Christmas Kickoff 2025

Friday & Saturday Thanksgiving Weekend
November 28, 29, 2025

2025 Christmas Kickoff Parade Entry Form
Christmas Tree Festival Registration

2025 Dayton Chamber of Commerce Schedule of Events

Friday November 28th:

Festival of Trees
10:00 am - 5:30 pm:
211 E. Main (formerly Vikki's Sweet Shoppe)

Selfies with Santa
10:00 am - 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
211 E. Main

Ugly Christmas Sweater 3k Dash
Registration 10:00 am at Courthouse
Race begins at 11:00 am

Christmas Market at the Historic Dayton Depot
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
222 E. Commercial St.

Believe! A Holiday Market
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Dayton Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room
Park Street & 2nd Street

Hayride
11:00 am - 3:00 pm (weather permitting)
222 E. Commercial St.

Live Reindeer
12:00 - 4:00 pm
1st & Main

A Boldman House Christmas
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
410 N. 1st St.

Rizzy the Camel
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Behind Dingle's

Live Nativity
4:00 pm & 5:00 pm
Behind Dingle's

Lighted Christmas Parade
6:00 pm
Main Street

Tree Lighting
Directly after Parade
Elk Drug 176 E. Main

Fireworks
After Tree Lighting
Courthouse Lawn - 341 E. Main

Liberty Theater Movie "Elf"
3:00 pm
344 E. Main

Saturday November 29th:

Festival of Trees
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
211 E. Main

Selfies with Santa
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
211 E. Main

Believe! A Holiday Market
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Dayton Elementary School
Multi-Purpose Room
Park Street & 2nd Street

Christmas Market at the Historic Dayton Depot
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
222 E. Commercial St.

A Boldman House Christmas
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
410 N. 1st St.

Hayrides
11:00 am - 2:00 pm (weather permitting)
222 E. Commercial St.

Liberty Theater Live Performance of
"A Christmas Carol"
3:00 pm & 7:00 pm
344 E. Main


Thank you to our 2025 Holiday Spirit Sponsors!

Avren Childers State Farm Insurance
Banner Bank
Boggs Ortuno, PLLC
Broughton Land Co.
Christy's Realty
Columbia County
Columbia REA/Columbia iConnect
Dayton Task Force
Dayton Mercantile
Dayton Veterinary Clinic
Dayton Title Company
Dingles True Value
Elk Drug
Kelly Right Real Estate ~ Scott Hudson
Northwest Grain Growers
Pacific Power
Patit Creek ARC
PDQ/The General Store/Circle K Conoco
Port of Columbia
Puget Sound Energy