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(ONTARIO, California, December 11, 2023) – Come sing your hearts out with friends and neighbors at the annual Christmas on Euclid Experience Community Sing-A-Long this upcoming Saturday (December 16) in downtown Ontario.
The annual Sing-A-Long is a holiday tradition and follows the Ontario 5K Reindeer Run! early that morning. Both events are part of the Christmas on Euclid Experience, which transforms the downtown area into a winter wonderland that attracts thousands of visitors and community members each year.
For the Sing-A-Long, all you have to do is show up at the R. Jack Mercer Bandstand, located on Euclid Avenue near “C” Street, and be willing to lift your voice with hundreds of fellow singers. It takes place from 6-9 p.m., and features festive holiday décor, refreshments and traditional holiday songs. The event is outside, so warm clothing is recommended along with a good pair of walking shoes to walk around the nearby light displays and the 12 Nativity scenes that have appeared every year along the Euclid corridor for more than half a century.
The Ontario 5K Reindeer Run! is actually two events in one – a Rudolph Dash Fun Run at 8 a.m. and the actual 5K at 8:30 a.m., both beginning and finishing in downtown Ontario. Registration is available at ontarioca.gov/5kReindeerRun. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Ontario-Montclair Promise Scholars program and the City of Ontario’s Empowerment Scholarship, which allows community members from low-income backgrounds to participate in recreational activities, classes and programs that will enrich their lives.
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CHRISTMAS ON EUCLID EXPERIENCE
The Christmas on Euclid Experience, a non-profit organization produced by the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau, has been a tradition for thousands of visitors each year since 1922. Free fun family events are planned on historic Euclid Avenue in Ontario, California, during the holidays. The twinkling exhibition of festive lights and decorations are on display throughout downtown where families, friends, visitors or neighbors are delighted each year when the start of the holiday season is kicked off on the first weekend of December with the annual holiday lights parade and tree lighting ceremony at Ontario Town Square. More activities in December include a 5K Reindeer Run, a craft fair, community sing-a-long, snow play, carnival rides plus live music and entertainment. The iconic Euclid Avenue Nativity Scenes are on display from Thanksgiving thru News Years Day. For more information, a complete schedule of events or how to donate and support the restoration of the Nativity Scenes visit ChristmasOnEuclid.com.
GREATER ONTARIO CALIFORNIA
Greater Ontario California (GOCAL) is the official destination marketing organization for the cities of Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, California. As destination experts, GOCAL provides leisure and meeting professionals with an unbiased, comprehensive resource when booking a tour, convention, meeting or event. The Greater Ontario region boasts scenic mountains, deserts, vineyards and metropolitan areas that are both historic and cosmopolitan in character. The GOCAL team also manages operations including marketing and sales initiatives for the California Welcome Center, Ontario Convention Center and the Toyota Arena, along with several Signature Events, all in support of the overall mission to drive visitors to the region, stimulating economic growth. GOCAL provides the necessary destination support tools to execute a successful experience Visit www.GO-CAL.org