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Children’s Christmas/Holidays Parade

The downtown holiday parade on the first Saturday of December, run by the Los Gatos Lions Club, LGS Recreation and the Town; the 2024 parade was the 68th.

The parade starts at 11 am and winds through downtown with marching bands, scout troops, floats and a Grand Marshal chosen for volunteer work with young people. The tree lighting at Town Plaza comes the evening before.

KCAT streams the parade live and replays past parades over the holidays. In 2026 it falls on Saturday, December 5.

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Questions people ask

When is the Los Gatos holiday parade?

The first Saturday in December at 11 am; in 2026, December 5.

Who is the Grand Marshal?

Someone nominated by the community for volunteer work with local youth.

Related terms

  • Town PlazaThe small downtown park at Main Street and Santa Cruz Avenue, on the site of the old railroad station; home of Jazz on the Plazz, the farmers’ market and the holiday tree.
  • Fantasy of LightsSanta Clara County Parks’ December holiday light show at Vasona Lake County Park, held since 1999, with walk-through nights and a nightly drive-through.
  • Los Gatos newspapersFrom the Los Gatos Weekly News of the early 1880s to today’s Los Gatan, the town has had its own papers, plus the public-access station KCAT.

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