# Light Up the Night: Tree Lighting, Santa and Ice Rink — Dania Beach > Event for families in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 14 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Where: Dania Beach City Hall, 100 W Dania Beach Blvd, Dania Beach, FL 33004 - Ages: Families; ice rink billed as fun for all ages - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: City of Dania Beach Parks and Recreation - Official page: https://www.daniabeachfl.gov/3208/Dania-After-Dark - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/miami/activities/light-up-the-night-tree-lighting-santa-and-ice-rink-dania-beach--listing-80f3427a02682d6913e18e68 ## About Dania Beach opens its holiday season with Light Up the Night, billed as the Dania After Dark – Light Up Dania Beach event, at Dania Beach City Hall. The evening centers on a ceremonial Christmas tree lighting and a drone show, and families can visit Santa and his helpers for holiday photos. An ice-skating rink, a Christmas village, face painting, competitions and live entertainment fill the rest of the night, with free treats and food vendors on site. BSO Fire Rescue collects new, unwrapped toys at the City Hall entrance for its annual toy drive. The city offers complimentary parking and a continuous shuttle from the Dania Beach Casino lot at 301 E Dania Beach Blvd from 5:30 to 10:30 PM. The page does not list an admission price, and details of the free activities are still marked as coming soon. ## Similar picks in Miami - [Light Up the Galt — Galt Ocean Mile tree lighting](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/light-up-the-galt-galt-ocean-mile-tree-lighting--listing-f68f542e4ad07a24499eb5af) — Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · North Beach Restaurants and Shoppes, Fort Lauderdale · checked Oct 16. The Galt Ocean Mile neighborhood lights its holiday tree at North Beach Restaurants and Shoppes on 33rd Street, co-hosted by the shops and the City of Fort Lauderdale. 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