Nampa's Christmas Tree Lighting & Shop Small Saturday

Name: Nampa's Christmas Tree Lighting & Shop Small Saturday
Start: 2024-11-30T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-30T18:00:00-07:00
Location: 1200 Front Street Nampa ID 83651

Schedule

Sat Nov 30 2024 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

1200 Front Street Nampa ID 83651 | Nampa, ID

The City of Nampa invites the community to the annual Christmas tree lighting celebration on Saturday, November 30. November 30 is also Shop Small Saturday and Downtown Nampa is a great place to start your holiday shopping!
Free carriage rides (thanks to event sponsors and the Business Improvement District's support) in front of Nampa Train Depot:
12 noon - 1 p.m. for guests with special needs
1-4 p.m. general admission
Sign up near the tree at the NW corner of Front and 12th Ave; first come, first serve. Sign-ups begin at 11:30 a.m. for those with special needs and 12:30 for all others.
Mrs. Claus will be reading at the Nampa Public Library from 1-1:30 p.m. There will be free parking in the downtown parking garage located next to the Nampa Public Library all day thanks to the Nampa Development Corporation.
The tree lighting entertainment will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the tree lighting at 6 p.m.
The Nampa Farmer's Market will hold the Winter Wonderland Market from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Lloyd Square. https://nampafarmersmarket.com/event/santa-saturday/
The Salvation Army will be hosting “The Battle of the Bells” to raise money for the local charity. The Salvation Army volunteers will also be distributing free hot chocolate thanks to our sponsors, and angel tree tags will be on the tree for the community to take and support a child or family in need.
The community is also encouraged to support the downtown restaurants following the tree lighting.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT https://www.cityofnampa.us/treelighting
This event is only possible thanks to our sponsors: Qualitree and Seid Crane (who help remove, transport and install the tree); Star Sponsor: TDS Fiber; Ornament Sponsors: Franz Witte Garden Center, Grocery Outlet, International Minute Press Nampa and Thorne Printing & Copy Center; Candy Cane Sponsors: 2nd St Properties LLC, Home2Suites/Nampa Hampton Inn & Suites, Idaho Power, JVP Solutions, and The Klymshyn Method; and our In-Kind Sponsors: Idaho Press, Ford Idaho Center, Nampa Civic Center and Canyon County Historical Society.