Indy Tree Lighting Ceremonies to Start the Season with Sparkles | 2024

Between early November and the New Year, there are a ton of fantastic holiday events! Some of our favorites, which tend to be scheduled earlier in the holiday season, are Indy tree lighting ceremonies. Bookmark this page and come back weekly to check out all the local Christmas tree events, organized here by date, so you can start planning to make many joyful memories with your family and friends. You aren’t going to want to miss this!  From the Indy with Kids family to yours, we wish you a very happy holiday season!

Near Indy Tree Lighting Ceremonies for November 9, 2024

Christmas in Pendleton

460 Falls Park Dr, Pendleton
5:45 pm

Join in the traditional lighting of the Community Christmas Tree at Falls Park Playground to celebrate the season. Everyone will have an opportunity to place a wish on the tree and sing carols together. Mark your calendars for November 9 at 12 pm for vendor shopping, a Kids Zone, reindeer visits, s’mores by the fire, Santa meet and greet, storytime, and more. Evening events kick off at 5 pm with the Illuminated Christmas Parade and Snowball Fight, followed by the tree lighting at 5:45 pm.

Near Indy Tree Lighting Ceremonies for November 23, 2024

Holidays in Carmel Kick-off

10 Carter Green, Carmel
3-7 pm

Attend the Opening Ceremony for the Carmel Christkindlmarkt on November 23 and stay for the lighting of the dazzling tree. Enjoy a visit from Santa, concerts by the Midwest Alphorn Retreat, watch a professional woodworker carve toys, watch a puppet show, make a nutcracker craft, and more on opening day. Come see your neighbors and friends and get in the holiday spirit.

The Shops at Perry Crossing Annual Tree Lighting and Parade

2499 Perry Crossing Way, Plainfield
5-8 pm

Tree Lighting Ceremonies for November 29, 2024

Annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting

90 E Gould St, Nashville
5-7 pm

Guests can celebrate the season with music, homemade cookies, hot chocolate, and tea served at the Brown County History Center at this year’s tree lighting! Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet children in the Gnaw Bone Log Cabin Room.

Christmas on the Square

1 Courthouse Sq #106, Danville
4-6:30 pm

Christmas on the Square is a free evening filled with holiday cheer. Visit the Courthouse Square to enjoy the live nativity, carriage rides, food trucks, carolers, and kids activities. As the highlight of the evening, Santa lights the Christmas Tree and canopy of lights. Come participate in this favorite family tradition!

Downtown Indy, Inc.’s Circle of Lights

Soldiers and Sailor’s Monument, Downtown Indianapolis
5-8 pm

The most viewed of Indy tree lighting ceremonies is at the circle! Enjoy this free, outdoor celebration on Monument Circle celebrating the Hoosier holiday spirit with lighting and video elements, outstanding live entertainment, a festive beer and whiskey garden, and Santa, of course. Entertainment for the Circle of Lights begins at 6:00 pm or you can watch the made-for-TV special from home on WTHR-13.

Tree Lighting Ceremonies on November 30, 2024

A Lawrence Christmas

9230 Memorial Park Drive, Indianapolis
2-9 pm

Enjoy skating this year on November 30 during A Lawrence Christmas! There will also be a parade, choir performances, a winter market, a variety show, and the tree lighting at 7 pm. Children can enjoy free cookies, visits with Santa, and a kids zone.

Christmas in the Village Tree Lighting

Main Street, Zionsville
5-8 pm

Zionsville hosts its Christmas in the Village Parade and Tree Lighting. The parade begins at 5 and the tree will be lit at the corner of Pine and Main Street at approximately 6:15 pm. Selfie stations for photos with Santa will be available until 8 pm.

NPT Night Lights

Nickel Plate Trail in Downtown Fishers
5-9 pm

Join Fishers Parks for its annual celebration of the season! Experience the Nickel Plate Trail all dressed up for the holidays throughout the month of December. On November 30, the annual tree-lighting ceremony will take place at 6 pm. Full downtown lights and the tree lights turn on after the community countdown. Guests who visit on November 30 will be treated to an evening of fun festivities along the trail. Purchase food, enjoy live music, document your visit with snaps from a variety of photo ops, and more.

Tree Lighting Ceremonies on December 6, 2024

McCordsville Tree Lighting Celebration

6280 W 800 N, McCordsville

At McCordsville’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting, guests get a chance to visit with Santa at McCordsville’s town hall and experience the lighting of the town’s Christmas tree together.

Mooresville Tree Lighting

2 East Main Street, Mooresville
5-7 pm

Gather at Bicentennial Park with your neighbors to light the community Christmas tree. Activities begin at 5 pm with fun for all ages. The tree lighting event kicks off the town’s Victorian Christmas Celebration, which takes place the next day. Plan to stop by the Christmas Market, open during the tree lighting.

Tree Lighting Ceremonies on December 7, 2024

Santa Soiree and Tree Lighting

14390 Clay Terrace Blvd Ste 165, Carmel
4-7 pm

Join Clay Terrace as it welcomes Santa home to the Village Green in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods with a welcome parade. Help spread some Holiday Cheer as guests line down the sidewalks of Clay Terrace to welcome Santa this holiday season! This free event includes fun activities like a snowglobe photo station, roaming performances, face painting, and sleigh rides. Reindeer meet-and-greets will be available earlier in the day from 10 am-1 pm.

Westfield in Lights

225 South Union Street, Westfield
3-6 pm

Join friends and neighbors in downtown Westfield to kick off the Holiday season! Westfield in Lights will feature pictures with Santa, Frosty the Snowman, vendors, live music & performances, caricature artists, carnival games, llamas, and more! The tree lighting is at 5:50 pm.

Brownsburg Christmas Under the Stars

61 N. Green Street, Brownsburg
6-9 pm

Christmas Under the Stars, Brownsburg Parks’ annual parade of lights, features colorfully lighted floats, including one featuring Old Saint Nick himself. A Winter Market begins at 4 pm and the parade steps off at 6 pm. After the parade, there will be a tree lighting at 7:15 pm, music, and Santa Claus at Town Hall.

Fortville Winterfest

Downtown Fortville
12-7 pm

Dress warmly and bring the kiddos to Fortville’s Main St. for a little fun, food, and shopping at this year’s Winterfest. Visit amazing shops and restaurants and see what holiday specials they may have for the day. The free kid zone features carnival rides, ice skating, and more! The parade begins at 1:30 and the tree lighting will be at 6 pm.

Avon Christmas Tree Lighting

6570 E. US Highway 36, Avon
4 – 6 pm

Join us for our Annual Tree Lighting at Avon Town Hall! The tree lights up at 6 pm. Visit with Santa at the Town Hall, and spend the afternoon enjoying entertainment, live reindeer, and kids’ activities.

Franklin Courthouse Lighting

Courthouse Square, Franklin
7 pm

Enjoy holiday festivities and a Winter Market all afternoon and evening from 1 pm – 8 pm. A lighted parade along Jefferson Street starts at 5:30 pm and the lighting at the courthouse and downtown happens at 7:00 pm.

Broad Ripple Lights Up

Guilford Ave, next to the Broad Ripple Fire House
2:30-5:30 pm

Broad Ripple Lights Up features a Wonderland Village with holiday-themed activities for the kids, live entertainment, and a holiday light display lighting ceremony. Don’t miss the parade that steps off at 5 pm from the Monon Trail and Broad Ripple Ave!

Arcadia Annual Tree Lighting Festivities

208 W Main St, Arcadia
4-8 pm

Dance in the street, cozy up to the fire pits, visit Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, shop the artisan market for Christmas presents, and enjoy many kids’ activities on December 7 at the 9th Annual Arcadia Christmas Market and Tree Lighting. Festivities begin at 4 pm and the tree is set to light up at 7 pm.

Tree Lighting Ceremonies on December 8, 2024

Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock Christmas Music Spectacular & Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

183 Jefferson Street, Martinsville
3-7 pm

Have these Indy tree lighting ceremonies put you into the holiday spirit? Cut down your own Christmas tree at a local Christmas tree farm.

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