Christmas Tree Lighting

🎄✨ Historic Folsom Community Christmas Tree Lighting ✨🎄

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Event Schedule

🎅 Santa Claus’s Grand Arrival
Approx. 5:55 PM
Santa makes an early, magical pass down Sutter Street just before the event officially begins at 6:00 PM.
Route: Riley St. → Sutter St. → Decatur St.
With Special Guests:
• Classic Volkswagens
• FHS Marching Band
• Painted Ladies on Horseback

Santa’s Christmas Cottage
Santa’s photo time begins at approx. 6:00 PM and lasts until he’s called back to the North Pole.
• Visits & photos with Santa
• Please bring your own camera or phone for photos.
• Full schedule: www.historicfolsom.org
• Event info: www.christmasinfolsom.com

✨ Street Performances, Characters & Vendors
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 702 Sutter Street – Parking Lot
• The Vine – Hot Cocoa & Hot Cider
• What’s Poppin’ – Pop-up Popcorn Vendor
• River Bells Performance Group
📍 Various Locations – 700 Block of Sutter Street
• Story Time Princess Parties – Princess Meet & Greets
• Local Violin/Cello Trio (Ruby’s Books & Dorothea’s Shoppe Corner)
• Theory Dance – Roving performances
• Painted Ladies on Horseback
📍 Wool St. & Sutter St. Corner
• The Vine – Hot Cocoa, Hot Cider & More
📍 825 Sutter Street
• Coffee Tree – Coffee, Cocoa & Warm Drinks

🎭 Zittel Family Amphitheater Performances
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
•FLC Dance
•JAA Drama Productions
•Vista Guitar
•Theory Dance
•Beauty Queens: Cynthia’s Dance
•JAA Cantoris Choir
•Arthur Murray Dance
•Leighton Dance
•Bayside
•Nutcracker Reimagined

🎄 Mainstage Entertainment – Plaza (Decatur & Sutter)
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Sutter Street Theatre – Holiday in the Hills
• Lisa Hausmann – Dignity Health
• Cynthia Renee – Singer/Songwriter
• John Adams Academy Cantoris Choir
• Remarks: Jim Snook, FHDA Executive Board President
⭐ Tree Lighting Countdown with Mayor Sarah Aquino & Santa Claus
7:30 PM — TREE LIGHTING MOMENT
Following the Tree Lighting:
• John Adams Academy Cantoris Choir
• Ice Skating Performance – Folsom Historic District Ice Rink
• Holiday music with DJ/MC Bryan Greenwalt, Music & More Entertainment

🎉 Plaza Activities & Vendors
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Vendors & sponsor booths
• Crafts, bounce houses, raffles
• Boba & Bites – Drinks & treats

Visit the Folsom Historic District Ice Rink
Tickets: Folsom Ice Rink Buy Tickets
This is our busiest night—sessions may sell out.
Open daily through January 19
Figure Skating Performance at 7:35 PM (immediately after the tree lighting)

🚗 Parking & Transportation

Parking is available at 905 Leidesdorff Street for a $5 cash donation supporting additional event staffing.
Please note: Garage spaces are limited and fill early.

To make your visit easier, consider:

• Ride sharing (Uber / Lyft)

• Light Rail Gold Line — ride directly to the Historic Folsom Station, steps from the event

• Dec. 5 only: Free SacRT rides with the event.  Scan QR code for SacRT Free Rides flyer program.

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