Photos: Shop Local! Light Up the Season

Published on December 13, 2024

The Menlo Park community came together to celebrate the annual Shop Local! Light Up the Season event at Fremont Park on Friday, December 6, 2024.

The event welcomed an estimated 900 friends and family to a winter-themed tree lighting event with complimentary hot chocolate and apple cider, festive photo opportunities, and performances by Menlo Park youth followed by an evening of shopping and dining at local businesses in downtown Menlo Park.

A highlight of the event was the lighting of the big oak tree in Fremont Park along with 19 sidewalk trees along Santa Cruz Avenue and University Drive. The trees will remain lit every night during the winter holiday season, bringing seasonal cheer to visitors and shoppers in our downtown.

The 2024 event marked the debut of the big oak tree in Fremont Park as the star of the show. The beloved, stately old Douglas fir tree that traditionally was lit in past years is taking a well-deserved break in order to preserve its health as it continues to recover from being struck by lightning over 15 years ago.

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Photos from the Shop Local! Light up the Season community event on December 6, 2024.

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Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

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Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

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Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

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Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

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Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Shop Local! Light up the Season, Dec. 6, 2024

Photo credit: Mikie Schulz

We hope you will come visit our new light display in Fremont Park this season and remember to shop local by visiting our merchants in downtown Menlo Park!

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