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🎄✨ 48th Annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony ✨🎄Friday, December 4, 2026 | 6:00–8:00 PM
Tree Lighting Ceremony: 6:00–6:30 PM
📍 Downtown Chico – Just outside Chico City Plaza
It's time to kick off the holiday season, Chico! Join us in the heart of Downtown Chico for one of our community's most cherished traditions—the 48th Annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony!
Since 1978, this magical evening has brought families, friends, and neighbors together to celebrate the season beneath the glow of our community Christmas tree. Bring the whole family and enjoy an evening filled with holiday music, entertainment, treats, and Christmas cheer!
🎶 What's Happening?
We're putting together a festive evening featuring:
- Live holiday music
- Beautiful dance performances
- Hot cocoa, holiday beverages, treats, and goodies
- Shopping booths, gifts, and festive holiday finds
- A special letter-writing station where kids can write letters to Santa!
And keep your eyes open… Santa himself may make a surprise appearance!
More details and the full 2026 entertainment schedule coming soon!
🛍️ A Special Gift for Downtown Shoppers!
The Downtown Chico Business Association, in partnership with ChicoBag, is giving away FREE Candy Cane Shopping Bags to the first 50 shoppers who bring a receipt of $30 or more from a downtown business to the DCBA booth during the Community Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Limit one bag per customer. Available while supplies last.
❤️ Gather your family and friends, shop local, enjoy the entertainment, and help us celebrate the holiday season with our wonderful Downtown Chico community.
Let's light up Downtown Chico together! 🎄
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