# Deck the Hall: Houston City Hall Holiday Celebration > Event for families in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM - Where: Hermann Square at Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002 - Ages: All ages (sprawling public lawn; stroller friendly; bring lawn chairs and blankets) - Price: Completely free admission and public celebration; toy drive donations encouraged for Houston Fire Department Operation Stocking Stuffer. - Organizer: Mayor's Office of Special Events & City of Houston - Official page: https://www.houstontx.gov/specialevents/ - Last checked: Thu, Nov 5 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 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), 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/houston/activities/deck-the-hall-houston-city-hall-holiday-celebration--listing-64bfc2bbc01d94e5e9bd79cb ## About Downtown Houston's official holiday kickoff, Deck the Hall (formerly the Reliant Lights Mayor's Holiday Spectacular), gathers tens of thousands of Houstonians on the civic lawn at Hermann Square surrounding City Hall. The highlight of the evening is the lighting of the majestic 55-foot towering white fir holiday tree, draped in more than 100,000 sparkling LED lights and crowned with an illuminated Lone Star tree topper. The free celebration features high-caliber live musical performances, holiday choirs, costumed characters, and a special appearance by Santa Claus. As the mayor leads the countdown to illuminate the tree, a breathtaking fireworks display lights up the night sky above City Hall, showering reflections across the Hermann Square reflecting pool. Attendees are invited to bring a new, unwrapped toy for the Houston Fire Department's Operation Stocking Stuffer. ## Similar picks in Houston - [Santa at Deck the Trees — City Lights Houston](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/santa-at-deck-the-trees-city-lights-houston--listing-d8eb53c334d6297fd275d7c2) — Sat, Nov 21 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Alley Theatre · From $30 · checked Nov 9. Families can visit Santa at the Deck the Trees village outside the Alley Theatre, one of the twelve downtown holiday villages of City Lights. 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