America's Oldest Tree Lighting

Name: America's Oldest Tree Lighting
Start: 2026-12-05T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-05T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Perkasie Town Center

Perkasie holiday

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive by borough electric truck to light the tree at 7pm, the close to an evening of music and food from 5 to 8pm in the town center. Now in its 118th year, it was read into the Congressional Record in 2015 as the oldest tree lighting in the country.

When: Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM Where: Perkasie Town Center

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