Christmas
City of Modesto 2014 Celebration of Lights Christmas Parade “Rock’n Holidays” December 6, 2014 5:30pm
City of Modesto Celebration of Lights Parade-Holidays in Whoville December 7, 2013 5:30pm
Holiday Parade
5:30 p.m.
Parade begins at the corner of 14th and I Streets.
Parade Route
Parade begins at 14th and I Streets, follows I Street to 10th, continues on 10th to J Street and returns to 15th via J Street.
Street Closures
J and I Streets between 15th and 17th Streets.
10th-16th Streets between H & K Streets.
For More Information Visit: The City of Modesto
35th Annual Turlock Downtown Christmas Parade- Rock’n Through the Holidays December 6, 2013 6:30pm
Parade Theme: Rock’n Through the Holidays
Sponsored By The Turlock Firefighters Local 2434
Join the fun for a nighttime lighted parade.
The parade will travel Historic Main Street beginning at Canal.
For More Information Visit: City of Turlock
Sacramento Santa Run 5K or 1 Mile at the State Capitol/Capitol Mall December 21, 2013
Event Information
Join us for the Sacramento Santa Run benefiting the Sacramento Valley Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Mini Mermaid Running Club!
The Sacramento Santa Run brings a day of fun for the whole family with a 5k Run/Walk and Merry Mile, and a festive finish at the Sacramento Downtown Plaza with cookies, milk, music and snow.
We encourage all participants to dress up as Santa Claus (one Santa suit is provided per registration entry) or one of your favorite holiday characters or traditions. Costume ideas include Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the Grinch, reindeer, elves, dreidels, menorahs, ornaments, trees, and candlesticks.
The ideas are limitless, and can even be done as a group!
What do you receive with your registration?
All registrants receive admittance to the race they’ve registered for, race t-shirt, Santa Suit, milk and cookies at the end of the race, goodie bag, free ice skate rentals, and a great time celebrating the Holidays in our local community!
For More Information Visit: Sacramento Santa Run
Turlock Fields of Ice with Ice Skating, Christmas Trees & More! November 29, 2013-January 12, 2014
This winter Turlock will be getting more exciting! Fields of Ice, LLC is bringing seasonal Ice Skating with a temporary rink and a lot of the most beautiful and environmentally friendly hand harvested Christmas Trees!
R.A.M. Farms Inc, the folks who are also responsible for the pumpkin patch & corn maze, are very excited to bring this to the community.
ICE SKATING
We are so excited to bring this holiday tradition to the Central Valley! The 80×60′ rink will open on November 29, 2013 and run through January 12, 2014 at the same location as the pumpkin patch is every October – 716 N. Daubenberger Dr. Turlock, CA 95380
This 80×60 foot rink is made from real ice and is great fun for the entire family! Ice skating sessions will begin every 2 hours on even time slots: 10AM, Noon, 2PM, 4PM, 6PM and 8PM (weather permitting). The cost of your session also includes skate rentals! Every skill level and age group welcome!
Daily (MON-THURS) 10-10
Regular Admission: $10.00
Child 12 & under: $8.00
FRI, SAT, SUN 10-10
Regular Admission $12.00
Child 12 & Under: $10.00
Plan on visiting frequently? Want to bring the family a few times? We offer a stamp card for $80 that is good for 10 individual skate sessions at any time slot. Ask the cashier!
For More Information Visit: Turlock Fields of Ice
4th Annual Modesto Spirit of Giving Jingle Bell 5K Run & Walk December 14, 2013 8am
For More Information Visit: Modesto Spirit of Giving Jingle Bell 5k Run and Walk
The Sweater Dash 5K Pleasanton at Alameda County Fair Grounds December 7, 2013 10am
Location:
Alameda County Fair Grounds
4501 Pleasanton Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Welcome to the ugliest 5K of your life! 2013 we will bring The Sweater Dash to Seattle, Northern California, Southern California & Oregon!
Get your ugly sweater ready cause this is one Ugly 5K!
5K foot race where everyone is Ugly! That’s right everyone wears an Ugly Sweater and celebrates together! Once you cross that finish line get awarded our one of a kind Ugly Sweater Ornament Medal!
That’s right an ornament you can put around your neck and wear as a Medal! After the race, join in as the festival area will be filled with Santa, Snow, Vendors, Beer, Food & your favorite holiday goodies!
Our mission is to bring a little bit of Ugly to your city! Ugly Sweater that is!!! And to bring a smile to thousands of children who are in need this Christmas!
Type in the codes “toy” when registering and every time the code is used a toy will be purchases for a child in need this holiday season, also we encourage everyone to bring an unwrapped toy to put under the tree on event day, all toys will be donated to children in need this season.
For More Information Visit: The Sweater Dash
5th Annual Holidays on the Farm at Dell’Osso Family Farm in Lathrop December 7, 2013 – January 4, 2014
The weather report calls for SNOW at Dell’Osso Family Farm!
Santa Claus will be staying at the farm and all kids, young and old, are invited to pick their favorite tree, make a wreath or ornament and take a magical drive through the lights!
2013 marks the fifth annual Holidays on the Farm located at Dell’Osso Family Farm in Lathrop. For a dozen years, visitors have enjoyed the annual October festival which brings 125,000 visitors to this fifth generation family farm each year.
Open December 7th – January 4th
Snow on the Farm
Ice Skating on the Farm
Open December 7th – January 1st
Lights on the Farm
Santa’s Village
For More Information Please Visit: Holidays on the Farm
Ugly Sweater Run 5K Sacramento at William Land Park December 7, 2013 11am
Location:
William Land Park
3800 South Land Park Drive
Sacramento, California 95822
The Ugly Sweater Run™ is an event for everyone: 3.1 miles long on city streets.
Dress up in your worst holiday sweaters. The start line will have snow machines, reindeer games and awesome holiday music, with holiday themed aide stations every mile.
Post-race festivities include awards for best real mustache, fake mustache, beard, and best/worst sweaters.
Toys for Tots is the National Charity for this event, so we also recommend bringing a new toy to place under our Christmas Tree.
For More Information Visit: The Ugly Sweater Run
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