Seasonal & Holidays
Valley-Wide Recreation Schedules Holiday Events
Gingerbread House drive-through events, Breakfast with Santa and a tree-lighting ceremony are on the December calendar.
Press release from Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District:
Nov. 22, 2021
Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District has scheduled several holiday events throughout the region in December.
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A tree lighting will be Friday, Dec. 3 at Regional Park in San Jacinto (901 W. Esplanade Ave.). The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with the lighting around 6, followed by a movie in the park and free refreshments. Santa will be making a visit, as well.
Breakfast with Santa will be Saturday, Dec. 11 in the Sport Center at Regional Park. There will be two sessions for the walk-through event, 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 10-11:30 a.m. The cost is $3 per person. There will be stations for photographs and each child will get a take-home craft. Breakfast will be carry-out. Numerous prizes will be given away, including the grand prize, a $300 gift card for Disneyland, donated by the Friends of Valley-Wide Foundation. Tickets should be purchased in advance at Regional Park or the Valle Vista Community Center. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
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There also will be Gingerbread House drive-through events at four Valley-Wide locations: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 at the French Valley Community Center (31757 Browning St., Murrieta); 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Valle Vista Community Center (43935 Acacia Ave., Hemet); 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 at the Marion V. Ashley Community Center (25625 Briggs Road, Menifee); and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15 at the Winchester Community Center (32665 Haddock St., Winchester). Families will drive through and be given kits with all the ingredients and pieces to build a gingerbread house at home. They are asked to email photos of their finished houses to enter a contest for prizes. Tickets must be purchased in advance at the facilities or online at gorecreation.org, as kits are limited. None will be sold at the event. The cost is $2 per kit.
Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District operates 100 parks and community centers in French Valley, Hemet, Menifee, San Jacinto, Sage and Winchester. Information, 951-654-1505 or GoRecreation.org.
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