Trick-or-Treat Extravaganza at Grandscape
Grandscape, The Colony
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Halloween to New Year's
Trunk or treats, tree lightings, parades, Santa, lights and Christmas Eve services around the Frisco area. When an organizer hasn't posted this year's date, we show last year's and say so.
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Celina Turkey Trot
7:45a to 10:30a, Celina Downtown Square, Celina.
Turkey Trot 5K and 1K Gobble Kids Run
1K at 8:00a, 5K at 8:30a, 290 E Eldorado Pkwy, Little Elm, $35 for the 1K, $40 for the 5K. Run, jog or walk; the 5K is timed.
Christmas: lights, parades and Santa
Christmas on the Square
5:00p to 9:00p, Celina Downtown Square, Celina, Free. Local choirs and dance groups all evening, local vendors and the tree lighting at 8:00p. Free park and ride shuttles run 5:00p to 10:00p from Moore Middle School and Celina High School.
Christmas Tree Lighting at Stonebriar Community Church
5:30p to 7:00p, Stonebriar Community Church, Frisco. Snow slides, train rides, bounce houses, hot chocolate, treats and the lighting of the church's giant tree.
Merry Main Street and City Tree Lighting
3:00p to 7:30p, Simpson Plaza, Frisco Square, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco. The city's holiday festival with the Santa and Friends Parade, a holiday gift market, Frisco ISD elementary choirs, photos with Santa and the city tree lighting. Santa and Mrs. Claus kick it off at 3:00p.
Frosty 5K
8:00a to 10:30a, Simpson Plaza, Frisco Square, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco. A holiday fun run for all ages through Frisco Square and downtown, the morning of Merry Main Street. Sign up on the Frosty 5K website.
Breakfast with Santa
8:00a to 9:00a, 9:30a to 10:30a, 11:00a to 12:00p, The Grove at Frisco Commons, 8300 McKinney Rd, Frisco. Breakfast, a visit and photo with Santa, crafts and a hot cocoa bar. Tickets online only; the 9:30a seating is sold out. Children must come with an adult.
Prosper Rotary Club Christmas Parade
2:00p, Downtown Prosper, Prosper, Free. Opens the Prosper Christmas Festival.
Prosper Christmas Festival and Tree Lighting
3:00p to 7:00p, Prosper Town Hall, 250 W. First St, Prosper, Free. Santa's Workshop with free family photos (3:00p to 6:00p), an ice skating rink, kid zones with holiday inflatables, face painters and live music. Community tree lighting at 7:00p, plus a drone show.
Holiday in the Park and Holiday Parade
5:00p to 8:00p, Perryman Park, 4930 South Colony Blvd, The Colony, Free. Crafts, rides, yard games, food trucks, a light trail and photos with Santa. The parade starts at 5:45p at Peters Colony Elementary, goes down Blair Oaks past the park and ends at The Colony High School.
The Colony Christmas Spectacular
Central Firehouse, The Colony. A light show set to holiday music that runs nightly through December. Tune your radio to 99.9 FM.
Photos with Santa
11:00a to 1:00p, Celina Downtown Square, Celina.
Not announced yet
Cowboys Christmas Extravaganza
Tostitos Championship Plaza, The Star, Frisco, Free.
2026 date not posted yet. Last year: Fridays and Saturdays at 6:00p, Nov 21 to Dec 20, 2025.
Grandscape Holiday Kickoff
Grandscape, The Colony.
2026 date not posted yet. Last year: Nov 22, 2025.
Kaleidoscope Park Tree Lighting and Holly Jolly Stroll and Roll
Kaleidoscope Park, Hall Park, Frisco, Free.
2026 date not posted yet. Last year: Nov 21, 2025, from 6:00p.
Main Street Tree Lighting in the Rail District
Lawn at 5th and Main Street, Frisco, Free.
2026 date not posted yet. Last year: Nov 29, 2025, 3:00p to 6:00p (Small Business Saturday).
Santa Around Town
Little Elm neighborhoods, on a Little Elm fire truck, Little Elm, Free.
2026 date not posted yet. Last year: Dec 1 to 17, 2025, from about 6:30p each evening.
Christmas Eve services
Christ Community Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Faithbridge Presbyterian Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
First Baptist Church of The Colony
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
First Baptist Church Prosper
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
First Frisco Global Methodist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
First United Methodist Church Frisco
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
First United Methodist Church of Celina
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Friendship Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Frisco Bible Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Frisco First Baptist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Gateway Church Frisco
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Grace Avenue United Methodist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Hope Fellowship (Frisco)
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Hope Fellowship Frisco East
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Hope Fellowship Frisco West
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Hope Fellowship Prosper
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Onward Community Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Preston Ridge
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Preston Trail Community Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Prestonwood Baptist Church North Campus
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Prestonwood Baptist Church, North Campus (Prosper)
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Prosper United Methodist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Providence Church Frisco
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Rejoice Lutheran Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Resurrection Chapel Frisco
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Stonebriar Community Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco)
Thu Dec 24, 3:00p and 5:00p
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Colony Ward
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
The Rock Hill church of Christ
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Waters Edge Frisco
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
The lights map
Opens the day after Thanksgiving
A map of the best-lit houses and streets, added by the people who live there. We show the street address you give us and nothing about who lives there. You can take it down any time.