Join us for Hometown Celebration on December 5, 2026!
Celebrate the holiday season and enjoy the hometown holiday spirit of historic Downtown Ridgefield where you will find twinkling lights, decorated businesses, gifts, food, and holiday specials. Everyone is invited to spread a little holiday cheer and walk through the Circle of Trees while sipping hot cocoa and watching live performances on the Main Stage at Overlook Park as we near our annual holiday tree lighting ceremony.
At Main Ave and Overlook Park
Holiday Food & Gift Vendor Marketplace
9 AM to 2 PM | Main Ave
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
9 AM | Overlook Park
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 5. Learn more about Ridgefield’s Circle of Trees.
The Circle of Trees Application is now OPEN.
Main Stage Performances
10 AM to 2 PM | Overlook Park Stage
Sponsored by Columbia Credit Union
Enjoy performances by local school bands and choirs!
Tree Lighting Ceremony
4:30 PM | Overlook Park
Come watch us light up the tree in the center of downtown! Celebrate with holiday performances and complimentary hot chocolate and cookies (while supplies last)!
At the Greely Building
Visits with Santa
10 AM to 2 PM | Greely Building
Sponsored by Ridgefield Mini Storage
Complimentary visits with Santa – take your own picture with your smartphone or camera!
Thank you, Ridgefield Young Life elf volunteers and Ridgefield Art Association set designers.
Kids Activity – Holiday Centerpieces
9 AM to 2 PM | Greely Building
Hosted by the Ridgefield Garden Club
Visit the Ridgefield Garden Club in the Greely Building for their annual free centerpiece activity for kids!
Winter Crafts & Games (and free children’s books!)
9 AM to 2 PM | Greely Building
Hosted by The Friends of the Ridgefield Community Library
Several crafts, games, and free children’s books while supplies last!
Lantern Craft
9 AM to 2 PM | Greely Building
Hosted by the Ridgefield Art Association
More details to come
The Celebration Station @ The RACC
YMCA Breakfast with Santa
9 AM to 11 AM | RACC Commons
Join the YMCA for breakfast and get your pictures taken with Santa Claus. Registration link coming soon!
From the YMCA: Registration is $5 per person with all proceeds going to 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
9 AM to 2 PM | RACC Gym
Join several local organizations and the City of Ridgefield with kid friendly activities and crafts, free of charge! Activities may include carnival games, cookie decorating, face painting, card making, cultural crafts and coloring pages.
RAA Chickadee Bazaar
9 AM to 2 PM | RACC Columbia Assembly Room
The 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. Voting link coming soon!
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, and the Union Ridge Elementary Parking Lot
The Union Ridge Holiday Bazaar
10 AM to 2 PM | UR BLDG B Gym/Cafeteria
Details To Be Announced.
Hometown Gingerbread House Festival – Ridgefield Community Gleaners
Drop Off 10-10:30 AM December 5 | Ridgefield Community Library
Mix fun and festive with delicious creativity in this year’s Hometown Gingerbread House Festival sponsored by the Ridgefield Community Gleaners Association. Participants are asked to drop off their gingerbread houses between 10-10:30 AM on December 5th. Entries selected as “People’s Choice Favorites” will receive gifts at 10 AM on December 12 when houses are to be picked up. Please limit the size of the base your gingerbread house sits on to no more than 18″ x 18″. For more information, please email Patricia at [email protected].
Winter Market – Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene
December 4th 5 PM to 8 PM & December 5th 9 AM to 3 PM | UR BLDG B Gym/Cafeteria
Questions? Contact Them!
Annual Holiday Acoustic Guitar Summit
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Old Liberty Theater
Join Grammy-winning guitarists in the annual Holiday Acoustic Guitar Summit. Admission $30.
Purchase tickets
Drive & Drop Food Drive
December 5 | View Ridge Middle School
The Drive & Drop Food Drive, locally coordinated by the Ridgefield Lions Club, collects approximately 250,000 lbs. of food on this important day. About 8,000 to 12,000 pounds of food are collected right here in our Ridgefield Community. This food collected helps feed the hungry throughout our county until about April of the following year. If you are unable to participate in the Drive & Drop on December 5, there will be donation barrel sites at Ilani, Les Schwab, Clark Cowlitz Fire & Rescue Station 21, Riverview Bank and Rosauers through December 15.
Annual Ridgefield Ornament Hunt – Dates TBA
Following Hometown Celebration, keep an eye on the City’s social media Facebook and Instagram accounts for weekly neighborhood locations of the hidden limited edition 2026 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 in our Ornament Hunt History (PDF).
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.
Looking for First Saturday Vendor Market information? Visit our First Saturdays Vendor page.