The City of Stockton brings the holidays to life with events, food, entertainment, and lots of holiday cheer throughout December. Beginning on Saturday, December 7, 2024, with the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Weber Point Events Center, 221 N. Center St. Gates open at 3:00 p.m., and weather permitting, there will be lots of holiday festivities. Don’t miss the tree lighting at 5:30 p.m., which will take place rain or shine.
Arrive early to enjoy snowfall, free hot chocolate and cookies, and take a photo with Santa Claus and the Grinch. Come start - or finish - your holiday shopping from a selection of specialty vendors and grab a bite to eat from our onsite food trucks/vendors.
Be sure to bundle up for the cold, bring chairs and blankets and make your way over to the water’s edge to watch the Lynn Hahn Memorial Delta Reflections Lighted Boat Parade around 6:30 p.m. The Lighted Boat Parade is a gift to the community from the Stockton Yacht Club, Roger Hahn and its many registered boaters. Beloved by Stockton for over 40 years, decorated boats parade into the Stockton Deep Water Channel, then around McLeod Lake on the north side of Weber Point. Share in the cheers, delight, and lots of “Woo-Ahh!” moments.
To lift community holiday spirits, the entire community is invited to enjoy the lights at the Weber Point Fountain, lighted trees in Martin Luther King Plaza, and festive wreaths and lights on City Hall, the Civic Auditorium, and Cesar Chavez Central Library. The Weber Point Fountain lights and water rhythms will dance to holiday music while on display each evening from 5:00 – 9:30 p.m. through January 2, 2025.
Continue the holiday fun with crafts, gift wrapping, games, snacks, and winter activities at the community center Holiday Workshops from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Free fun for the entire family!
- Dec. 16: Van Buskirk Community Center, 734 Houston Ave.
- Dec. 17: Arnold Rue Community Center, 5758 Lorraine Ave.
- Dec. 18: Seifert Community Center,128 W. Benjamin Holt Dr.
- Dec. 19: Stribley Community Center, 1760 E. Sonora St.
Don’t forget cookies with Santa on Monday, December 23, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Oak Park Senior Center!
For information about these events and other services, visit www.stocktonca.gov/newsroom, “Like” us on Facebook or call (209) 937-8119 for the Tree Lighting Ceremony and (209) 937-8206 for Holiday Workshops and Cookies with Santa.