Santa Rolling Through Beaumont Saturday, Christmas Lights Galore

BEAUMONT, CA — Operation Santa will be rolling through Beaumont Saturday, and residents can track his whereabouts and check out "Christmas Lights and Holiday Sights."

The city released a map of Santa's route (see below), and a real-time Santa tracker will be available beginning Saturday at http://beaumont.doublemap.com/map/ (turn on the Operation Santa route when it becomes available).

The Operation Santa event is free but residents are encouraged to follow all health safety protocols. NOTE: The Beaumont Police Department sent out an advisory Wednesday about a scam involving Operation Santa. "It has come to our attention that individuals are posting within our Operation Santa event saying they have tickets for sale and asking people interested to contact them," the department said. "This is a FREE event, that does NOT require tickets. Please don’t be fooled."

Looking for more free holiday festivities this weekend in Beaumont? Grab some hot cocoa and the family, and go check out entries in the citywide holiday decorating contest. Find the entries at the city's Christmas Lights and Holiday Sights Map.