I came to Christmas in the Park on New Year's Eve. It was crowded, but not super crowded (I'm sure it's more crowded before Christmas and a lot of people had other New Year's plans). All in all, I had a good time. I think the displays could use some updating, though. Some looked really old (like from the 50s). The Christmas trees (which they had a lot of) looked really pretty, though, especially at night.

We had the hot chocolate with the cute snowman decoration. It was really good and would definitely get it again. Pretty pricey though ($6 for a small). Also had a hot apple cider from the same booth, which was very good, but $7 for a small. The only thing else we had was a Belgian waffle from one of the booths, which was good, but very filling. I believe it was almost $6 for a plain one with cinnamon sugar.

I wish I could have tried more vendors, but it was getting late. There were also a lot of vendors selling hotdogs and (clearly) bootleg Sanrio/anime items. They were on the sides of the park and I don't think they were part of the event. They kind of clogged up the side streets and were playing very loud Mexican music, which killed the whole vibe and was kind of obnoxious. Some areas also had a bad smell and there quite a few homeless people wandering around in certain areas (downtown is honestly not the greatest area).

I would definitely come back before Christmas and not after the next time. I think they were winding things down. There was no Christmas music playing and the vibe just wasn't as festive since Christmas was over when I visited. But it was less crowded, which was nice.

I come here every year to explore around the Christmas Park and really enjoy my time here. This park is 100% free, but you may have to pay for parking if you commute. Here you can see Christmas trees made by other community members and other organizations.

They also have food vendors, mini outdoor theater, ice rink, mini amusement park, and varieties of places. It's also famous for having gourmet hot chocolate from one of its vendors. I haven't have those for a while due to it being overpriced. It tastes good, but not really worth buying tbh

I feel like this park should play Christmas songs and there are some of the Christmas trees with no ornaments. There is still some space to add Christmas trees and other stuff. There is no snow machine anymore where the kids can play around with.

However, I still enjoy my time there. I'll probably come back here again. Don't worry, this park opens from around late November and closes at January 1st.