Capitola Village Kicks off the Season with a New Holiday Event Dec 6
Capitola Village invites you and your family to the Holiday Open House and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 6, from 1 – 5:30,p.m.
This inaugural event will combine both the Community Caroling and the Tree Lighting Ceremony, of years past, into a larger, more family oriented daytime event, which also supports local businesses. Families will enjoy a fun filled day of performances, activities and shopping while strolling through the festive and enchanting streets of Capitola Village.
Capitola Village Businesses will be giving away over $2,500 in gift certificates and there will be prize drawings every half hour, with a Grand Prize Drawing at 5pm.
Many shops will be offering special discounts and doing things for customers, like giving out cookies and cider or featuring artists in their stores for the Open House.
Inside the Capitola Mercantile, children will enjoy complimentary face painting, cookie decorating, sponsored by Whole Foods, and ornament making. Plus, Shadowbrook Restaurant and Paradise Beach Grille will be providing tasty bites and beverages nearby.
There will be musical performances by the Soquel High Jazz Singers in front of the Mercantile on the Esplanade. They will then lead caroling through the village. The New Brighton Middle School Band will also perform in front of the Mercantile.
Children will want to keep an eye out for the Christmas Fairy who will be sprinkling fairy dust around the Village while giving out candy canes and posing for photos with the kids.
Village Businesses are also kicking off their first Window Display Contest this year. All are encouraged to vote on their favorites. Everyone who votes will be entered into the Grand Prize Drawing at 5pm.
The event will conclude with the Grand Prize Drawing at 5 p.m. and the Tree Lighting at 5:30 p.m.
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For more information contact the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce at 831-475-6522 or visit www.capitolachamber.com/events