Tree lighting ceremonies offer holiday cheer so heart-warming, not even Scrooge can resist. These ceremonies are a great way to get into the spirit and bring the family out to celebrate. The Hospice of San Joaquin not only offers the county a luminous spectacle with thousands of lights at several San Joaquin locations throughout the Central Valley, but an opportunity to remember loved ones with a tribute on each city’s tree of lights. Each tree has an important purpose – to remember and cherish lost loved ones, or those currently sick, during the holiday season by donating a light on the tree to them. Here is a list of the local tree lighting ceremonies in the region:
10TH ANNUAL TRACY
TREE LIGHTING
CEREMONY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 6PM
West Valley Mall
3200 Naglee Rd., Tracy
26TH ANNUAL
STOCKTON TREE
LIGHTING CEREMONY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 6 P.M.
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton
23RD ANNUAL
MANTECA TREE
LIGHTING CEREMONY
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 6 P.M.
Doctor’s Hospital of Manteca
1205 E. North St., Manteca
3RD ANNUAL RIPON TREE
LIGHTING CEREMONY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 6 P.M.
Mistlin Fountain Park
1201 W. River Rd., Ripon
21ST ANNUAL LODI TREE
LIGHTING CEREMONY
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 5:30 P.M.
Lodi City Hall
221 W. Pine St., Lodi
9TH ANNUAL LOCKEFORD
TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 6 P.M.
Wells Fargo Bank
19000 N. HWY 88
Lockeford