Lights, Music and Magic: Marana’s Holiday Festival Returns December 6
Published on November 06, 2025
MARANA- The Town of Marana invites the community to make merry memories this festive season at the annual Holiday Festival & Christmas Tree Lighting on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Ed Honea Marana Municipal Complex. Guests are encouraged to bring a one can of food or one non-perishable food item for the Marana Food Bank, which will have donation stations at each event entrance and at its booth in Santa’s Courtyard. The food bank is also in need of pet food donations.
The highlight of the evening will be the lighting of the Town’s 45-foot Christmas tree, adorned with 100,000 lights and ornaments. An additional 100,000 lights will twinkle from landscape trees throughout the MMC Plaza. Together, these displays are choreographed to holiday music for a magical and immersive show. The tree lighting ceremony will begin at 6 p.m., with an encore at 8:30 p.m.
This free, family-friendly event also includes free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a Mistletoe Market featuring dozens of local vendors, food trucks, community performances, a holiday train, and more. The community performance schedule featuring 18 diverse performing organizations can be found HERE.(PDF, 819KB)
**New in 2025** Discover Marana will unveil a dazzling new 30-foot Holiday Light Tunnel at the December 6th festival which will shine on nightly through December 28th as part of the town's beloved Christmas Tree & Light Show.
Courtesy shuttles will again be available this year, running continuously from 1:30 to 10 p.m. between Marana Middle School and the Mistletoe Market. Stops at each end of the route will be clearly marked with security personnel. A designated handicapped-accessible shuttle will also be available.
The event is dog-friendly, but all dogs must remain leashed and owners are asked to clean up after their pets. Please ensure your dog is comfortable in large crowds before attending.
For more event details, please visit MaranaAz.gov/Events.
Photos By: J.D. Fitzgerald Photography