Ontario Tree Lighting Ceremony & Holiday Parade

2026 event to be determined

December 6, 2025, 6:30-9 p.m. | Tree Lighting after Parade

Ontario Town Square
224 Euclid Ave.
Ontario, California
Free, ontarioca.gov | christmasoneuclid.com

Annual Tree Lighting Event, Holiday movies, Santa, and more. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for this free family event. The large Christmas tree will be lit with the flip of a switch! Santa will here for your  Selfie Photos plus food, beverages, and vendors.

The Christmas on Euclid Experience has been a tradition for thousands of visitors each year since 1922.

• Craft Fair & Festival  December 13, 2025, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  A full day of small-town charm with horse drawn carriage rides, ice skating, live entertainment, delicious bites and shopping from local artisans at Ontario Town Square.
• Ontario 5K Reindeer Run  December 13, 2025, 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.  ontario5krun.com
• Community Sing-A-Long December 20, 2025, 6 p.m. at Ontario Town Square.
• Menorah Procession December 21, 2025, 6:30 p.m.  Hanukkah with a traditional menorah lighting and procession along Euclid Avenue.

The first Friday of December features the annual tree lighting ceremony at Ontario Town Square including holiday movies in the park, cookie decorating and a visit from Santa Claus.

The second Saturday in December is the big festival of craft vendors, carolers, snow play, carnival rides plus live music and entertainment when historic Euclid Avenue and Ontario Town Square in Ontario, California is transformed into a whimsical winter wonderland of family activities. The iconic Euclid Avenue Nativity Scenes are on display from Thanksgiving thru News Years Day in January. The twelve scenes have been a part of the community since 1958 and are free to view as you stroll along beautiful tree-lined Euclid Avenue in Ontario, California from  C  Street to  G Street.

Christmas on Euclid Nativity

12 Historic Nativity Scenes will be on display on Euclid Avenue, from “C” Street through “F” Street. Please consider a donation for the restoration and preservation of the twelve Nativity scenes.

Other fun events in Ontario include the free summer concerts and Easter Egg Hunts.

Events subject to change; they are deemed reliable but are not guaranteed.