# Santa's Arrival and Tree Lighting Ceremony at Victoria Gardens > Event for families in the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Where: Chaffey Town Square, Victoria Gardens, 12505 North Mainstreet, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739 - Ages: All ages - Price: No fee printed - Organizer: Victoria Gardens - Official page: https://www.shopvictoriagardens.com/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 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 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), 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/riverside/activities/santa-s-arrival-and-tree-lighting-ceremony-at-victoria-gardens--listing-593bb04874cac18c52034218 ## About Victoria Gardens opens its holiday season on Friday evening, November 6, in Chaffey Town Square in Rancho Cucamonga. The shopping center's 45-foot live tree, brought down from Mt. Shasta, is lit for the first time as Santa Claus arrives, followed by a choreographed holiday light show, a laser display and live music from the band Harbor Party. It is an outdoor, stand-and-watch evening that suits families with children of any age; strollers are common, and arriving early helps to find a spot with a view of the tree. The ceremony also kicks off the nightly light shows and Santa photo visits that run in the square through Christmas Eve, so families can combine the lighting with dinner on Mainstreet. Dress warmly for an evening outdoors. ## Similar picks in Riverside - [Nightly Holiday Light Shows at Victoria Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/nightly-holiday-light-shows-at-victoria-gardens--listing-0f77badb4d9df4eed258ed92) — Nov 6 – Dec 24 · Chaffey Town Square, Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga · All ages · checked Oct 24. Every evening from November 6 through Christmas Eve, Chaffey Town Square at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga hosts a short holiday light and music show, with the square's… - [Santa Photos at Victoria Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/santa-photos-at-victoria-gardens--listing-147196506565125bcda8f50b) — Nov 6 – Dec 24 · Chaffey Town Square, Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga · All ages · checked Oct 24. From November 6 through December 24, Santa Claus sits for photos in a decorated set in Chaffey Town Square at Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga. Children can share their wish… - [Santa's Village Holiday Season at SkyPark](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/santa-s-village-holiday-season-at-skypark--listing-b3de7cbd0aa8cf5ba3b394ab) — Sat, Nov 7 (+43 more dates) · SkyPark at Santa's Village, Skyforest · Paid · checked Oct 24. From November 7, 2026 to January 10, 2027, the Santa's Village side of SkyPark in Skyforest, five minutes from Lake Arrowhead, turns into a Christmas village in the pines… - [Santa's Arrival in Old Town Temecula](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/santa-s-arrival-in-old-town-temecula--listing-00ea339d4bf8f81b1330aa05) — Fri, Nov 27 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Pennypickle's Workshop (Temecula Children's Museum), Old Town Temecula · checked Oct 13. City of Temecula holiday kickoff: Santa arrives in Old Town Temecula at Pennypickle's Workshop on Friday, November 27, 2026 from 6:00–9:00pm. After arrival night, the city page… - [The Village Tree Lighting Ceremony (Big Bear Lake)](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/the-village-tree-lighting-ceremony-big-bear-lake--listing-13bc13e6133b64a6c8817e00) — Sat, Nov 28 · Christmas Tree Corner, The Village in Big Bear Lake · checked Oct 13. City of Big Bear Lake's Village Tree Lighting Ceremony at Christmas Tree Corner, at the corner of Village Drive and Pine Knot Avenue in The Village in Big Bear Lake. The event… - [Yucaipa Winterfest & Tree Lighting Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/yucaipa-winterfest-and-tree-lighting-ceremony--listing-4f5492ab3af26ef8e33a41b4) — Sat, Nov 28 · 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Yucaipa Performing Arts Center (Historic Uptown Yucaipa) · Free · checked Oct 16. Winterfest, Yucaipa's yearly kickoff to the holiday season, fills Historic Uptown Yucaipa around the Yucaipa Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 28, 2026, from noon to 8… ## More for families - [This weekend in Riverside](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/riverside/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Riverside](https://grassyknees.com/riverside) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/riverside.md)