Malibu Civic Center Holiday Market & Tree Lot
Malibu, CA
A community tree lot and weekend holiday market on the Civic Center lawn — a benefit for Malibu’s public schools that doubles as a low-key family gathering across late November and December.
A community tree lot and weekend holiday market on the Civic Center lawn — a benefit for Malibu’s public schools that doubles as a low-key family gathering across late November and December.
The Malibu Education Foundation’s Holiday Market & Tree Lot sets up on the Civic Center lawn each year from late November through mid-December, with proceeds benefiting Malibu’s public schools. The lot stocks a mix of Nordmann, Fraser, and Douglas firs in a range of sizes alongside wreaths and garland, and the open layout makes it an easy stop for families picking up a tree on a weekend afternoon.
On Saturdays the Market expands with vendors, food trucks, and family activities under string lights, in a way that turns a tree-lot errand into a casual community afternoon. The Civic Center setting — open lawn, free parking, walkable from the rest of the central Malibu commercial cluster — keeps the whole thing relaxed.
The Market sits a short drive inland from PCH and across Civic Center Way from the Malibu Country Mart, so families often pair the two on a single Saturday — pick up a tree, browse vendors, then wander across to the Mart for the courtyard decorations and family events.
Yes — admission and parking are free. You pay for trees and any vendor purchases; proceeds support Malibu Education Foundation programs in the public schools.
The lot typically runs late November through mid-December, with longer Saturday and Sunday hours and the Holiday Market vendor day on Saturdays. Exact dates change year to year — check the official page.
23575 Civic Center Way, on the lot at Civic Center Way and Webb Way next to Malibu City Hall and the library. It’s a short drive inland from Pacific Coast Highway in central Malibu.
Yes — the lot is open grass and gravel; strollers and wagons both work. Saturdays get busy in the late afternoon, so morning visits are easier with very young kids.
The Malibu Country Mart sits across Civic Center Way with its own holiday decorations and Saturday family events. Beyond that, the Malibu Pier and Lagoon are a short drive west along PCH.
The Malibu Civic Center sits at Civic Center Way and Webb Way, the cluster of City Hall, the library, and the public lawn that forms central Malibu’s civic heart. The grass lot at the corner — historically known as the Chili Cookoff Lot — has hosted Malibu community events for decades, and through the holiday season it becomes the city’s gathering place for the annual market and tree lot.
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