Apex Tree Lighting Ceremony

• When: Friday, December 5, 2025,  4:30 pm -  7:00 pm
  
• Location: Town Hall Campus, 73 Hunter St., Apex, NC 27502
• Cost: Free Admission

Join community members and the Apex Town Council as the tree is lit for the very first time on Town Hall Campus! Southbound Santa and Mrs. Claus will join in on the fun for attendees to grab the season's first photos.

This year’s event features:
Entertainers like Poetry Fox and Cirque de Vol
Free Photo with Santa where attendees can snap a photo with Santa and receive a 4x6 and digital copy that night!
Craft stations to make reindeer food and write your letter to Santa
Holiday vendors from the Apex Farmers Market
Food vendors such as Arepa Culture, Cafecito Coffee, Little Blue Bakehouse, and Mac Daddy's Food Truck.

Schedule of Events
4:30 pm: Middle School bands performance
5:00 pm: Apex High School Dance Program performance
5:25 pm: Apex Friendship Elementary Chorus performance
5:45 pm: Academy for the Performing Arts Show Choir performance
6:10 pm: UNC's The Tarpeggios performance
6:30 pm: Tree Lighting with Apex Town Council members

• Website: www.apexnc.org
• Contact Phone: (919) 249-3400
• Category: Holiday Events

The lighting of the tree is a rain or shine event; however, youth performances may be cancelled due to inclement weather. In case of poor weather conditions, photos with Southbound Santa and Mrs. Claus will move indoors.

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