Ring in the holiday season with the best block party of the year. The first Friday each December the City of Laguna Beach and the Chamber of Commerce jointly sponsor Hospitality Night. Sing carols, mingle with neighbors, and watch Santa light the tree.
Hospitality Night 2024 will be held on Friday, December 5, from approximately 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm The festivities will start in the Peppertree Lot (Lot 2), where Santa Claus will arrive to greet holiday revelers before the tree lighting at 6:10 pm.
ALL VENDOR SPOTS ARE FILLED
*Lower Forest Avenue will be filled with entertainment and merchant open houses. Street closures in the downtown area will begin at 3:30pm on Friday. Portions of Forest Avenue, Beach Street, and the Pepper Tree Parking Lot will be closed to vehicular traffic prior to and during the event.
Tentative Schedule
3:30 pm Downtown street closures begin*
4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Free trolley and neighborhood on-demand service
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Thurston Middle School Band performs in the Peppertree Lot
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Enjoy holiday crafts and activities in the Peppertree Lot
5:00 pm -7:00 pm Laguna Beach Presbyterian Art Market, La Playa Tamales, Homemade Cookies and Cider, Open Sanctuary, Dinner2Go, Prayer Candles, and Caroling
5:30 pm - 5:55 pm Ukulele Band performs in the Peppertree Lot
5:55 pm - 6:10 pm No Square Theater performance in Peppertree Lot
6:10 pm Santa Claus arrives at the Peppertree Lot to light the tree
6:15 pm - 7:30 pm Laguna Community Concert and Jazz Band performs in the Peppertree Lot
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Santa Claus arrives at his Beach House to listen to children's Christmas wishes
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm Anneliese School performs on Main Stage on Forest Ave.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Band 133 perform live on main stage on Forest Ave.
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Business open houses
* Street closures in the downtown area will begin at 3:30pm on Friday. Portions of Forest Avenue, Beach Street, Glenneyre, and the Peppertree Parking Lot will be closed to vehicular traffic prior to and during the event.