Event · Community

Forest Grove Tree Lighting

When

Fri, Nov 27 · 6:00 PM–7:30 PM

Where

Pacific University campus — tree at College Way and 21st Avenue, then Washburne Hall2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Coloring contest: children eight years and younger

Cost

Not statedUnder thirty minutes outside; Washburne Hall opens straight afterwards. Rain or dry.

Organizer

Forest Grove/Cornelius Chamber of Commerce

Forest Grove's community tree lighting on the Pacific University campus on the evening after Thanksgiving. The program starts at 6 pm at the tree where College Way meets 21st Avenue — under thirty minutes outdoors, rain or dry — and a child picked from a coloring contest (open to children eight and younger) throws the switch as honorary tree lighting conductor. Everyone then walks across campus to Washburne Hall for cookies, holiday crafts, coloring, caroling, a visit with Santa, and photos with the Nutcracker, Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy from Ballet Forest Grove. The evening wraps up at 7:30 pm. College Way is closed for the program, so park on the surrounding streets. The event is put on by the Forest Grove/Cornelius Chamber of Commerce with Forest Grove Light & Power, Pacific University, the City of Forest Grove and community partners.