Celebrate the Holiday season in the Ridgefield tradition with Hometown Celebration on Saturday, December 6!
Enjoy the hometown holiday spirit of historic Downtown Ridgefield where you will find twinkling lights, decorated businesses, gifts, food, and holiday specials.
Main Ave and Overlook Park
Holiday Food & Gift Vendor Marketplace – Main Ave, 9 AM- 2 PM
Shop from over 60 local vendors at Overlook Park, S Main Avenue and N Main Avenue from 9 AM to 2 PM to pick up holiday food and gifts galore. Interested in being a vendor? Sign up here.
Circle of Trees – Overlook Park, 9 AM
Sponsored by Ridgefield Lions Club
The Circle of Trees Decorating Contest returns for another year! Ridgefield businesses and organizations will have the opportunity to decorate a tree for the public to vote on starting at 9 AM on December 6. Details
Circle of Trees Application is Open! Apply Now
Visits with Santa – Old Liberty Theater, 10 AM – 2 PM
Sponsored by Ridgefield Mini Storage
Complimentary visits with Santa – take your own picture with your smartphone or camera!
Main Stage Performances – Overlook Park Stage, 9:30 AM – 2 PM
Enjoy performances by local school bands and choirs!
9:30 AM: Ridgefield Dance
11 AM: Ridgefield HS Choir
12 PM: View Ridge and Sunset MS Choir
1 PM: View Ridge MS Band
Tree Lighting Ceremony – Overlook Park, 4:30 PM
Come watch us light up the tree in the center of downtown! Celebrate with a performance from DanceFusion NW, holiday carols, and complimentary hot chocolate and cookies (while supplies last) supplied by Killa Bites!
Celebration Station @ The RACC
YMCA Breakfast with Santa – RACC Commons, 9 AM – 11 AM
Join the YMCA for breakfast catered by Chick Fil A and get your pictures taken with Santa Claus.
Register Here
$5 per person – all proceeds support our Afterschool Youth Enrichment Programs. We also encourage you to bring a new, unwrapped toy for the Angel Tree, or choose a tag to provide a specific gift for a child in need. All toys donated in Vancouver will benefit The Salvation Army.
Kids Crafts & Activities Stations – RACC Gym, 9 AM – 2 PM
Sponsored by iQ Credit Union
Join several local organizations and the City of Ridgefield with kid friendly activities and crafts, free of charge! Activities include: carnival games, cookie decorating, face painting, card making, cultural crafts and coloring pages, and a softball activity.
RAA Chickadee Bazaar – RACC Columbia Assembly Room, 9 AM – 2 PM
Ridgefield Art Association’s annual Chickadee Bazaar returns another year! Check out the arts and crafts, handcrafted by local artists.
More Around Town
Downtown Business Decorating Contest
Take a walk around Downtown Ridgefield and enjoy all of the holiday decorating done by businesses! Stay tuned for voting details.
Holiday Hayride – 10 AM – 2 PM
Hop on board our complimentary holiday hayride, making several stops around town, you’ll be able to enjoy activities throughout downtown! Skip the walk and take a ride.
Stops located at:
Waterfront Parking Lot
Overlook Park
Union Ridge Elementary Parking Lot
Union Ridge Holiday Bazaar – UR BLDG B Gym/Cafeteria, 10 AM – 12 PM
To Be Announced
Complimentary Cookies and Hot Cider – Ridgefield Community Library
9 AM – 2 PM inside the library.
Sponsored by The Friends of the Ridgefield Community Library
Hometown Gingerbread House Festival – Ridgefield Community Gleaners
December 6 -13 in Ridgefield Community Library
FREE to enter. Age Groups: Pre-School – Kindergarten, 1st – 3rd, 4th – 6th, Middle/High School, & Adults
Drop Off: December 6, 10 – 10:30 AM
Pick Up + Gifts: December 13, 10 AM
Please limit size of base to no larger than 18″x18″
Email Patricia for More Information
Winter Market – Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene
December 5th, 5 PM – 8 PM AND December 6th, 10 AM – 3 PM
747 Pioneer Street
Questions? Contact Them!
Annual Holiday Acoustic Guitar Summit – Old Liberty Theater, 7:30 PM
Join Old Liberty Theater for their annual, Holiday Acoustic Guitar Summit featuring acclaimed guitarists, Terry Robb, Mark Hanson and Doug Smith providing a Holiday inspired Acoustic Guitar Summit.
Purchase Tickets
Showtime: 7:30 PM | Doors Open: 6:45 PM
Nest Food Cart
Featuring Elk Chili Bread Bowls for the annual Hometown Celebration!
Walk & Knock Food Drive
The Walk & Knock Food Drive coordinated by the Ridgefield Lions Club collects approximately 250,000 lbs. of food on this important day. About 8-12,000 lbs. of food are collected right here in our Ridgefield Community. The food collected helps feed the hungry throughout our county until about April of the following year.
Stay tuned for how you can become involved this year!
Annual Ornament Hunt – Dates To Be Announced
Following Hometown Celebration, keep an eye on the City’s social media for weekly neighborhood locations of the hidden limited edition 2025 ornaments.
Ridgefield has many neighborhoods, and we have deliberately been rotating through them since we began the Ornament hunt in 2020. See where we’ve hidden ornaments each year:
Are you a local business or organization planning something on this day? Let us know so we can share the details on this page! Send an email to [email protected] with all the details.