Chanukah Celebration at The Commons Calabasas
Calabasas, CA
Calabasas comes together for an annual Menorah Lighting Celebration at The Commons — live music, holiday treats, the official menorah lighting, and fireworks, free for all families.
Calabasas comes together for an annual Menorah Lighting Celebration at The Commons — live music, holiday treats, the official menorah lighting, and fireworks, free for all families.
The Commons at Calabasas hosts an annual Chanukah Celebration and Menorah Lighting that brings the whole community together for one of the holiday season’s most beautiful traditions. Presented in partnership with local Calabasas Jewish congregations, the celebration has featured live music, traditional Chanukah treats, kids’ activities, the official lighting of a grand outdoor menorah, and a closing fireworks display over the property in recent seasons.
Families of all faiths are warmly welcomed. The event is held one evening during the eight-night Chanukah celebration; the date shifts each year based on the Hebrew calendar. Confirm this season’s confirmed date, partners, and program at shopcommons.com.
Yes — the celebration is free and open to the public. Live music, refreshments, kids’ activities, and the fireworks display are all complimentary.
The Menorah Lighting is held on one evening during Chanukah each year. The exact date shifts annually based on the Hebrew calendar — The Commons announces it on shopcommons.com a few weeks ahead.
Not at all — the celebration is open to families of all faiths and backgrounds. It’s a community gathering to share in the Festival of Lights tradition.
Free Commons parking is available in the lots that wrap the shopping center. Arrive 30 minutes early on event night — lots closer to the menorah fill quickly.
Yes — the celebration closes with a fireworks display, which is a favorite for kids and a beloved Calabasas tradition.
The Commons at Calabasas is an open-air shopping and dining center developed by Caruso, opened in 1998 along the Ventura Freeway in the western San Fernando Valley. Its roughly 215,000 square feet are arranged around a pedestrian main street, fountain, and small plaza, designed to evoke a Tuscan or Umbrian hill town in keeping with Calabasas’s broader Mediterranean architectural character. Long treated as the city’s de facto town square, the center is undergoing a multi-year renovation that will add new shops and residences alongside the existing village.
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