Auburn tree lighting is Dec. 8, kicking off Christmas Shopping Village

AUBURN – The city’s 40-foot Christmas tree – a blue spruce donated by the Auburn Housing Authority – will be lit at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at Festival Plaza, on Main Street.
All are invited to attend. The Auburn Business Association will provide free cocoa and doughnuts, as well as free mittens and gloves. Santa Claus will arrive at Festival Plaza escorted by the Auburn police, fire, public works, and recreation departments.
The event will also be the grand opening of the city’s inaugural Christmas Shopping Village, which will be Auburn’s version of a European Christmas market, with tiny shops nestled around the Christmas tree. There will be six new vendors each week, offering unique local gifts and products, open from 4 to 8 p.m. every Thursday and Friday following the tree lighting, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday. The Edward Little High School Grandstand Club will also be at the village all month, selling hot cocoa, coffee, and snacks to help support school sports.
For a schedule and a list of vendors, goauburn.me/christmas-village.

PHOTO: Auburn’s tree in 2020.