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Los Olivos Olde Fashioned Christmas
December 7, 2019 @ 12:00 pm PST
Los Olivos, CA (www.losolivosca.com), the historic, Santa Ynez Valley wine destination town in the heart of Santa Barbara County, will welcome the holidays with its Olde Fashioned Christmas event (www.losolivosca.com/los-
The day-long holiday happening begins at 12:00 PM with the opening of this year’s Artisan Holiday Market, an open-air holiday shopping opportunity showcasing gift-able goods by nearly two dozen artists and vendors. Christmas carolers will stroll the village’s main streets, while open houses at businesses throughout town – such as Los Olivos’ generous array of wine tasting rooms, wine and beer bars, plus restaurants and boutiques – will treat guests to special deals, live music, mulled wine and other holiday nibbles and tipples through extended evening hours, with doors open until at least 7:00 PM.
Los Olivos landmark, St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, transforms into a Christmas-y fantasy with its Gingerbread Wonderland (4:00 PM-8:00 PM), plus visits and photos with Santa Claus in the St. Mark’s Parlor (4:00 PM-end). The Gingerbread Wonderland at St. Mark’s features a hall full of the famous edible architecture; all houses are decorated by local artisans and school children.
The Summerset Farm & Dale’s “Train” will transport kids, and their parents, through the twinkling town (2:00 PM-7:00 PM), and the official lighting of the Los Olivos “Christmas Tree” at the flagpole in the center of all of the action, is set for 6:00 PM, with accompanying Christmas music in the adjacent park.
Food trucks and gourmet snack vendors will be stationed throughout “downtown” Los Olivos, with a concentrated food court near Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.’s Los Olivos taproom, where street food favorites like The Doggy Door hotdogs, California Tacos, and Arne’s Aebleskiver will join holiday-time, foodie memory-makers such as roasted walnuts and kettle corn.
“Olde Fashioned Christmas is a locals-favorite event, year after year, but it also provides visitors with a family-friendly day of celebration in a town most known for wine tasting activities. It’s a snapshot of what life – and holiday festivities – might have been like around the time of the town’s founding. Simpler times. Los Olivos’ Victorian architecture gets dolled up for the holidays, and our pedestrian-friendly country roads make for an atmospheric Christmas scene brimming with unique shopping opportunities, lots of food, cheer, and family fun,” said Sandee Sanger, President of the Los Olivos Chamber of Commerce.
Olde Fashioned Christmas is produced by the Los Olivos Chamber of Commerce, a volunteer organization which funds town services such as maintenance for the village’s central flagpole, public restroom facilities and trash removal.
Current “Olde Fashioned Christmas” sponsors are as follows; additional sponsors will be announced as the event nears and will be listed on the event’s web page or on the Facebook event page:
Visit Santa Ynez Valley; a santé Spa; The Bear and Star; The Bubble Shack; Fess Parker Wine Country Inn; Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard;Epiphany Cellars; Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation; Saarloos + Sons; Waylan Wine Co.; Larner Vineyard & Winery; Los Olivos General Store; Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café; Mission Sanitation; and St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church.
Located just a couple of hours north of Los Angeles, the walkable – and Instagram-able – Santa Ynez Valley town of Los Olivos boasts an abundance of wine tasting options; wine, beer and craft cocktail bars; foodie havens in the town’s restaurants and gourmet culinary counters; art galleries and carefully-curated boutique shopping for clothing, accessories and home décor – both new and vintage; plus, luxury lodging and equally luxurious spas. Many of the town’s businesses are housed in 100-year-old buildings, which have been meticulously maintained.
Los Olivos also hosts other seasonal, family-friendly events like the fall harvest festival, Day in the Country. Additional information about Los Olivos may be found at LosOlivosCA.com, including a brief history of the Western town. Los Olivos is also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, at facebook.com/losolivosca, twitter.com/losolivosca and @losolivosca.
For further information about Los Olivos’ December 7 Olde Fashioned Christmas event, please contact Anna Ferguson-Sparks, Stiletto Marketing, at 1.877.327.2656 or info@stilettomarketing.com.