# Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony and Santa's Arrival at City Center Bishop Ranch (San Ramon) > Event for families in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Fri, Nov 20 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM - Where: City Center Bishop Ranch, 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583 - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: City Center Bishop Ranch - Official page: https://citycenterbishopranch.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/san-francisco/activities/holiday-tree-lighting-ceremony-and-santa-s-arrival-at-city-center-bish--listing-6f244a048c2f26dcc3cb837a ## About City Center Bishop Ranch, the open-air shopping and dining center in San Ramon, lights its holiday tree on Friday, November 20, from 6 to 7 PM. The hour-long ceremony features music from the Monte Vista Band and a group of singers performing seasonal songs, and it builds up to Santa's grand arrival to kick off the holidays. The evening is a compact, family-sized gathering, and it pairs easily with a skate at the center's Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink, which is open that evening. Santa returns on weekend afternoons from the next day for visits and photos in front of the big tree in Alexander Square. 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