Uptown Holiday Lighting is Thanksgiving evening

As he’s done for nearly three decades, “Boulevard Bob” Luevano is readying the half a million lights and 30-foot Christmas tree which will set the stage for the upcoming 30th Annual Uptown Houston Holiday Lighting event.

The event happens on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26, along Post Oak Boulevard.

The spectacle is free and open to the public and all are invited to move and groove to the music, take in the lights, check out the spectacular fireworks display, and meet the man of the hour – Santa Claus.

Luevana said he’s happy to have been a part of such a long-standing Houston tradition.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years,” he said.

“Families who grew up coming, now bring their own kids.

“It’s a gathering of family and friends, and everybody just has a good time.”

Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Uptown Houston Holiday Lighting which kicks off at 4 p.m.

Watch as 80 trees along Post Oak Boulevard are set alight in anticipation of Santa’s arrival.

But don’t leave early; the fireworks will light up the night sky beginning at 7 p.m.