Lemoore Christmas Tree Raising

December 1, 2024, 12 p.m.  | The Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place the same day this year

Downtown Lemoore
Fox & D Street
Lemoore, CA
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 Christmas Open House

Sarah Mooney Museum
542 West D Street

At Mooney Museum, 542 W. D Street, Downtown Lemoore
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Downtown Lemoore Open House follows the raising of the Lemoore Christmas tree, Santa and Mrs. Claus,  Music, Crafts, Outdoor games refreshments served outdoors. In the heart of downtown the city of Lemoore lights up the holiday season  Shop local, enjoy festive activities for the kids, listen to merry music, take enchanting hayrides, capture memories, explore unique vendors, and savor the season in  wine and beer garden at Mickys Bar and Grill.

Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department will be gifting the community with a wonderful Christmas Tree. They will start raising it at 11:30 a.m. Sarah Mooney Museum hosts  Open House in conjunction with the Tree Raising, offering pictures with Santa and possibly Hay Rides. Come downtown on Sunday and enjoy the activities and say thank you to our Fire Department.

Visits with Santa & Mrs. Claus
Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum Tours
Craft Vendors
Local Entertainment
Bake sale 

Before Lemoore's big Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and parade, there's a Tree Raising Ceremony.

The joint effort of the Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department and Chamber of Commerce manifests an annual Tree Raising Celebration, in its 100th year. Come and Join the Fun as the good citizens of Lemoore raise the holiday tree.

It all begins before the Tree Raising Ceremony, when a committee prepares for their annual trek to the Sierras with a crane, chains saws and a custom made trailer to bring back a beautiful 40 to 50 foot tree. Once the tree is selected and hauled back down the mountain, it must be prepared. It is decorated with lights and lowered into a modified manhole in the Fox and D Street intersection. This is Lemoore's most beloved holiday tradition and one the public is invited to share in. The idea is credited to Fireman Frank who figured out how to bring Christmas to the city if everyone pitched in to help.

Come downtown to watch the firemen raise the tree and enjoy a truly "Norman Rockwell" scene--offering a slice of small town Americana.

"Tree Raising Celebration" or a spectacular evening Christmas Parade with 100 or so entries and several thousand spectators lining the parade route

"The Lemoore Christmas Parade" or Santa and Mrs. Claus having breakfast with hundreds of families and personally visiting with several hundred children?

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.