – Tree Lighting Countdown
Winter Lights is a Production of
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