# La Center Christmas Festival Tree Lighting > Event for families in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro area (OR / WA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM – 5:45 PM - Where: Downtown La Center (E. 4th Street and the downtown plaza tree), E 4th Street, La Center, WA 98629 - Ages: All ages - Price: Tree lighting: Free family event (Santa Stride 5K requires registration) - Organizer: La Center Festivals Committee - Official page: https://lacenterchristmasfestival.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/portland/activities/la-center-christmas-festival-tree-lighting--listing-0d9dc3482b91d0ee6aff4b02 ## About The La Center Christmas Festival fills downtown La Center from December 4 to 6, and its last day ends with the town's Christmas tree lighting. On Sunday afternoon, from noon to 5:45 pm, E. 4th Street becomes an outdoor holiday market with dozens of artisan stalls, carolers singing through the afternoon, hot cocoa, warm spiced cider and local food vendors. The countdown starts at 5 pm sharp, when the tree at the downtown plaza is lit with Santa and holiday music, and the festival describes the ceremony as a free family event. The same weekend brings a lighted Christmas parade of floats and decorated vehicles down Main Street on Saturday evening (time still to be announced), a holiday bazaar at La Center Middle School on Saturday, and the Santa Stride 5K run and walk on Sunday at 1:30 pm, where runners are encouraged to wear holiday costumes or Santa hats. All weekend, families can pick up a Winter Wonderland passport at participating downtown shops and collect stamps for a prize drawing held before the tree lighting. The festival is run by the nonprofit La Center Festivals Committee. ## Similar picks in Portland - [Battle Ground Holiday Tree Lighting & Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/battle-ground-holiday-tree-lighting-and-celebration--listing-1b0a52887d9fbbf93d020ee7) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Battle Ground Event Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. 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