Elk Grove's 2026 Veterans Day Parade, with American Legion Post 233, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Marine Corps League #1238, steps off at 11:11am from the Cosumnes CSD building on Elk Grove Boulevard and heads to Elk Grove Regional Park via Elk Grove-Florin Road.
Old Town Elk Grove's annual Dickens Street Faire runs 10am to 5pm with live entertainment, crafts, free kids' activities in the Old Town Plaza, a fire department demonstration of Santa's rescue and photos with Santa. After the vendors close, carols and a story with Mr. and Mrs. Claus lead up to Santa lighting the Christmas tree on Walnut Street at 6pm.
The City of Elk Grove's 7th annual Illumination Holiday Festival is billed as an evening of free, family-friendly fun: a holiday vendor village, bounce houses, ice skating, the Grover Express Holiday Train, food trucks, photos with Santa and the lighting of the city's Ribbon Tree.
Chabad of Elk Grove's Light Up Elk Grove brings live performers and food vendors to Old Town Elk Grove, ending with the lighting of the menorah. Free and open to the public, 2 to 5pm.
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