Los Olivos’ annual Victorian-themed holiday celebration, Olde Fashioned Christmas, takes place on Saturday, Dec. 7. The daylong festivities will begin at noon with the opening of the event’s Artisan Holiday Market, an open-air shopping opportunity that showcases giftable items from more than 20 different artists and vendors. Various downtown Los Olivos businesses will be hosting open houses and live entertainment throughout the event, which is expected to run through 7 p.m. or later.
“Los Olivos’ Victorian architecture gets dolled up for the holidays, and our pedestrian-friendly country roads make for an atmospheric Christmas scene,” Sandee Sanger, president of the Los Olivos Chamber of Commerce, said in press materials. “It’s a snapshot of what life—and holiday festivities—might have been like around the time of the town’s founding. Simpler times.”
Other events include the official Christmas tree lighting at 6 p.m. at the center of town, near the flagpole. And St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church will transform into Gingerbread Wonderland, an annual tradition at the church, between 4 and 8 p.m. The church will be full of edible architecture; a variety of gingerbread houses decorated by both local artisans and students.
To find out more about Olde Fashioned Christmas, visit losolivosca.com.
This article appears in Nov 21-28, 2019.