South Coast Plaza, The Pavilion of Holiday Trees

South Coast Plaza ushers in the season of giving with the first annual Pavilion of Holiday Trees, a spectacular exhibit and auction now through Dec. 4 featuring more than 30 one-of-a-kind trees decorated by Southern California, national and international nonprofit arts institutions.

Some tree ornaments will include valuable gifts such as VIP tickets, fine dining gift cards and complimentary subscriptions. The holiday trees will be on view for free to the public 11 a.m.-7 p.m. through Dec. 4 at The Pavilion, an open-air space at South Coast Plaza’s north parking structure.

COVID-related safety measures will be observed at The Pavilion and throughout South Coast Plaza. Whether or not they attend in person, the public will have an opportunity to bid on the trees in a charity auction at SCPARTS.givesmart.com, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the corresponding organization. The trees will be delivered to the winners in time for holiday celebrations.

South Coast Plaza will also present three awards for outstanding design selected by a panel of judges: $2,500 for the third prize winner; $5,000 for the second prize winner and $10,000 for the grand prize winner. The winners will be announced on Dec. 4 in person at The Pavilion and on South Coast Plaza’s social media.

The Pavilion of Holiday Trees reflects South Coast Plaza’s longstanding tradition of arts philanthropy, including support for institutions such as Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Carnegie Hall, American Ballet Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Orange County Museum of Art, and more. The following organizations will decorate a holiday tree available for auction:

1. American Dance Movement
2. American Friends of the Louvre
3. American Orange County Chinese Federation
4. Ballet Pacifica
5. Beverly Sills Chapter, The Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts
6. Boston Court Pasadena
7. Bowers Museum
8. The Center Docents, Segerstrom Center for the Arts 
9. Center Stars Chapter, The Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts
10. Chance Theater
11. Chinese American Museum
12. Colburn School
13. Deaf West Theatre
14. East West Players
15. Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
16. Irvine Barclay Theatre
17. La Jolla Playhouse
18. Lang Lang International Music Foundation 
19. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
20. Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles
21. Musco Center for the Arts
22. Newport Beach Film Festival
23. Orange County Museum of Art
24. Orange County Music & Dance
25. Orange County School of the Arts
26. Pacific Chorale
27. Pacific Symphony
28. Pageant of the Masters/Festival of Arts
29. Pas de Deux Chapter, The Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts
30. PBS SoCal
31. Philharmonic Society of Orange County
32. Segerstrom Center for the Arts
33. Soka Performing Arts Center
34. South Coast Repertory 
35. Vietnamese-American Arts & Letters Association