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A Season-Long Holiday Celebration on Cannery Row
MONTEREY, Calif. -This year the holidays come alive on Cannery Row with a season full of spirit and festivities. Cannery Row will be transformed into a glowing enchanted wonderland with music, warmth and all-new dazzling lights and decorations. The season will be anointed by the traditional tree lighting ceremony, which will be followed by weekly events including carolers, a petting zoo, crafts, a Ghirardelli ice-cream sundae eating contest, appearances by the Grinch, a children's sand castle contest and holiday ice carving demonstration.
Friday, November 29
6:00 p.m.
Tree Lighting Ceremony:
Performance by the 12-person Bell Choir, lighting of spectacular 25-foot Christmas Tree, a magical appearance by Santa photographs at Santa's Cottage and free surrey rides
Saturday, November 30
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Petting Zoo, Santa's Cottage, Strolling Carolers, street
performers and an appearance by the Grinch
Sunday, December 1
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Santa's Cottage, Strolling Carolers, street performers and Grinch
Saturday, December 7
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Santa's Cottage, SPCA adoption booth, performances by area chorus and school bands, street performers and Grinch
Sunday, December 8
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
"Sundaes on Sunday" Ghirardelli ice-cream eating contest
(winner awarded their weight in chocolate), Santa's Cottage, Strolling Carolers, street performers and Grinch
Saturday, December 14
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Children's Holiday Craft Day, Petting Zoo, Santa's
Cottage, street performers and Grinch
Sunday, December 15
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Children's Holiday Sand Castle Contest (weather
permitting), Santa's Cottage, Strolling Carolers, street performers and Grinch
Saturday, December 21
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Petting Zoo, Santa's Cottage, street performers and Grinch
Sunday, December 22
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Holiday
Ice Carving Demonstration, Santa's Cottage, street performers and Grinch
About Cannery Row
Cannery Row was made famous in John Steinbeck's classic novel depicting life in the "the sardine capital of the world." Today, Cannery Row is a beautiful waterfront playground where visitors from all over the world seek a California getaway as authentic as the coast itself. Cannery Row was named “One of the Seven Wonders of Monterey County” by the Monterey County Herald readers. Cannery Row remains a treasure of California's Central Coast, where a discovery awaits every type of visitor. For more information, visit the official Cannery Row website at www.canneryrow.com.