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Dec 6 - Dec 31
6p - 10p Weekdays
6p - 12a Weekends

Welcome to Concho Christmas Celebration - San Angelo, Texas

Founded in 1994, Concho Christmas Celebration began with the inspiration of entrepreneur, Lee Pfluger, who wished to provide the San Angelo Community with a seasonal event that would enrich the spirit of the Christmas season. With the help of likeminded community leaders, the plan was quickly put into place as a walking tour of Christmas lights at the El Paseo de Santa Angela. The Light Tour featured twenty-one sponsor Christmas Cards.

In 1996, Concho Christmas found a new and permanent home along River Drive which allowed the event to evolve into a driving tour. Currently, the Tour of Lights encompasses a 2.5-mile drive along the banks of the Concho River and features a wide variety of lighted Christmas scenes with over three million lights.

The annual Concho Christmas Celebration kicks off the holiday season early in December and has distinctively evolved into a signature event which includes the Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, and the Lights of Christmas Parade.

Complementary activities have been added which include Bike Through the Lights, journey along with Santa bicycle ride; the annual Tuba Christmas concert; Kayak through the Lights, a nighttime float along the Concho River under all the spectacular lights; Concerts at the Pavilion, local community bands presenting music of the season and a Live Nativity Scene. To add to the holiday spirit, attendees entering the tour are encouraged to tune in to local community radio station KCSA 97.1 FM which broadcasts Holiday music during the month of December.

Also, Concho Christmas Celebration significantly contributes to the economic vitality of the Concho Valley by promoting and presenting a destination event which draws visitors from surrounding areas, other states, and out-of-country to the City of San Angelo to tour the Christmas Lighting Event.

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Tour Of Lights

Concho Christmas Celebration proudly hosts the 31st Annual Tour of Lights. This 2.5-mile driving tour along the banks of the Concho River displays three million lights and seventy-eight sponsor oversized Christmas Greeting Cards.
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Tree Lighting

The 2024 Community Tree Lighting Ceremony is scheduled on Saturday, December 7th, beginning at 5:15 p.m. in the parking lot at the corner of Concho Avenue and Chadbourne Street.
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Parade

It’s parade time again and you are invited to join us for the annual Lights of Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 7th at 6:00 p.m. Join us in Downtown San Angelo for an evening of fun and Holiday Spirit. Santa may even show up!
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How the Concho Christmas Celebration Began...

In 1994, a Christmas Lights Walking Tour was presented to the San Angelo community in the El Paseo de Santa Angela area featuring several minor lighted scenes. In 1995 twenty-one sponsor Christmas greeting cards were added. In 1996, the opportunity to expand the event developed with a new and permanent home along River Concho Drive. The tour thus evolved from a walking tour to a driving tour.

Today, the Concho Christmas Tour of Lights is a 2.5-mile drive along the banks of the Concho River and lit by over three million lights. Visitors remark that lights reflecting on the river appear to duplicate the amazing displays.

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