Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown host the 86th Annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the West Steps of the State Capitol.

This year’s tree is a 65-foot-tall white fir from Latour Demonstration State Forest located near Redding in Shasta County, the fifth Capitol Christmas tree to come from a state forest managed by CAL FIRE on behalf of the public. The 2016 60-foot white fir and 2015 Capitol Tree, a 51-foot White fir, also from the Latour Demonstration State Forest.

The tree is decorated with 900 hand-crafted ornaments made by children and adults with developmental disabilities who receive services and support from the state’s development centers and 21 nonprofit regional centers.

The Governor and First Lady Anne Gust Brown will light the Capitol Christmas tree with 7-year-old twin boys, Alex and Alan Rosales of Los Angeles. It will be illuminated by approximately 10,000 ultra-low wattage LED lights.