DECEMBER 7- City Hall Plaza, El Segundo
The El Segundo Holiday Tree Lighting returns this Thursday.
The Recreation, Parks, and Library Department proudly presents our annual Joy Around the World: Festival of Holidays and Tree Lighting event on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 3:00pm-7:00pm.The event takes place at City Hall Plaza and the 300 block of Main Street. This free, family-friendly outdoor event combines El Segundo’s Christmas Tree Lighting tradition with the celebration of winter holidays from around the world, including Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Nochebuena, and Ōmisoka.
Guests attending the event will enjoy live music and cultural dance performances, Christmas tree lighting, a visit with Santa Claus and gift giveaway, kids’ train ride, food trucks offering multicultural cuisines, craft-making stations, handmade jewelry and crafts for purchase, and more! This event is free to the public.
Santa will arrive shortly after 3:00pm for pictures with guests. A “fast pass” wristband will be available at the Joslyn Center in Recreation Park starting Monday, November 20th. Wristbands will be available to El Segundo residents with a valid 2023 or 2024 Recreation ID card. Please note “fast pass” wristbands are limited. If you have a fast pass wristband, you must be in the fast pass line prior to the tree lighting ceremony at 5:30pm.
Hours
Thursday, December 7, 2023: 3:00pm – 7:00pm
For additional information, visit the website @
elsegundo.org/Calendar/Event/6473/
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