Kick off the holiday season with a sleigh-ful of parades, tree lightings and Santa sightings throughout the month.
Hometown Christmas Festival
Independence Park
3449 Pearland Parkway
Pearland TX 77581
7-10 p.m. Fri., Dec. 6
Free
Santa will help Pearland Mayor Tom Reid light the city’s official Christmas tree then stick around for photos. The holiday fun continues with performances on the Westside Veterinary Hospital Stage and play areas with snowy tubing hills in the H-E-B Winter Wonderland.
Hometown Christmas Parade
Broadway Street
Pearland, TX 77581
6 p.m. Sat., Dec. 7
Free
The 38th annual Christmas Parade will travel east along FM 518 (Broadway Street) beginning at Old Alvin Road and ending at Pearland Parkway featuring festive lights, floats and marching bands.
B.I.G. Love Santa Dash
Pearland Town Center Pavilion
11200 Broadway Street
Pearland, TX 77581
7 a.m. Sat., Dec. 7
Join a phalanx of Santas, elves, reindeer and ugly sweater wearers as they run to help B.I.G. Love provide basic necessities and personalized care to cancer kids and their families. Not a runner? There will be breakfast, cookies, pictures with Santa, a carnival silent auction, Christmas choir and real snow.
Home for the Holidays
National Oak Park
118 S Magnolia Street
Alvin, TX 77511
10 a.m.– 6 p.m. Fri. and Sat., Dec. 6 and 7
Free
Alvin will host two days worth of holiday cheer with movies, crafts, snow, food, pet pictures, a light parade and so much more.
Last Chance Christmas Market
Pearland Town Center Pavilion
11200 Broadway Street
Pearland, TX 77584
5-10 p.m. Dec. 19, 20, 21 and 22
Free
A multi-day holiday market filled with dozens of vendors, food trucks and Christmas cheer.
City of Manvel Parade of Lights
Manvel High School
19601 Hwy. 6
Manvel, TX 77578
7 p.m. Sat., Dec. 7
Celebrate the holidays with a light-filled parade, tree lighting and festive fun.
Holiday Acres Tree Farm
8919 Mustang Bayou Road
Manvel, TX 77578
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs., Fri., Sat. through Dec. 13
Prices vary
Pick out your Christmas tree and enjoy hayrides, complimentary hot chocolate or cider, a campfire and a playground for the kids. Must purchase a tree to participate in the activities.
