Photo story: Augusta Christmas Tree Lighting 2025

Date: December 15, 2025

Liberty Tax joined in on the holiday festivities, Saturday evening, at the Augusta Common during the Christmas Tree Lighting event. Photo by Skyler Andrews.
Kids at the Augusta Christmas Tree Lighting, Saturday evening, take a jolly train ride alongside the Augusta Common. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

Visitors anticipating the lighting of the Christmas tree downtown rest at the Oglethorpe statue at the Augusta Common. Photo by Skyler Andrews.
Onlookers watch fireworks from the Augusta Common after the Christmas tree is lit. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

The Grinch keeps a sly eye on the proceedings at the Augusta Christmas Tree Lighting, Saturday. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

Fireworks light up the sky over downtown after the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Photo by Skyler Andrews.

Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter covering general reporting for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.

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The Author

Skyler Andrews is a bona fide native of the CSRA; born in Augusta, raised in Aiken, with family roots in Edgefield County, S.C., and presently residing in the Augusta area. A graduate of University of South Carolina - Aiken with a Bachelor of Arts in English, he has produced content for Verge Magazine, The Aiken Standard and the Augusta Conventions and Visitors Bureau. Amid working various jobs from pest control to life insurance and real estate, he is also an active in the Augusta arts community; writing plays, short stories and spoken-word pieces. He can often be found throughout downtown with his nose in a book, writing, or performing stand-up comedy.

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