DowntownTuesday, November 10
Downtown Redding's nearly 80-foot Christmas tree is up, and the lighting is Dec. 4
The Daily Redding team
If you pass Market and Yuba streets, you can't miss it. Downtown's holiday tree arrived Sunday, a nearly 80-foot white fir donated by Sierra Pacific Industries. Kyle Oilar, a vegetation supervisor for Redding Electric Utility, said he believes it's the fullest tree Redding has ever had.
The tree went up Nov. 8, with its lighting set for Dec. 4
- 1992Sierra Pacific Industries begins its tradition of donating the tree.
- Nov. 8The nearly 80-foot white fir arrives at Market and Yuba streets.
- Dec. 4The tree lighting is scheduled for 7 p.m. during First Friday.
Sources: KRCR, Action News Now
“The tree that I picked out last year, when I went to go check on it in June, died, and so I had to go drive around go look at a few more of the backup trees.”
He found this one on a road he hadn't noticed the year before. Headrick Logging hauled it downtown, continuing a tradition Sierra Pacific began in 1992.
- Lighting: 7 p.m., Fri., Dec. 4, during First Friday
- Also: Shasta classic car display and Celtic Christmas market
- Music: Enterprise High School Victorian Carolers
107thannual Downtown Redding tree-lighting ceremony
The ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dec. 4, during First Friday.
Source: KRCR
Sources: KRCR, Action News Now