: Your OFFICIAL Bay Area Tree Lighting Guide 🎄 Here are the BEST holiday tree-lightings, Christmas markets, and family-friendly festive events happening this season. Save this so you don’t miss your city! NORTH BAY Petaluma — Theatre Square Tree Lighting 📅 Fri, Dec 5, 2025 ⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM (tree lights at 7 PM) Novato — Tree Lighting Festival 📅 Sat, Dec 6, 2025 ⏰ 4:00–7:30 PM (lighting ~5:30 PM) Sausalito — Holiday Tree Lighting 📅 Wed, Dec 3, 2025 ⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM 📍 Vina del Mar Park SAN FRANCISCO + PENINSULA + South Bay San Francisco — Civic Center Tree Lighting 📅 Wed, Dec 3, 2025 ⏰ 4:00–7:00 PM Burlingame — Holiday Tree Lighting 📅 Fri, Dec 6, 2024 ⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM 📍 Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose Rd Redwood City — Holiday Tree Lighting 📅 Sun, Dec 7, 2025 ⏰ 6:00 PM 📍 Redwood Square Palo Alto — Lytton Plaza Tree Lighting 📅 Fri, Dec 5, 2025 ⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM Menlo Park — Fremont Park Tree Lighting 📅 Fri, Dec 5, 2025 ⏰ 5–7 PM Milpitas — Tree Lighting Ceremony 📅 Fri, Dec 5, 2025 ⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM Cupertino — Community Tree Lighting 📅 Fri, Dec 5, 2025 ⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM 📍 Quinlan Community Center Sunnyvale — 26th Annual Tree Lighting 📅 Sat, Dec 6, 2025 ⏰ 5:00–8:30 PM • Sip Shop Eat Holiday Market starts 3 PM Mountain View — Community Tree Lighting 📅 Mon, Dec 8, 2025 ⏰ 5:30–8:00 PM EAST BAY Oakland — Jack London Square Tree Lighting 📅 Sat, Nov 29, 2025 ⏰ ~5:45 PM (event until ~8 PM) Alameda — South Shore Center Tree Lighting 📅 Fri, Nov 28, 2025 ⏰ ~4:00–6:00 PM Berkeley — Fourth Street Holiday Lights 📅 Late Nov 2025 (lights on nightly) ⏰ Evening Emeryville — Bay Street Holiday Tree Lighting 📅 Sat, Nov 29, 2025 ⏰ ~5:00–7:00 PM Fremont — Holidays at the Plaza 📅 Fri, Dec 5, 2025 ⏰ 5:00–9:00 PM (tree lighting at 6 PM) Hayward — Light Up the Season 📅 Sat, Dec 6, 2025 ⏰ 4:00–8:00 PM 📍 Hayward City Hall TIP: Not seeing your city? Just Google search “tree lighting + your city” — almost every Bay Area town has one! Comment “JINGLE” if you want my FULL Google Map of all Bay Area holiday events, Christmas lights, decorated houses, FREE events, paid experiences & photo-worthy spots. #sfbayarea #bayarea #bayareachristmas