SB/VC Oxnard Christmas Tree Lane

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  SB/VC - Oxnard Christmas Tree Lane

  Join us for a viewing of one of the largest displays of Christmas lights in Ventura County, with a leisurely walk up and down the dazzling F and G Streets. This is a historic Oxnard neighborhood, and many of the homes are from the 1920's or earlier, and are on the historic register. Be ready to walk roughly 10 blocks (up and down each of the two streets). Dress warmly. There will be vendors selling champurrado - a Mexican chocolate-flavored hot drink. 

  We will gather for food at Tacos el Diablo following our walk. Please join if you wish.

  Meet at 6:00pm sharp at the corner of 5th Street and F Street. There should be plenty of neighborhood parking south of 5th Street, or at any of the free downtown parking lots around Plaza Park.

  
  

  Oxnard Christmas Tree Lane History:

  In 1992, the nearby City of Ventura’s residents of Candy Cane Lane (Teloma Drive) decided to pass the torch of the well-known Ventura County tradition to Oxnard's ‘F’ street. Donated decorations and lights, including no less than 3 scaled-down animated merry-go-rounds, were trucked to Oxnard and a new tradition began. 
  
  The event was organized and renamed Christmas Tree Lane by past neighborhood Chair and ‘F’ Street resident Steve Buratti. The holiday spectacle grew in 2000 when local resident and neighborhood booster, Harris Berger, added another 5 blocks of adjacent ‘G’ Street into the display. 
  
  Estimates of the number of visitors vary from 20,000 to 40,000 during the 2 to 3 week run. All decorations and lighting are provided by individual homeowners and no City support is provided other than increased traffic control and refuse barrels to lessen the impact on the residents. The residents pay for the electricity themselves, contrary to local rumors.
  

GO SB/VC Organizer: Chris F. (805) 509-8240