Sentinel staff report–
The City of Citrus Heights will be returning to an in-person tree lighting this year, as the pandemic resulted in the city hosting a virtual ceremony last year.
The 2021 tree lighting will be held outside City Hall at 6360 Fountain Square Drive on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Free cocoa and cookies along with a walkable “Miracle Forest” of decorated trees, holiday characters and live music from the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band are on schedule, according to an event listing on the city’s website.
The annual tree lighting ceremony has been held every year in Citrus Heights since the city’s incorporation. Up until the demolition of the old City Hall, the ceremony was held at the corner of Fountain Square Drive and Greenback Lane.
A new Coastal Redwood tree was planted along with construction of the new City Hall, which now serves as the city’s official tree that is decorated each holiday season.
