Sandi tree lighting 2026 in West Palm Beach: Holiday in Paradise dates and times

The City of West Palm Beach lights Sandi, its sand tree, on the waterfront in December. The City has posted the 2026 date, and a few other holiday nights downtown hang off it. We read the City’s tree lighting listing and its Holiday in Paradise page on October 20, 2026. Here is what is set, what is still unannounced, and how to get there on a weeknight.

The tree lighting: date, time and place

The City lists the Holiday in Paradise Tree Lighting on Thursday, December 3, 2026, from 6 to 10 PM. It calls the night a free celebration with the official lighting of Sandi, West Palm Beach’s sand tree. The listed location covers three spots: Waterfront Commons, the Meyer Amphitheatre and Flagler Drive, with 100 N. Clematis Street, 33401 as the address. The City does not post a lighting time within the four hours, so arrive early if the moment itself is what you came for.

• The City lists the Holiday in Paradise Tree Lighting on Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6 to 10 p.m., a free celebration with the official lighting of Sandi, West Palm Beach's sand tree. City of West Palm Beach: Holiday in Paradise Tree Lighting
• The City lists the tree lighting at Waterfront Commons, Meyer Amphitheatre and Flagler Drive, 100 N. Clematis Street, 33401. City of West Palm Beach: Holiday in Paradise Tree Lighting

It falls on a Thursday, and that Thursday is not a regular Clematis by Night concert. Our Clematis by Night schedule shows how the rest of the series works around it.

What is at the site

The City lists Waterfront Commons with paved walking trails, picnic tables, shade areas, toilets and water fountains. It says the Meyer Amphitheatre, at 105 Evernia Street, holds approximately 5,000 people depending on use, on 2.4 acres of green space next to the Intracoastal Waterway. The Waterfront page maps how these spaces connect along Flagler Drive.

• The City lists Waterfront Commons at 100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, with paved walking trails, picnic tables, shade areas, toilets and water fountains; contact 561-822-1515. City of West Palm Beach: Waterfront Commons
• The City says the Meyer Amphitheatre at 105 Evernia Street holds approximately 5,000 people depending on use, sits next to the Intracoastal Waterway on 2.4 acres of green space, and has a 7,350 square-foot band shell. City of West Palm Beach: Available Venues

Holiday in Paradise: November 27 to December 31

The City says Holiday in Paradise, presented by Florida Power & Light, runs November 27 to December 31 on the West Palm Beach Waterfront, with the theme The Art of Holidays and Sandi at the heart of it. That is 35 days, starting the day after Thanksgiving by our calendar. The City also says schedule details are still coming together, so we list no nightly program, show times or ticketed extras. We will add them when the City posts them.

• The City says Holiday in Paradise, presented by Florida Power & Light, runs November 27 to December 31 on the West Palm Beach Waterfront with the theme The Art of Holidays, with Sandi at the heart of it. The City says schedule details are still coming together. City of West Palm Beach: Holiday in Paradise

The same Friday the season opens, Friday, November 27, the City lists Nights in Northwood Village on Northwood Road, 6 to 9 PM, with 50+ vendors for holiday shopping. Northwood Village sits at the north end of the West Palm Move fixed route.

• The City lists Nights in Northwood Village as a quarterly 4th-Friday event, 6 to 9 p.m., on Northwood Road. The next date it gives is November 27, with 50+ vendors for holiday shopping. City of West Palm Beach: Nights in Northwood Village

Winter in Paradise: Friday, December 4

The night after the tree lighting, the City lists Winter in Paradise with ReaXtion Band and DJ Scoobz, 6 to 9 PM, free. Its Winter in Paradise page calls this the 10th annual edition and says Rhythm on Rosemary brings music and holiday fun to the Historic Northwest Neighborhood.

• The City lists Winter in Paradise with ReaXtion Band and DJ Scoobz on Friday, December 4, 2026, 6 to 9 p.m., free. City of West Palm Beach: ReaXtion Band and More
• The City's Winter in Paradise page calls the 2026 edition the 10th annual and says Rhythm on Rosemary brings music and holiday fun to the Historic Northwest Neighborhood. City of West Palm Beach: Winter in Paradise

The venue is the open question. The City’s event listing gives Northwood Road, 33406. The series page points to the Historic Northwest. An older City page put the event at Heart & Soul Park, 825 N. Rosemary Avenue. These do not agree, so we do not name a venue; the record is marked not confirmed in our research. Call the City’s Community Events office at (561) 822-1515 before you go.

• The City's Winter in Paradise event listing for December 4, 2026 gives the location as Northwood Road, 33406, while the Winter in Paradise page says the event is in the Historic Northwest Neighborhood (Rhythm on Rosemary). An older City page put the event at Heart & Soul Park, 825 N. Rosemary Avenue. City of West Palm Beach: ReaXtion Band and More
• The City's Community Events office answers event questions at (561) 822-1515, or (561) 822-2222 after hours. City of West Palm Beach: Clematis by Night

Sandi’s New Year’s Eve: Thursday, December 31

The City closes the year with Clematis by Night: Sandi’s New Year’s Eve, 8 PM to midnight, at Centennial Square and the Great Lawn. It is the last date on the City’s Clematis by Night list.

• The City lists Clematis by Night: Sandi's New Year's Eve on Thursday, December 31, 2026, 8:00 p.m. to midnight, at Centennial Square and the Great Lawn. City of West Palm Beach: Clematis by Night

Next year’s date is already listed

The City’s recurrent listing for the tree lighting also shows Thursday, December 2, 2027, 6 to 10 PM. That is the one 2027 holiday date downtown we found posted. Holiday in Paradise and Clematis by Night have no 2027 dates yet.

Getting there on a Thursday night

West Palm Move’s fixed route runs until 9 PM on weekdays, one hour before the tree lighting ends. The $2 on-demand service runs until 10 PM, the same hour the event closes, so book your ride home before the crowd does. On New Year’s Eve no West Palm Move service is listed for the last two hours of the night. Details are in our West Palm Move guide, and trains are on getting here.

• The City lists fixed-route hours as Monday to Friday 6:00am to 9:00pm, Saturday 8:00am to 9:00pm and Sunday 8:00am to 8:00pm. Its launch release lists on-demand service daily, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. City of West Palm Beach: West Palm Move

The City names the Evernia garage, at 333 Evernia Street, as the closest City garage to the Meyer Amphitheatre, and the Banyan garage as the closest to the Great Lawn. A Thursday is a weekday, so unless an event rate is posted the normal rate applies: by our arithmetic a car parked for the full four hours of the tree lighting costs $9. The City’s rate page also lists special event rates of up to $100, and it does not say which nights use them, so read the sign at the entrance. The parking picker compares garages by walk.

• The City says the Meyer Amphitheatre is at 105 Evernia Street in downtown West Palm Beach; the closest City garage is the Evernia garage. City of West Palm Beach: Directions and Parking

City events can change. The City says they are subject to change or cancellation and gives (561) 822-2222 for after-hours cancellation information. Everything else on the calendar is on our events page.

• The City says City events are subject to change or cancellation and gives (561) 822-2222 for after-hours cancellation information. City of West Palm Beach: Community Events FAQs

Holiday questions

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