Holiday festivities include snow slide, Santa, and live entertainment on Dec. 13
ATASCADERO — Over 70 tons of snow on the Central Coast is on its way to Atascadero. Winter Wonderland is back for another snow-driven event in Downtown Atascadero on Friday, Dec. 13 , from 5 to 9 p.m.
Experience one major snow pile area and a massive snow slide built by Kiwanis Club of Atascadero, Atascadero Hay & Feed, and Cuesta Springs Ice Company. This year’s snow-themed events also include Joe’s Little Train, a variety of obstacle courses, gladiator joust, bounce houses, and bungy jump from Bubble Fun 101, face painting, a special visit by the California Mid-State Fair Queen’s court, and of course, Santa and his elves.
If you are looking to check off a couple of items from your holiday shopping list, this event offers shopping from our Downtown merchants to over 50 craft and food vendors. Visitors can experience musical entertainment at Historic City Hall.
Following is the Entertainment Schedule:
- 5 p.m. Atascadero High School Cheer Team; Announcements from California Mid-State Fair Queens Court
- 5:05 p.m. Fine Arts Academy Monarch Choir & All District Elementary Choir
- 5:30 p.m. 805 Movement & Performing Arts
- 5:55 p.m. Atascadero Fine Arts Academy Honors Dancers
- 6:20 p.m. Atascadero Middle School Choirs
- 6:40 p.m. Atascadero High School Choirs
- 7:15 p.m. Atascadero High School Jazz Band
- 8 to 9 p.m. Holiday Music by Medina Light Show Design
- All evening, Demonstrations by A-Town Skate Park
To kick off the evening, Santa and his elves will make an appearance at the massive snow slide area and Santa is planning to take the first sled ride along with an Elf or two. If you miss Santa at the snow slide, you can catch them at Historic City Hall until 8 p.m. The North Pole entrance for Santa will be on the West Mall side of the building.
The city would like to give a special thank you to A-Jay Excavating, Atascadero Hay & Feed, Atascadero High School Athletics, Atascadero Kiwanis, Atascadero Mutual Water Company, Coastline Equipment, Frank Sommers and Rotary of Atascadero for their help in clean-up of the snow and snow slide area. And another thank you to Dr. Don Collier for Joe’s Little Train and Kevin Campion for coordination of the A-Town Skate Park demos.
This event is free to attend, but don’t forget to bring along your wallet for holiday shopping, great food and all the extra fun that abounds. Invite your family and friends to enjoy an evening of holiday fun.
Be sure to visit Sunken Gardens in the Downtown this holiday season to see the new “Garden Lights & Winter Nights” on display through mid-January.
For more information on Atascadero events, visit visitatascadero.com/events
Feature Image: Kids and adults alike will be able to enjoy a major snow pile area and massive snow slide during Winter Wonderland in Downtown Atascadero on Saturday, Dec. 13. Contributed Photo
