# 12 Days of Anna: Santa's Village, Parade and Tree Lighting > Event for families in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Anna Municipal Plaza (Anna Community Library), 111 W. 5th St., Anna, TX 75409 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Cost not stated; food vendors on site - Organizer: City of Anna - Official page: https://www.annatexas.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=4351 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/12-days-of-anna-santa-s-village-parade-and-tree-lighting--listing-0612dea99a94a4584f7a310f ## About Anna's biggest holiday evening opens with a parade from 3 to 4 p.m., then Santa's Village fills Municipal Plaza until 8 p.m. Activities include snow slides, ice skating, photos with Santa, crafts and story time with Mrs. Claus, carriage rides, carolers, a petting zoo and photos with live reindeer and a Texas 'reinsteer' longhorn, plus food vendors. Santa photos run 4–6 p.m. and again 8–9 p.m. The tree lighting and a holiday drone show start at about 6 p.m., followed by a live set from the band Elevation on the main stage from 6:30 to 8 p.m. It is a full afternoon-into-evening outing that works for toddlers through tweens; come early for the parade and stay for the drone show. ## Similar picks in Dallas–Fort Worth - [Coppell Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/coppell-holiday-parade-and-tree-lighting--listing-0934a140f6340d144af6c132) — Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Andrew Brown Park East, Coppell · All ages · checked Oct 20. 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