Tree Lighting Ceremony, Parade The City of Victoria invites residents to downtown Victoria the first weekend of December as we light up downtown in celebration of the most wonderful time of the year. 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 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 .