Ashburn's holiday season: PRCS WinterFest Dec. 5, Breakfast with Santa at Ashburn's fire station Dec. 13 and One Loudoun's tree lighting, held Dec. 6 last year.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. This page is updated each year as organizers post dates. Sources: Downtown One Loudoun, the Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and Loudoun County PRCS WinterFest.

Ashburn is unincorporated, so there is no town Christmas parade. Instead, the season runs on three traditions: Santa riding through the neighborhoods on an Ashburn fire engine, the tree lighting at One Loudoun and the county’s WinterFest at Hanson Regional Park. Where a 2026 date is not out yet, we give last year’s so you can plan, and we will update this page as soon as organizers post.

Who to call

  • Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue (Santa ride, breakfast): contact page; Station 6 is at 20688 Ashburn Road
  • Loudoun County PRCS (WinterFest): 703-777-0343
  • One Loudoun events: downtownoneloudoun.com/events

Confirmed for 2026

PRCS WinterFest, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park. The county’s winter festival at 22831 Hanson Park Drive, just south of Brambleton, lists ice sculptures and ice tic-tac-toe, a winter market, bounce houses, alpacas, miniature train rides, Santa, the Grinch and Elsa, Anna and Olaf, plus fireside stories from the library and Santa mail. Food and market vendors are still to be announced.

Breakfast with Santa Claus, 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 13, Ashburn Station 6. The volunteer fire department’s pancake breakfast at 20688 Ashburn Road, with a visit with Santa in the apparatus bay afterward. Last year’s breakfast served pancakes with breakfast sides, coffee and juice.

Last year’s dates (2026 not yet posted)

2025 date Event Where
Friday, Dec. 5, 6 to 9 p.m. Santa’s ride through Lansdowne and Ashburn From Station 22, 19485 Sandridge Way
Saturday, Dec. 6, 5 to 7 p.m. 13th annual Holiday Tree Lighting, free One Loudoun, 20626 Easthampton Plaza
Saturday, Dec. 6, 5 to 8 p.m. Santa’s ride through Ashburn From Station 6, 20688 Ashburn Road
Sunday, Dec. 14, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Grand Menorah Lighting with latkes and doughnuts One Loudoun, 20626 Easthampton Plaza

The One Loudoun tree lighting last year ran on a set schedule: performances from 4:45 p.m., speakers at 5:45 p.m. and the tree lighting at 5:50 p.m., followed by more music and dance. Around it were Santa photos, ornament making for children, letters to Santa, ice carving, train rides and a beer garden. Attendance was free and open to the public. Expect a similar early-December Saturday in 2026.

Santa’s ride is the Ashburn fire company’s annual tradition: Santa rides a fire engine through the streets on set evenings in early December. Routes are announced by the department; watch its events calendar and social media in late November.

Holiday lights and more

Neighborhood light displays and the larger regional shows are covered in our holiday lights guide each December. For things to do through the season, see things to do this month, which is rebuilt on the first of every month.

What this means for you

Put Dec. 5 (WinterFest) and Dec. 13 (Breakfast with Santa) on the calendar now, and expect the tree lighting and Santa’s ride on the first weekend of December. We will add the 2026 dates here when they are announced. Trash schedules shift around the holidays; see our trash and recycling guide.

Frequently asked questions

When is the One Loudoun tree lighting in 2026?

The 2026 date has not been posted. In 2025 the 13th annual Holiday Tree Lighting was 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at 20626 Easthampton Plaza, free, with the tree lit at 5:50 p.m.

Does Santa ride through Ashburn on a fire truck?

Yes. Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue runs Santa’s annual ride. In 2025 it went through Lansdowne and Ashburn from Station 22 on Dec. 5 and through Ashburn from Station 6 on Dec. 6, 5 to 8 p.m.

When is Breakfast with Santa at the Ashburn fire station?

Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon at Station 6, 20688 Ashburn Road.

Is there a Christmas parade in Ashburn?

Ashburn has no town government and no official Christmas parade. Its holiday traditions are the fire department’s Santa ride, One Loudoun’s tree lighting and the county’s WinterFest.