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The La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival is a cherished annual celebration that brings the community together for a full day of festive entertainment, family-friendly activities, and holiday spirit. The event features the beloved La Jolla Christmas Parade, showcasing marching bands, creative floats, equestrian units, vintage vehicles, canine groups, community leaders, and local schools and service organizations. The Holiday Festival surrounds the parade with activities offered in two locations. Santa’s Workshop on Wall Street (1008 Wall Street in front of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library) provides hands-on arts and crafts, educational exhibits including robotics and coding demonstrations, and pre-parade visits with Santa. Santa’s Village at the La Jolla Recreation Center (615 Prospect Street) continues the celebration with games, live music, inflatable attractions, pony rides, face painting, and post-parade Santa visits. Admission is free, and families may reserve complimentary Santa visit time slots in advance on our website: www.ljparade.com We invite the entire community to join us for a joyful and memorable holiday tradition in the heart of La Jolla. La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival on Instagram

San Diego Community Jazz Band returns to Madison High to perform a wide range of great music. "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Every Day," "Tank" (from Cowboy Bebop), "Feelin Good," "Furioso," and many others. Come for a great night of Jazz in the heart of Clairemont Mesa.

The Zac Brown Band's first five albums hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts. Their latest is Love & Fear.

She may be indie rock's queen of precisely rendered emotion, but on Mitski's latest album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me, warped perspectives, questionable motives and possible hauntings abound.

Come and enjoy Christmas music performed by a chamber orchestra with members from the San Diego Symphony, children and adult choirs, bells, worship band, piano and organ at Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church’s annual Christmas Concert! This concert is free and is open to all ages. Cookie Reception between concerts. Nursery Care provided at both concerts. Kids & Youth Activities for grades K-8 during the 5 p.m. concert. Livestream available for the 5 p.m. concert. Point Loma Church on Facebook / Instagram

Thursday on KPBS Midday Edition, we talk to a journalist about his new book on the history and significance of the tuba. Then, arts reporter Beth Accomando talks about picking out that special gift for your favorite cinephile. Finally, we ask arts and culture reporter Julia Dixon Evans the best places to visit this weekend (with a holiday twist).

"Christmas" is the first Christmas album by Mannheim Steamroller, released in 1984, which also became their first album to chart on Billboard 200, selling six million copies. The band goes on tour every year around the holiday season. Tickets

MOJO has won nine DownBeat magazine Student Music Awards since 2015, including the top award among community colleges in 2023, 2022, and 2017. The band will perform works by renowned past and present jazz luminaries, as well as compositions and arrangements by band members, music faculty, and director Steve Torok. MiraCosta College on Facebook / Instagram

San Diego band Slacker talks about friendship, growing up and the inspiration behind their surprisingly intimate rock songs. Hear their special performance from KPBS and a post-show interview where they share the stories behind their music and upcoming debut album.

An unpredictable and exciting college football season is coming to a close. This weekend's first-round slate is set up for two tight games and two blowouts — but in the playoffs, anything goes.