Annual Tumwater Christmas Tree Lighting Festival

Looking for free holiday fun for the whole family and a chance to see Santa without that harrowing drive to the North Pole?

Join Tumwater Parks & Recreation for the Annual Tumwater Christmas Tree Lighting Festival on Saturday, December 6, from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at Tumwater City Hall and the Tumwater Headquarters Fire Station.

Enjoy school choir performances, enjoy treats from sponsors, decorate wood disk holiday ornaments courtesy of Tumwater Arts, take pictures with Santa (in the City Hall Council Chambers), watch the ceremonial tree lighting, and more!

2025 Schedule of Events

• 1:15 p.m. Tenino Jazz Band Directed by Andrew Bowerly
• 2 p.m. Black Lake Elementary Directed by Suzanne Grimm
• 3 p.m. Tumwater Hill Marimba Band & Choir Directed by Heather Stoker
• 4 p.m. Tumwater High School Noteables Directed by Rachel Landowski
• 5 p.m. Peter G. Schmidt Elementary 5th Graders Directed by Marie Williams
• 5:30 p.m. Tree Lighting!