City Of Redlands: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Will Make A Stop In Redlands

Press release from the City of Redlands:

October 20, 2021

The City of Redlands is pleased to announce that the United
States Capitol Christmas Tree will be coming to Redlands from 2-6
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, on its way to Washington, D.C. Festivities
will be hosted in downtown Redlands on West Pearl Avenue between
Orange and Eureka streets.

Each year, a different national forest provides a tree to light
up the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building for the holiday
season. The Six Rivers National Forest, in partnership with
nonprofit partner Choose Outdoors, will bring this special gift
from Trinity County to Washington, D.C., for the 2021 holiday
season with a series of special events in communities along the
way.

This year the tree will be making its journey to the Capitol
through Redlands. Well-wishers will have a chance to sign the
banners on the sides of the truck, learn more about the Six
Rivers National Forest, purchase Christmas merchandise, enjoy
free entertainment and much more.

Free hot chocolate and kettle corn will be available to the first
400 children in attendance.

Entertainment and activities will include:

Festivities are free and open to the public. For more information
visit www.cityofredlands.org/us-capitol-christmas-tree.
This event is generously supported by the Optimist Club of
Redlands.

For more information about the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, visit
https://www.uscapitolchristmastree.com/
or follow the tree’s progress from Six Rivers National Forest to
the U.S. Capitol at https://www.capitoltreetracker.com/.

This press release was produced by the City of Redlands. The views expressed here are the author’s own.