# Holiday Luminaries and Free Trolley Rides — Downtown Cedarburg > Event for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Fri, Nov 20 (+4 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Downtown Historic Cedarburg (Washington Avenue), Washington Ave, Cedarburg, WI 53012 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free trolley rides - Organizer: Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce - Official page: https://www.cedarburgchristmas.com/ - 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/milwaukee/activities/holiday-luminaries-and-free-trolley-rides-downtown-cedarburg--listing-6253f8ba4e92685110b15b1a ## About On Friday evenings from late November until a week before Christmas, hundreds of glowing luminaries line Washington Avenue through historic downtown Cedarburg, and the Chamber of Commerce runs a free festive trolley with stops around downtown from 5 to 8 p.m. It is an easy, low-key way for families to see the old stone storefronts lit up, ride the trolley between shops and restaurants, and drop shopping bags off on board. Kids usually treat the trolley ride itself as the highlight. The same Friday nights, the Cedarburg Art Museum keeps its 'Twas the Night Before Christmas mansion open late with reindeer visits outside, so families can combine the two. Both the luminaries and the trolley run weather permitting, so check conditions on a stormy night. 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