The 33rd Annual Christmas in the Village tree lighting and holiday extravaganza is set to take place on Saturday, December 3rd with an afternoon of amazing holiday fun. The event will start off with arts & crafts vendors, kids entertainment, and yummy local restaurant vendors and then proceeded into the holiday parade and tree lighting portion of the event. The festivities begin at 12pm and are FREE and open to the public. All you have to do is show up and enjoy the day.

Santa Claus even schedule to make an appearance. If you are planning on showing up, here is a quick look at the schedule of events straight from the event website. Enjoy the holiday show.

12pm – 6pm – Village Merchant Shopping
12pm – 6pm – Local Restaurants, Arts and Craft Vendors
12pm – 6pm – Toys for Tots donation drop off
12pm – 2pm – Visit with Santa at Central Valley Community Bank
12pm – 3:30pm – Gingerbread House Display and Raffle
12pm – 1:30pm – Christmas Caroling
12pm – 3:30pm – Cookie Decorating
12pm – 3:30pm – Wreath/Yule log decorating workshop
12:00pm & 2:00pm – Winnie the Pooh Play (Bring a canned food for each entry) (the play is 45 mins long)
12pm – 4pm – Santa's Workshop for the Children
12pm – 1pm – Live entertainment
1pm – 2pm – Live entertainment
2pm – 3pm – Live entertainment
3pm – 4pm – The River City Yuke's perform
3pm – Parade Staging (@ El Serano High)
3:30pm – 4:00pm – Announcements
4:00pm – Parade begins – See parade route in QUICK LINKS (top of page)
Following the parade – Tree lighting
Following the Tree lighting – Children's Christmas movie – TBD