# Downtown Auburn Christmas Tree Lighting

> Event for families in the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom area (CA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Sat, Nov 28 · 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Where: Central Square, Downtown Auburn, 940-948 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603
- Ages: All ages
- Price: Free
- Organizer: City of Auburn
- Official page: https://www.auburn.ca.gov/
- Last checked: Tue, Oct 27

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## About

Downtown Auburn lights its Christmas tree in Central Square on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Live music fills the square from 3:30 PM, and Santa arrives at 5:30 PM to light the tree; the celebration wraps up at 7 PM. The city lists the event as free. Central Square is the former intersection on Lincoln Way that now serves as a public art park, a short walk from downtown shops, so it pairs easily with a holiday-weekend stroll. The following Saturday, December 5, brings Auburn's evening Festival of Lights Parade through downtown.

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