Small Business Saturday on the Coast
Cardiff 101, Encinitas 101 and Leucadia 101 Main Street have teamed up to promote and support small businesses in their communities
Kringle Mingle
Join Santa in Cardiff-by-the-Sea for a free holiday gathering at Cardiff Town Center on Sunday, December 1st. There will be free photos with Santa in his vintage Camera Camper sleigh 1pm - 4pm, sponsored by Cal Coast Credit Union. Activities include children’s crafts provided by a young local origami artist at Know When to Fold Em and live music performed by the Ada Harris Wildcat Band, Hullabaloo and Bucket Ruckus. Enjoy a Sambazon açai bowl and holiday treats from VG Donuts and Seaside Market. Starbucks Cardiff will provide hot coffee and Cardiff 101 will provide hot chocolate. Stop by the Lost Abbey for a happy hour to benefit the Cardiff community, 1pm - 5pm. The festive finale will be the tree lighting ceremony at 5pm in the North Courtyard. Start this holiday season with friends and family, Santa and Cardiff 101 at the Kringle Mingle! Enjoy a festive afternoon at this free event hosted by Cardiff 101 and by the support of generous local businesses.
Botanic Wonderland: Holiday Nights in the Garden
Make it a Holiday Tradition! Gather up your family and friends and come spend an evening (or two!) with us this holiday season at our all new Botanic Wonderland! Held in our brand new Dickinson Family Education Conservatory, this family-friendly festival contains many of the holiday traditions you?ve come to know and love over the years at the Garden, as well as some fantastic new ones! Also for the first time ever, select areas of Hamilton Children?s Garden and Toni?s Treehouse will be lit up and ready to play in during our December evening hours. ? Come celebrate with us and explore our new educational space filled with unique and unusual tropical plants, many of which have never been displayed before at the Garden. Botanic Wonderland Events & Activities: (Details - visit web page: http://sdbgarden.org/botanicwonderland.htm
Coaster Holiday Express - NCTD Holiday Express
North County Transit District?s COASTER Holiday Express is back! The family-friendly COASTER Holiday Express departs from the Oceanside Transit Center and takes passengers on a 65-minute non-stop round-trip tour down the coast and back. During the event, passengers will experience a decorated train complete with Victorian carolers singing Christmas classics, a visit from Santa Claus and his elves, and a chance to interact with the beautiful princesses. Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean while your kids write their wish list for Santa and play reindeer games. Special-event tickets go on sale Thursday, November 7th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for $20 per person. Tickets are first-come, first-serve and are expected to sell out quickly! Rides take place at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm on December 7-8th & 14-15th. Visit NCTD Holiday Express for more details.
Encinitas Holiday Parade
2019 Encinitas Holiday Parade - Encinitas' favorite holiday tradition. Put it on your calendar. More than 100 parade entries will roll, march, cycle, scoot and cruise down the Coast Highway on the most magical night of the year. For the 62nd year, Encinitas will kick off the holiday season at the 2019 Encinitas Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 7. Thousands of people will be on floats, on foot, in cars, and marching in bands while tens of thousands cheer them along the Parade route along Coast Highway 101. Many of our nearly 100 parade entries aim to win a prize in one of the Parade’s judged categories for lights, creativity, performance, music, spirit and overall impression. Parade spectators will be able claim a good spot to watch the parade as soon as Coast Highway closes at 4 pm. Followed by a countdown and ceremonial tree lighting, Santa himself will make a brief appearance to kick things off at 5 pm at the Lumberyard shops courtyard (near Starbucks). The Parade starts promptly at 5:30 pm. The 2019 parade theme is “Encinitas on the Move!” It’s no secret that Encinitas celebrates active lifestyles, encourages alternative transportation, loves bikes, boards and all modes of getting around in fun ways, and is a mecca for action sports. For the 2019 Parade, we invite our entries to go all out with creativity, showcasing fun and amazing floats, lively performance art, and great music. Parade category awards are up for grabs so start planning something awesome now! Parking Shuttles - FREE parking shuttles will run from San Dieguito Academy High School (parking lot located on the corner of Melba Road and Nardo Road) and from the YMCA/Ecke Sports Park parking lot on Saxony Road. Both shuttles start running at 4pm and go until 8:30pm. Shuttles run approximately every 20 minutes and will drop you off at the NCTD bus station on Vulcan Avenue, just a half block from the Parade route.
Coaster Holiday Express - NCTD Holiday Express
North County Transit District?s COASTER Holiday Express is back! The family-friendly COASTER Holiday Express departs from the Oceanside Transit Center and takes passengers on a 65-minute non-stop round-trip tour down the coast and back. During the event, passengers will experience a decorated train complete with Victorian carolers singing Christmas classics, a visit from Santa Claus and his elves, and a chance to interact with the beautiful princesses. Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean while your kids write their wish list for Santa and play reindeer games. Special-event tickets go on sale Thursday, November 7th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for $20 per person. Tickets are first-come, first-serve and are expected to sell out quickly! Rides take place at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm on December 7-8th & 14-15th. Visit NCTD Holiday Express for more details.
"The Nutcracker" at Moonlight Amphitheatre - Encinitas Ballet
Encinitas Ballet brings traditional ''The Nutcracker'' ballet to North County as you never seen it before. Colorful scenery, dazzling costumes, unmatched choreography and extraordinary dancers make this production the best in North County.. The family oriented production will be at a New Location - Moonlight Amphitheatre! One performance --- Don't miss out! ''The Nutcracker'' has become a Holiday tradition among families throughout our region. With mice-battling soldiers, the Nutcracker becoming a Prince, and Clara, the main character, receiving the gift of a dream, this beloved holiday favorite is a wonderful way to celebrate the season for the whole family. Tchaikovky's the Nutcracker as you never seen before. Everything will come alive in your heart. Directed and choreographed by Encinitas Ballet's internationally acclaimed choreographers, teachers and artistic directors, Sayat Asatryan and Olga Tchekachova
CRC Jingle & Mingle
Community Resource Center invites you to a holiday fundraiser party on Tuesday, December 10, benefiting the hungry, homeless and hurting in our community.
