# [Downtown Evanston Holiday Light Celebration](https://robo.app/r/f5d8f4/downtown-evanston-holiday-light-celebration)

- When: 2026-12-05 16:30-19:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Fountain Square, Evanston, IL 60201 (42.0464564, -87.6817218)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: holiday, tree-lighting, santa, free, family, live-music
- About: Evanston's annual tree lighting at Fountain Square with local elected officials, Santa and Mrs. Claus, and holiday music from local singing groups. The tree is lit around 5 PM, followed by more entertainment, plus free Santa photo ops at The Merion starting 5:30 PM.
- Source: https://www.visitchicagonorthshore.com/events/downtown-evanston-holiday-light-celebration-2026-12-05
- Feed: [Holiday events on the North Shore](https://robo.app/f/t8qerg/holiday-events-on-the-north-shore)

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