Important Dates and Information:

Christmas Strolls at Shangri La Gardens will delight the residents of Southeast Texas and the region with colorful holiday displays throughout Shangri La Gardens from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. the evenings of December 8- 11; December 15-18; and December 21-22, 2021.

To participate in the 2021 Decorate-a-Tree event, register no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, to ensure official acknowledgment and approval of your entry. One entry per person or group. There is no entry fee. Registration is limited to 45 participants. Once registration is full, those interested in participating may call 409-670-9113 to be added to the waitlist.

Shangri La Gardens will provide a live tree that is approximately five (5) to six (6) feet tall, as well as several strands of white LED lights and a stand for the tree. Participants may NOT bring and install additional lighting.

Trees will be available for decoration from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following dates: Thursday/Friday/Saturday, December 2-4, 2021; and/or Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday, December 6-8, 2021. Please note that Christmas tree sites are assigned by lottery. When participants arrive at Shangri La Gardens to decorate, they should proceed to the check-in desk and receive a randomly-assigned site number. 

Participants agree to display and maintain their Christmas tree displays through Wednesday, December 22, 2021.

Since Shangri La Gardens is closed from December 23, 2021 through January 2, 2022, removal of all decorations will begin on Monday, January 3, 2022, and continue through Saturday, January 8, 2022, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Participants are responsible for removing their decorations; provided, however, that any decorations that are not removed by Monday, January 10, 2022, may be removed and/or disposed of by Shangri La Gardens. 

Shangri La Gardens will be responsible for all trees after decorations have been removed.