Holiday Calendar

HERITAGE HOLIDAY CRAFT AND GIFT FAIR November 18

The 2020 Edition of the Heritage Holiday Craft and Gift Fair will be a VIRTUAL EVENT. We still want you to be able to shop with our Holiday Fair Family of crafters so we are busy building that experience on our website. Launching November 18th, we will have pictures and contact information of the vendors you visit from year to year at our live event. You will be able to access their website and or by phone and shop all those special one of a kind items like you’ve done at each year’s event. Be sure to check back often as we continue adding vendor information to the site. https:// fairgrounds-foundation.org/holiday-fairgoes-virtual/

HOLIDAY LIGHTS 2020 Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds November 27 - December 27 Between 5:30 and 9:30pm

The Agricultural History Project and Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds have joined to present the first Holiday Lights Adventure. Visitors will experience this first ever event from the warmth and safety of their vehicles. Holiday Lights 2020 will light up the Fairgrounds with an extravagant display of holiday cheer along a half mile route. After this visual feast the journey ends with drive though food booths. Holiday Lights 2020 will run Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings from November 27 through December 27 between 5:30 and 9:30 PM. Closed Christmas Day. Tickets are available at www.fairgrounds-foundation.org and priced at $15 per vehicle in advance, $20 at the gate.

LIGHT OF HOPE FOR DOMINICAN WELLNESS CENTER NOV. 20 5:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20

Rodney Terra Jr. and Jared Bogaard of the Dominican Hospital Foundation invite the community to “Light of Hope,” a virtual event at 5:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in lieu of the annual Holidays d’Eleganz gala. This 45-minute experience, designed to inspire and enlighten, will showcase the compassionate and innovative care at Dominican Hospital in this year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Light of Hope 2020 Fund-the-Need supports a new medically-integrated Wellness Center with physician-guided program oversight, care coordination, resources for prevention and screening and health education. The goal is $315,000. To view Light of Hope, go to https://e.givesmart.com/events/iLn/ where donations can be made online. Or send a check to Dominican Hospital Foundation, 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065.

SANTA CRUZ HARBOR LIGHTED BOAT PARADE December 5, 2020 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Sponsored by the Santa Cruz Yacht Club, the Lighted Boat Parade features beautifully decorated power and sailboats parading through the Santa Cruz Harbor. Parade begins at 5:30 pm, rain or shine. Family friendly and perfect for all ages!

FIRST NIGHT OF CHANUKAH COMMUNITY CANDLE LIGHTING Thursday, December 10, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Bring your menorah and candles to Temple Beth El on the first night of Chanukah! We will have sufganiyot (doughnuts), dreydl, and a Community candle lighting filled with songs and blessings. Temple Beth El is located at 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos Please call 831.479.3444 for more information.

AGAPE DANCE ACADEMY PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER December 18-20

The Agape Dance Academy will present its Nutcracker holiday tradition Dec 18-20 at the Boardwalk Drive-In Theater, 400 Beach St. at 5:30 and 7:30pm. This version of the Nutcracker was filmed in Santa Cruz by locals with local performers and community leaders. Ticket sales will benefit Jacob’s Heart. Bring the family to this movie in the safety and comfort of your own car. Cost is $45 per car. For tickets, visit agapedance.com.

STOP IN FOR SANTA Food Bank Fundraiser December 3, 2020, 4-6pm 930 17th Ave, Santa Cruz

Santa is visiting our fire department to help local Firefighters collect food and donations for Second Harvest Food Bank! This is a drive-through minimal contact event. Families can drive through the market path in the front of the fire house to deliver non-perishable food and checks (made out to Second Harvest Food Bank). Santa and his firefighter “elves” will be available to collect your donations. Free firefighter hats and candy for the kids!