Fashion Island’s nightly tree lighting experience in Newport Beach — a 90-foot tree, snowfall, music, and a choreographed light display in the Neiman Marcus–Bloomingdale’s Courtyard, every half hour through the holiday season.
Nights of Coastal Lights at Fashion Island is Newport Beach‘s marquee holiday experience and one of OC’s most photographed seasonal traditions. The centerpiece is a 90-foot Christmas tree in the Neiman Marcus–Bloomingdale’s Courtyard, surrounded by a choreographed light, music, and snowfall show that runs every half hour through the evening, every night across the holiday season.
The show repeats every half hour through the evening — quick, repeated, and built so families can time their visit around dinner or shopping at the surrounding restaurants and stores. The opening night each November launches the full holiday experience, and the nightly show continues through late December.
For families in Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, and the broader OC coastal area, Fashion Island is the December evening of choice — dinner, shopping, and a six-times-nightly tree show in one open-air destination.
In the Neiman Marcus–Bloomingdale’s Courtyard at Fashion Island, 401 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach. The Courtyard is the central plaza between the two anchor department stores.
Every half hour through the evening – several shows nightly — every night through the holiday season.
Yes — the tree show is free to attend. Restaurant and shopping costs are separate.
Fashion Island uses theatrical snow effects during the show — part of the choreographed sequence around the tree. It’s atmospheric, not the trucked-in pile-of-snow kind found at some other tree lightings.
Free parking is available across Fashion Island’s structures and surface lots. The structures closest to the Neiman Marcus–Bloomingdale’s Courtyard fill first; park slightly further and walk in to skip the crunch.
Fashion Island is Newport Beach‘s 75-acre open-air shopping district along Newport Center Drive — a 1967-built outdoor center anchored by Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s, and Macy’s. The Neiman Marcus–Bloomingdale’s Courtyard sits at the center of the property as its main plaza, and the surrounding promenades hold dozens of restaurants, boutiques, and a movie theater. The center overlooks Newport Center Park and is a short drive from both Corona del Mar and Balboa Island.
Each December, the seaside village of Corona del Mar — a coastal neighborhood of Newport Beach in Orange County — throws open its sidewalks for the Corona del Mar Christmas Walk, one of the area’s longest-running holiday traditions. For decades, this free, family-friendly festival has turned the Pacific Coast Highway business district into a walkable holiday celebration: live music, food, local merchants, kids’ activities, and a visit from Santa, all just up the bluff from the ocean.
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Nights of 1000 Lights — Sherman Library & Gardens’ immersive holiday transformation of its Corona del Mar gardens into a December light walk anchored by a grand Christmas tree, a tunnel of lights, and themed garden experiences.
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More than a hundred lavishly decorated boats glide through Newport Harbor over five nights in December — one of America’s oldest holiday traditions, running since 1908, and the largest holiday boat parade on the West Coast. Free for families along the shoreline. Confirm this season’s dates and times at christmasboatparade.com.
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Tanaka Farms’s evening farm-to-festival of millions of holiday lights — a Light Path Tractor Ride, walking paths, a Barnyard Exhibit, live weekend music, and seasonal treats under the night sky in Irvine.
Tanaka Farms’ holiday lights have been presented in recent years as “Hikari — A Festival of Lights.”
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Southern California’s holiday lights and festive outings are pure magic — but nothing compares to Santa Claus himself stepping through your own front door. House of Kringle brings a real-bearded, professionally trained Santa to homes and gatherings across SoCal for an intimate live visit your family will treasure for years.
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Have a date in mind? Tell us when and where, and we’ll let you know whether Santa is open. House of Kringle brings a real-bearded Santa Claus to Live Visits and Group Experiences across Southern California, and December fills quickly, so the sooner you check, the better your odds of locking in your first choice.
This is a quick availability check, not a booking. Nothing is reserved and nothing is owed until we’ve confirmed your date and you’ve placed your retainer.
