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SF Bay Area, Napa Valley Wine Country...and New York City
Pier 39, SF
Ghirardelli Square, SF
Union Square, SF
Santana Row, San Jose
Jack London Square, Oakland
Napa & Copia, Napa Valley
Jelly Belly Co, Fairfield
Rockefeller Center, New York
Happy Holidays!
San Francisco
Pier 39
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007
Holiday Harmony & Tree Lighting Ceremony
Pier 39's festive Tree Lighting
Ceremony and Santa always draws a crowd. The festive multi-cultural
celebration showcases Christmas, Chanukah and Kawanzaa. Pier
39's Holiday Harmony features Bay Area groups performing seasonal
favorites from around the world.
1-6pm.
Live Entertainment:
1-1:55pm Meshuggenismo,
Live Chanukah
music
2:05-2:25pm Kwanzaa: African American
Storyteller & Percussionist
2:35-3:20pm Live performance of Christmas
mini-musical "Santastic!" A
Guggenheim Entertainment Production
4-6pm Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot
Skillet Lickers —
Playing all your Holiday favorites
Holiday Activities:
1-4pm Kinara and Chanukiah
making stations
2-4pm Musical Toy Soldiers Performances
5:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony — Pier
39's Tree and its 400 ornaments, 500 multi-colored bows and 2,000
twinkling lights will be
illuminated at 5:30pm in the Entrance Plaza.
415-705-5500
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Holiday Harmoney & Tree Lighting
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Ghirardelli Square
Friday, Nov. 23, 2007
Ghirardelli Square
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Holiday festivities include live musical entertainment, kid's entertainment
and a visit from Santa Claus. Attendees will be treated to delicious Ghirardelli
Hot Chocolate. The Square's spectacular 35-ft Holiday tree will be trimmed
with
ribbons,
ornaments
and over 2,500 sparkling lights.
Tree Lighting
at 5:30pm in the West Plaza of Ghirardelli Square.
415-775-5500
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Tree Lighting Ceremony
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Union Square
Friday, Nov. 23, 2007
Macy's Union Square
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping and visit Union
Square for its annual "day-after Thanksgiving" Macy's
Tree Lighting Ceremony. All-day festivities begin at noon.
Tree
lighting at 6pm.
Free admission.
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South
Bay
Santana Row
San Jose
Nov. 15, 2007
Annual Light up the Row Celebration
Santana Row "5-Year
Anniversary" Tree Lighting Ceremony
Enjoy fun Holiday festivities throughout Santana Row — live
Holiday entertainment,
horse-drawn
carriage
rides
and a visit from Santa. 6:30-9pm.
The annual Tree
Lighting Ceremony will take place from 6-6:30pm in Park
Valencia, on Olin Avenue,
near Maggiano’s Little Italy.
408-551-4611
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Info on Santana Row
Tree Lighting Ceremony
North Bay
- Wine Country
Napa Valley & COPIA
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007
Napa Holiday Parade &
COPIA'S Tree Lighting Party
"A Christmas Carol — a Dicken's of a Parade!" will
begin at Napa City Hall, winding
its way from downtown Napa and ending at COPIA (The American Center for Wine,
Food & the Arts) for a fun Tree Lighting Party.
Enjoy Holiday festivities, Hot Chocolate,
discounts on Holiday Shopping, Caroling, Dance
Performances, Tree Lighting Ceremony with the Mayor, and a visit from
Santa. Ho, Ho, Ho!
Holiday Parade 5-6pm.
Tree Lighting Party
6-7:30pm.
Rain
or shine.
Free admission.
Parking is available in Downtown Napa and at COPIA (located at 500 First Street).
Holiday Parade: 707-257-0322
Tree Lighting:
707-259-1600 or 888-512-6742
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Info on Napa Holiday Parade and Copia's Tree Lighting
Party
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East
Bay
Jack London Square
Oakland
Friday, Nov. 23, 2007
Jack London Square
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Come and join in the festivities for Oakland’s
70-ft. Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. Pictures with Santa, arts & crafts
fair, live entertainment. Festival 12-7pm.
Tree
Lighting Ceremony at 6pm — Jack London Square (foot of
Broadway and Pavilion), Oakland.
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Jack London Square
Tree Lighting Ceremony
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Jelly Belly Co.
Fairfield
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007*
Jelly Belly Tree Lighting Ceremony
Tree Lighting usually takes place on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. Enjoy
live entertainment and Candy Factory Tours. The fun includes live entertainment,
activities and the arrival of Santa to the Visitor Center at Jelly Belly Candy
Company, One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield. Free admission.
4:30-8pm.
*Date and time subject to change.
Be sure to call ahead to confirm.
1-800-JB-BEANS
1-800-522-3267
707-428-2800
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Info on Jelly Belly
Tree Lighting Ceremony
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New
York City
Rockefeller Center
Wednesday, Nov.
28, 2007
Rockefeller Center
Christmas Tree Lighting, NYC
The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Ceremony signals the beginning of the Holiday Season in New York City. This
tree
has
been a NYC tradition since 1933 — back then, the tree had 700 lights; now
it has over 25,000.
The
Tree Lighting Ceremony will be a star-studded
event broadcast live on NBC 7-9pm.
212-632-3975
212-332-6868
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Info on Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
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