Yorba Linda’s 34-year community tradition along historic Main Street — Holiday on Main Street brings a Choo Choo train, petting zoo, photos with Santa, balloon artist, live music, drinks lounge, artisan shopping, and a youth talent show to Old Town for an evening of small-town holiday cheer.
Holiday on Main Street is Yorba Linda’s longest-running community holiday tradition — now in its 34th year — set along historic Main Street in Old Town Yorba Linda, the city’s original two-lane commercial downtown between Imperial Highway and Lemon Drive.
The Main Street Merchants Association hosts the event; the city’s families fill it. The walkable strip becomes a holiday street festival featuring a Choo Choo train for kids, a petting zoo, a balloon artist, face painting, live music, an adult holiday drinks lounge, photos with Santa, artisan shopping, a youth talent show, and the seasonal food and beverage offerings from the Main Street businesses.
For families across Yorba Linda — the East Lake Village blocks, the equestrian neighborhoods, and the Town Center area — and the surrounding north OC communities, this is the season’s official community gathering. Distinct from the Stars, Stripes & Christmas Lights evening at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library (an institutional venue with ceremonial tree lighting and museum programming) and the East Lake Village Christmas Lights (the private-community neighborhood light tradition), Holiday on Main Street holds the city’s commercial-downtown holiday character.
Historic Main Street in Old Town Yorba Linda, between Imperial Highway and Lemon Drive — the city’s original two-lane downtown commercial corridor.
Free to attend. Carnival-style activities, food, drinks, and vendor purchases are paid separately at each booth.
Early December each year (typically the first Saturday), 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Free street parking along Main Street and the nearby residential streets fills early. The Lakeview Avenue public parking lots are within a few blocks’ walk for overflow.
Yes — a Choo Choo train, petting zoo, balloon artist, face painting, photos with Santa, and a youth talent show keep all ages engaged.
Historic Main Street in Old Town Yorba Linda is the city’s original two-lane downtown commercial corridor — a walkable strip between Imperial Highway and Lemon Drive lined with locally-owned restaurants, boutiques, and the kind of small-town storefronts that anchor the city’s heritage identity. Yorba Linda traces back to 1906 and is best known as the boyhood home of Richard Nixon; the Main Street corridor preserves the pre-suburban-boom commercial character of the original village center.
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.
