Between Nov. 20 and Jan. 1, almost every city-run holiday event in Moore takes place at 700 S. Broadway Ave. That one address covers The Station Recreation Center, its lobby and meeting rooms, the lawn east of the building, and the Moore Central Park Amphitheater. A movie night, a park-wide scavenger hunt, a nightly light show, a mailbox for Santa, a tree lighting with fireworks and a pancake breakfast are all on the City of Moore's Fall/Winter 2026 Parks & Recreation overview, and every one of them is held at Central Park or The Station.
Each of these events uses the park differently. You watch the light show from your parked car. You walk the Spectacular on the amphitheater lawn. Breakfast with Santa happens indoors. The hunt sends you out on the trails. The calendar is set up for return visits, and the only real complication falls on Friday, Dec. 4, when two of those uses overlap on the same block of Broadway.
The season at one address, in order
| Date | Event | Where at 700 S. Broadway | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., Nov. 20, 6 to 8 p.m. | Christmas Movie Night, The Santa Claus | The Station activity space | Free; $5 optional food pass; advance registration required |
| Sat.–Sun., Nov. 21–22 | Sasquatch Hunt | Central Park playground and walking trails | Call The Station |
| Nightly, Nov. 27 to Jan. 1, 6 to 10 p.m. | Christmas Light Show | Lawn east of The Station | Free |
| Nov. 30 to Dec. 18 | Santa's Mailbox | The Station lobby | Bring a stamped, self-addressed envelope |
| Fri., Dec. 4, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Christmas Spectacular & Tree Lighting | Central Park Amphitheater | Free |
| Sat., Dec. 5, 8 to 10 a.m. | Breakfast with Santa | The Station Recreation Center | $10 per person |
The order matters because the first two events come before the lights go up. Each one is a reason to be at Central Park a week before the season officially starts.
Two November weekends before the lights
Christmas Movie Night is Friday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. in The Station's activity space, with a showing of The Santa Claus. The movie is free. An optional $5 food pass covers pizza, dessert and a drink, and the city requires advance registration.
The next day, Saturday, Nov. 21, and again Sunday, Nov. 22, the Parks & Recreation staff run the Sasquatch Hunt across Central Park. Sasquatch are hidden on the playground, along the walking trails and in other spots around the park. Families who find one bring it to The Station for a special prize. The hunt runs all day, or until every Sasquatch has been found.
Both events use the park by daylight or indoors. The next time the calendar brings you back, you will stay in the car.
A light show you watch from the driver's seat
The Christmas Light Show at The Station starts Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving, and runs nightly through Jan. 1, 2027, from 6 to 10 p.m. It is a park-and-watch show. You park in front of The Station Recreation Center, turn off your headlights and tune your radio to 89.7 FM, and the lights move with the music. Each show runs about 20 minutes, and the last one of the night starts at 9:40 p.m. Admission is free.
The city's light show page lists the same 6 to 10 p.m. hours for every date on its calendar, weekends and weeknights alike. Because the show runs every night for five weeks and lasts about 20 minutes, you can go on an ordinary Tuesday after dinner, after a December practice, or with visiting family the night they arrive. None of it requires planning ahead the way a one-night event does.
Santa's Mailbox starts the following Monday, Nov. 30, in The Station lobby and takes letters through Dec. 18. Each letter needs a self-addressed envelope with a stamp, so put one in the glove box before your next light show visit.
Friday, Dec. 4, when two events share the same block
The Christmas Spectacular & Tree Lighting Ceremony runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, at the Moore Central Park Amphitheater. It is free and includes Santa and Mrs. Claus, carolers, the tree lighting, shopping at the Mini Merry Market, and holiday fireworks sponsored by local businesses.
The city's food truck list is Coits Food Truck, Okie Bean Coffee, Newman's Firehouse BBQ, R & P Carnival Eats, Some Like It Tot and City IceTruck, though trucks can change.
The calendar is tighter this year than last. In 2025, according to Moore Monthly's fall events guide, the Spectacular was on Friday, Dec. 5, with fireworks at 8:30 p.m. This year it moves to Dec. 4, and the fireworks start at 8:20 p.m.
The light show also runs that evening, 6 to 10 p.m., on its usual nightly schedule. The evening runs like this:
- 5 p.m. The Station Recreation Center closes early.
- 6 p.m. The nightly light show starts in front of The Station.
- 6:30 p.m. The Spectacular opens at the amphitheater.
- About 8 p.m. Moore Police close Broadway Ave. between SW 8th and SW 10th streets. The city's event page shows a detour route.
- 8:20 p.m. Fireworks begin.
- 8:30 p.m. The Spectacular ends.
- About 8:45 p.m. Broadway reopens. Light shows continue until the final 9:40 p.m. start.
If you live across from Moore Central Park, the city says you can use the posted detours to get home during the closure. For anyone driving in for the light show, Dec. 4 is the night the car-based event and the on-foot event compete for the same stretch of Broadway. Any of the other 30-plus nights on the light show calendar avoids that.
Saturday morning, back inside The Station
About 12 hours after the fireworks, Breakfast with Santa fills The Station Recreation Center on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 8 to 10 a.m. Tickets are $10 per person. The morning includes an IHOP breakfast, a visit with Santa, games, crafts, cocoa, train rides and an ornament swap. The city's overview adds a story time with Santa and his elves. Tickets are limited, and the city sells them online at cityofmoore.com/fun and at The Station's front desk.
The first weekend of December puts the tree lighting and Breakfast with Santa back to back at the same address. If you want both, buy the breakfast tickets before you go to the Spectacular.
Where the trips to Central Park can end this year
Since the season means several short visits, where you eat around those visits matters. Three Moore restaurant spaces have changed hands or opened since spring.
Paris Baguette, 2120 Riverwalk Drive. This one opened Nov. 3, 2026. According to the company's Nov. 7 announcement on PR Newswire, the Moore café is the brand's first drive-thru location anywhere, its 346th café in North America, and its second in Oklahoma. It also has a full in-café side. A drive-thru bakery fits a season you spend mostly in the car, and it suits a cold morning before Breakfast with Santa or a quick stop before an evening light show.
HANPOT, 925 SW 25th St. This Korean barbecue and hot pot restaurant held a soft opening on Oct. 10 and listed a grand opening for Nov. 1, 2026, on its website. Hot pot is a long, sit-down meal. It works better on one of the quieter weeknights of the light show run than on the Friday of the Spectacular.
Dave's Hot Chicken, 825 SW 19th St. The Oklahoma Gazette reported in May that The Social Order would close its Fuzzy's Taco Shop in Suite 13 at that address on May 31 and bring Dave's Hot Chicken to the space. The Dave's location has been serving customers since late summer.
Dates to put on the fridge
- Nov. 20: Register ahead for Christmas Movie Night at The Station, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Nov. 21–22: Sasquatch Hunt in Central Park, all day.
- Nov. 27: Opening night of the light show. Tune to 89.7 FM, 6 to 10 p.m. nightly through Jan. 1.
- Nov. 30: Santa's Mailbox opens in The Station lobby. Bring a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
- Dec. 4: The Station closes at 5 p.m. The Spectacular runs 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., fireworks start at 8:20, and Broadway is closed between SW 8th and SW 10th from about 8 to 8:45.
- Dec. 5: Breakfast with Santa, 8 to 10 a.m., $10 per person.
- Dec. 18: Last day to drop off letters at Santa's Mailbox.
You can reach The Station at 405-793-5090 for registration and ticket questions.
If you have family coming into Moore for the holidays and you're trying to fit Central Park nights in around everything else this December, the team at Kat Kosmala Group is glad to share what we know about the area. Contact Us anytime. We enjoy talking about the community as much as the homes in it.
