Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Tree Lighting

November 29, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Tree Lighting

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
400 Beach Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Free, beachboardwalk.com

SCHEDULE
12pm Park Opens
5pm Performance by Soquel Jazz Band
5pm Complimentary Cookies & Hot Cocoa (first-come first-serve)
5:30pm Tree Lighting Countdown
6pm Drone Show
7pm Park Closes

Boulder Creek Tree Lighting Ceremony

December 7, 2024, 1-6 p.m.

Forest Street
Boulder Creek, CA
bcba.net
$5 tickets sold for 1 craft and photo with Santa

Santa has it on his calendar to come to Boulder Creek again! The BCBA and partners BCRPD and IOOF will be hosting vendors, a band, DIY crafts, hay rides, a food court, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and Santa himself! Don't miss the fun and the countdown to lighting the town tree!

Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
100 Shaffer Road- End of Delaware Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 459-3800
seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

Don't miss another holiday fave, Surfing Santa who arrives in nearby Capitola!

Ocean - inspired gifts and presentations with live music, children's activities (crafts for the kids), and festive whale lighting ceremony at dusk are in store at the Jingle Shells Ocean themed Christmas lighting ceremony.

Join the annual holiday celebration down by the sea! Do some local shopping for unique goods from local artisans and enjoy a holiday discount in Ocean Discovery Shop where all proceeds go toward educational programs.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.