Southeast Texas Holiday Fun – Parades, Santa Sightings, Tree Lightings, & More!
It’s not even December yet, but the Holiday Season has arrived in Southeast Texas!
As usual, there is a LOT going on in Southeast Texas during the most wonderful time of the year. For the full calendar of events, check out the Events tab to browse all the happenings going on this month! You can view by day, week, month, category, and even using your location to find fun near you!
SANTA SIGHTINGS
Ho! Ho! Ho! Get ready because Santa Claus is coming to town!
Follow good ole Saint Nick to local favorite stops throughout the area as he checks in on our boys and girls before heading back up north. From photo ops to breakfast time to neighborhood drive thrus, children can get a little one-on-one time with the jolly man himself thanks to 409 Family’s Southeast Texas Santa Sightings!
Santa By Appointment
Santa By Appointment can be reached for appointments or questions at (409) 838-4832 or by filling out this form on their contact page. Since they work ONLY by appointment, visiting Santa Clem is a VERY fun time!
Santa at Parkdale Mall
Starting November 18th-December 24th, visits with Santa are always FREE! Photo packages are available for purchase. Special Santa events are happening at the end of November through the month of December. Pets can even get in on the fun, Mondays 4-7pm.
Santa at Central Mall
Santa arrives on Friday, November 25th from 12-5pm this year! From then on, you can expect him at Central Mall on December 2nd through December 24th. Bring your camera and take FREE photos with Santa on these dates and times.
Lumberton Fire & EMS Santa’s Helper
Starting Saturday night, November 26th, the Lumberton Fire & EMS is proud to support the community and escorted Santa through the town on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Lumberton residents can follow along on their Facebook page for a Google maps “Santa Live Tracker” as they post their route on those nights. Catch some candy canes and give Santa a wave!
Winnie-Stowell Volunteer Fire Department
Winnie-Stowell residents, keep your eyes out for Santa on the Fire Truck starting on 12/03/2022!
Event Sightings:
12/1 @ 4pm KCS Holiday Express Christmas Train in Port Arthur
12/2 @ 5-9pm Christmas Fest: Don’t Be a Grinch at Wesley UMC Beaumont
12/2 @ 5-9pm Bridge City’s Christmas In the Park
12/3 @ 7:30-10am Breakfast With Santa at Spanky’s Bar & Grill (Orange)
12/3 @ 8am Sales With Santa at Southern Nurseries (Silsbee)
12/3 @ 9am Breakfast With Santa at Main Street Market (Beaumont)
12/3 @ 9am Breakfast With Santa & Craft Show (Fannett)
12/3 @ 11am Annual Photos with Santa: Britnee Barnes State Farm *FREE* (Beaumont)
12/3 @ 11am DIY Pictures With Santa at Columbanus Motor Sports (Orange)
12/3 @ 11am-1pm Silsbee’s Christmas In the Big Thicket
12/4 @ 10am 2nd Annual Brunch with Santa at Big P’s Ultimate BBQ Shack (Sour Lake)
12/4 @ 11am Santa Mini Photoshoot John Jay French Museum (Beaumont)
12/4 @5:30-7pm A Night In Bethlehem at Calder Baptist (Beaumont)
12/5 @ 4-7pm Santa Paws Pet Photo Night (Beaumont)
12/7 @ 6-8pm Santa Is Coming to Heritage House Museum (Orange)
12/8 @ 6-8pm Santa Is Coming to Heritage House Museum (Orange)
12/10 @ 9am-11am Pancakes & Pictures with Santa at The Golden Cup (Nederland)
12/10 @ 10am 3rd Annual Jingle Fest Holiday Market at The Cottage Boutique (Orange)
12/10 @ 10am Oh What Fun Market | Clothing & Toy Drive (Orange)
12/11 @ 2pm Kids Christmas Party at the Beaumont Children’s Museum *for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities & their families
12/11 @ 5pm McFaddin-Ward Holiday Open House (Beaumont)
12/12 @ 4-7pm Santa Paws Pet Photo Night (Beaumont)
12/14 @ 1-4pm Santa Party at Cowboy Harley-Davidson of Beaumont
12/16 @ 2pm 2nd Annual Cookies & Cocoa with Santa with Lana Richards-State Farm Insurance (Beaumont)
12/16 @ 2-6pm Afternoon With Santa at Sachi’s Cakes & Dessert Lab (Beaumont)
12/17 @ 8-10am Breakfast With Santa | Can Food & Toy Drive (China)
12/17 @ 9am Winter Dreamland Event at the Dream Center SETX (Beaumont)
12/17 @ 10am Dreaming of a Green Christmas at Shangri La Botanical Gardens (Orange)
12/17 @ 3pm Sea Rim Park’s A Very Marshy Christmas (Sabine Pass)
12/17 @ 6-8pm Children’s Christmas Party at Cowboy Church of Orange County
HOLIDAY LIGHTS & PARADES
“Christmas time is here!”, and we are full of happiness and cheer. Bring on all of the holiday lights and parades! So much family fun and memories await to be made during this special holiday season. Which is your traditional go to? Or will you and your family try out a new venue or two or more?!
11/30 @ 5:30-7:30pm 5th Annual City of Beaumont Christmas Tree Lighting
12/1 @ 4-6pm Holiday Tree Lighting Party at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
12/1 @ 4pm Mauriceville Tree Lighting
12/1 @ 5:30pm Superhero Christmas Parade in Jasper
12/1 @ 5:45-7:15pm 2nd Annual Cardinal Lights at Lamar University (Beaumont)
12/1 @ 6pm Newton Christmas Parade
12/1 @ 7pm Toyland Christmas Snow Globe Parade (Lumberton: Parade begins at Raider Ln & Village Creek Parkway and ends at Benny Ln.)
12/2 @ 6pm Lumberton’s 5th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the Park
12/2 @ 6pm Kountze Lighted Christmas Parade
12/2 @ 6pm Lighting of the City Christmas Tree (Groves)
12/3 @ 12-7pm Christmas on the Avenue in Nederland
12/3 @ 2pm Port Neches Christmas Parade
12/3 @ 4pm Winnie’s Annual Christmas In the Park
12/3 @ 6pm Groves Lighted Christmas Parade
12/3 @ 6pm Bridge City Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting
12/3 @ 6pm 73rd Annual Orange, TX Christmas Parade: Through the Decades
12/3 @ 6-10pm Silsbee Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony
12/3 @ 6pm Festival of Lights, Newton, TX
12/4 @ 5pm Light Up Vidor
12/5 @ 6pm City of West Orange Christmas Tree Lighting & Visit with Santa
12/6 @ 6:30pm Nederland Lighted Christmas Parade
12/9 @ 5:30-7pm Annual Light Up Nederland Golf Cart Tour of Lights
12/9 @ 6pm Kirbyville Lighted Christmas Parade
12/10 @ 6pm City of Port Arthur’s Annual Lighted Holiday Parade
12/10 @ 6pm Christmas on the Bayou at High Tides (Bridge City)
12/10 @ 6pm Port Arthur Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade
12/10 @ 7pm Sour Lake Annual Lighted Christmas Parade
12/10 @ 6pm Annual Creekside Christmas by Village Creek State Park
HOLIDAY LIGHT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
Magic of Lights | Ford Park
Drive-thru holiday light experience from November 18th through January 1st from 5-10pm. See Ford Park Facebook page for discount codes, and purchase tickets here.
Christmas In Boomtown: City of Lights | Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum
December 1-31; Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2-9pm and Sundays, 5-9pm. Regular museum admission.
Cardinal Lights 2022 | Lamar University
Holiday light display lit throughout the entire month of December. FREE to the public.
A Gift of Hope: Festival of Lights | Beaumont’s First Baptist Church
Hear the Christmas story of Hope & Peace through this multi-sensory Festival of Lights. FREE admission.
CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital | 2830 Calder Ave
A long time tradition of spectacular light display and nativity scene on the grounds. FREE admission.
The Ray of Light Spectacular | 270 Pinemont Dr. Sour Lake, TX
Starting on December 1st- January 1st; open nightly (unless there is rain or standing water).
Sunday -Thursday 6pm-9:30pm; Friday & Saturday 6pm- 11pm
Tune your radio to 103.1 and enjoy the full light show (20 minutes long & plays on a loop).
All donations benefiting Unstoppable Abigail.
Christmas Strolls & Community Food Drive | Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Colorful light displays throughout the garden during the evenings of December 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, & 21 from 6-9pm (last entry at 8:30pm). FREE to the public. Donations greatly appreciated!
The Visit Beaumont, TX site has a list of local neighborhoods known for their holiday light displays also! Stay tuned for our special “Holiday Lights Scavenger Hunt” you can print and take along for a drive soon.
With our little corner of Southeast Texas cities a stone’s throw away from each other, we appreciate greater availability to fit a variety of schedules and the opportunity to enlarge our circle of community. Plus, we greatly appreciate that the majority of the light displays and parades are FREE or heavily discounted, making it more accessible for all families to join in.
Thank you to the many hands working diligently to organize and orchestrate each of these wonderful events and displays!
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