PHOTO: Santa Claus greets children after the lighting of the H-E-B Christmas Tree in downtown Victoria in 2023. This year, the tree will be displayed at De Leon Plaza. View more photos from the 2023 tree lighting ceremony.
The City of Victoria is inviting residents to downtown Victoria the first weekend of December as we light up downtown in celebration of the most wonderful time of the year.
Lighting of the H-E-B Christmas Tree
Friday, Dec. 6, the City and the Victoria Fine Arts Association will kick off the holiday season with the traditional lighting of the H-E-B Christmas Tree at 5:30 p.m. at De Leon Plaza.
The tree lighting will include performances by Crossroads Jazz Combo and the Trinity Episcopal School Choir.
The ceremony will also be livestreamed on Facebook at City of Victoria, Texas – Government.
The 30-foot Christmas tree will remain on display through January and will play a musical light show every half hour during the evenings.
Lighted Christmas Parade
PHOTO: Parade participants on the F.W. Gross Early Childhood Center float wave to onlookers during the Lighted Christmas Parade in 2023. View more photos from the 2023 Lighted Christmas Parade.
Saturday, Dec. 7, the City will host the Lighted Christmas Parade downtown, featuring more than 100 businesses, school bands, churches and car clubs who will make the streets of downtown merry and bright.
Food trucks and children’s activities will open starting at 5 p.m. and the parade will begin at 6 p.m.
The parade will be livestreamed on Facebook at City of Victoria, Texas – Government and will be broadcast live on TV15 (cable channels 15 and 115 and online at www.victoriatx.gov/tv15).
What’s next
Saturday, Dec. 14, the City of Victoria Main Street Program and Mother Cluckers Downtown will host Merry on Main, featuring vendors, food trucks, activities and entertainment.
Tuesday, Dec. 31, the City will host the second annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show in Riverside Park.
To view upcoming events hosted by the City and other local organizations, visit www.discovervictoriatexas.com.