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Christmas Parade and More this Napa Valley Weekend

Silverado lights the tree, Santa arrives downtown and the theme for Saturday's holiday parade is "Do You Hear What I Hear?" It's Christmas time in the Napa Valley — watch the skaters in our video.

Looking for holiday weekend fun? Our Events calendar is packed with family-friendly activities, from daily skating to the annual Christmas parade. Here are some highlights:

It's not too late to get discount tickets to the Napa On Ice Holiday Skating Rink at 2nd St & Coombs St, Napa: Click here for a list of places to buy them for $10, or pay $12 at the rink.

Friday, Nov. 23

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Silverado Resort's 2nd Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place Friday at 6 p.m. at the Silverado Resort and Spa, 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa: FREE

Santa Claus is Coming to Napa for photo opportunities starting at 6 p.m. Friday at 1227 1st St, Napa.

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Saturday, Nov. 24

Get two-for-one tickets to selected upcoming shows during Small Business Super Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 3rd St, Napa

This year's downtown Napa Christmas Parade has the theme "Do You Hear What I Hear" and starts at 5 p.m. at City Hall. (Calistoga's Lighted Tractor Parade is coming up Dec. 1.)

The Napa Valley Opera House presents Clark Sterling's Broadway Holiday at 8 p.m., 1030 Main St, Napa$25 (repeats Sunday 3 p.m.)

Sunday, Nov. 25

How about a drive into the country to choose and cut your own Christmas tree? Click here for a list of Napa Valley tree farms and tree lots.

This season is about giving, and local businesses are making it easy for us to help others have a happier holiday:

BANK Café and Bar at the Westin Verasa is running its first "BANKSGIVING" canned food drive

Donate an unwrapped toy at Sleep Train in north Napa and you could win yourself a Kindle Fire.

For more things happening around the Napa Valley every day of the week, check our Events Calendar. You can even add your own events at napavalley.patch.com/events/new.

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