12/09/2025
🎄Who's ready to spread some holiday cheer?! The 94th annual California State Capitol Tree Lighting and GO-Serve food drive happens this week!
California Volunteers (GO-Serve) will host a holiday food drive benefiting the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. Join this year's in-person, outdoor event to view the 60-foot Capitol tree, decorated with festive ornaments created by Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a tradition that began in 1983 with the 21 regional centers. Swipe to see some of the ornaments that will be hanging on its branches!
Date: December 10, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Capitol's West Steps in Sacramento
Every donation – big or small – helps local families get the food they need. Most-needed items include peanut butter, canned tuna or chicken, beans, soups, stews, canned veggies, and canned fruit.
In addition to the food donation station and lighting of the Capitol Tree, there will be a holiday train for kids to enjoy as well as a cookie station – with music from a local disc jockey to help countdown to the lighting.
This is the third year in a row, 21 regional centers will add to the display with their own six-foot trees outside the Capitol, bringing more holiday cheer for everyone to enjoy.
Read more about the event on the Departments website.
