Holiday happenings on Main, 603 Main St., include admission to the event, an event map, and 15 beer, wine and cocktail tastings at participating downtown locations. Designated driver tickets will be sold for $5 on the night of the Holiday Spirit Stroll. For information, visit www.pleasantondowntown.net, call 484-2199, or email Julie Vlahon at Events@PleasantonDowntown.net
Nov. 23. Downtown shops, restaurants and businesses will be decked out in holiday lights, and Santa will come by for an early visit.
December 5
VREN’s Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund party Valley Real Estate Network’s annual Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund party will be from 6 to 11 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Marriott Pleasanton, 11950 Dublin Canyon Road. Enjoy music and dancing, appetizers, drawings, a live auction and no host bar. Proceeds benefit the Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund, which will provide thousands of dollars in non-restricted funds to 10 local charities again this year. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 548-1980, or at the Pleasanton Weekly office, 5506 Sunol Blvd., Suite 100.
website, www.cityofpleasanton.gov.
December 7
Hometown Holiday Parade and TreeLighting Celebration Floats, marching bands, drill teams, and more will celebrate the season as Pleasanton’s unique Hometown Holiday Parade marches down Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 7. The one-hour parade begins at 5 p.m. and the tree lighting follows directly after at the Museum on Main Street. For information, visit the City of Pleasanton’s
Celebrate the holidays at Downtown Pleasanton’s Magical Holiday Evening, the annual family-friendly downtown open house, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday,
Firehouse Arts Center will present December People Holiday Rock ’N’ Roll at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the theater, 4444 Railroad Ave. Tickets are $30 to $40 each. This high-powered quintet, made up of some of the world’s biggest bands — including Boston’s lead guitarist Gary Pihl — presents a familyfriendly classic rock Christmas show for all ages. December People plays familiar Holiday songs in the styles of all the top bands of our time. Go to http://www.firehousearts.org/events.
December 14
Impressions of the Nutcracker San Ramon Valley Dance Academy will present “Impressions of the Nutcracker� at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14; and at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, 10550 Albion Road, San Ramon. San Ramon Valley Dance Academy’s production of “Impressions of the Nutcracker�
30th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony Magical Holiday Evening
December 14
December People Holiday Rock ‘N’ Roll
Dublin will hold its 30th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Dublin Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin. There will be entertainment and caroling, cookies and hot chocolate. For information, visit http:// www.ci.dublin.ca.us/ or call 556-4500.
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