Best Holiday Light Displays in Riverside, California

Are you looking for something to do this holiday season? Riverside, California, has a host of locations if you want to enjoy the holiday light displays and Christmas trees and music. I have compiled a list of the top places to go to see holiday lights displays and Christmas events going on in Riverside, California, in 2007.

1-Mistletoe Magic Gala- This Gala features festive dancing and holiday light displays but is a kick off for the Festival of Trees event.

Time/ Date: 6:00pm November 20

Contact: 951-486-4461

Festival of Trees-This festival features elaborately decorated trees, Frosty's Funland, Gingerbread Village, and Santa Claus. Bring your family. The children will surely love to sit on Santa's lap.

Location: Riverside Convention Center, 3443 Orange St, Riverside CA

Time/ Date: 11/23 9am-9pm, 11/24 10am-7pm, and 11/25 10am-5pm

2-Riverside Festival of Lights- Turning on the lights Ceremony is from 6pm-9pm on November 23. Features include: Ice Skating Rink, Santa Claus, Holiday entertainments, numerous holiday light displays, food, specialty vendors, carriage rides, and millions of twinkling lights (so many in fact you can probably see it from space).

Time/ Date: November 23-December 24, 6-9pm.

Location: Mission Inn Hotel and Spa

3649 Mission Ave.

Riverside, CA

Contact: 951-683-7100

3-Holiday Festival-Come join the fun and bring your family. Hunt Park is transformed into a winder wonderland. Here you can enjoy feeling like you're in a winter wonderland without actually being in one. You don't have to drive far, Hunt Park only about 8 minutes south, southwest of central Riverside California.

Time/Date: December 15, 9am-12pm

Location: Hunt Park, 4015 Jackson St.

Contact: 951-826-2000

Events including Santa Claus:

1-Breakfast with Santa-Ask your children right now if they want to eat breakfast with Santa Claus and watch how excited they get. Then tell them they have to wait until December 15^th when Santa will be at LaSierra Park.

Location: 5215, La Sierra Ave.

Time/Date:December 15 from 9am-12pm.

Contact: 951-826-2000

2-Santa's Workshop- Nichols Park, 5505 Dewey Ave. Contact: 951-826-2000

If you want to hear the sounds of the Holiday you may want to check out these two musical holiday events in Riverside:

1-Living Christmas Tree- This is a blend of traditional and contemporary music which makes the story of the holiday come to life.

Time/date: December 6, 6pm

Location: Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church, 8351 Magnolia Ave. Riverside CA.

Contact: 951-689-5700

2-Hollydazzle- This musical extravaganza is reminiscent of holiday American family tradition in the past.

Time/ Date: December 14, at 8pm

Location: Landis Performing Arts center, 4800 Magnolia Ave.

Contact: 951-222-8100

How fun this holiday season, and be safe out there!