THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Join Us for Hospitality Night This Friday in Downtown Laguna Beach!
Ring in the holiday season with the BEST block party of the year! On the first Friday each December, the City of Laguna Beach and the Chamber of Commerce jointly sponsor Hospitality Night. Sing carols, mingle with neighbors, and watch Santa and the Mayor light the tree!
Hospitality Night 2023 will be held on Friday, December 1, from approximately 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The festivities will take place in the Peppertree Lot Downtown (Lot 2), where Santa Claus will arrive to greet holiday revelers before the tree lighting at 6:10 p.m.
Hospitality Night Schedule:
- 4:00 p.m. Downtown street closures begin*
- 4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Free trolley and neighborhood on-demand service
- 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Thurston Middle School Band performs in the Peppertree Lot
- 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Enjoy holiday crafts and activities in the Peppertree Lot
- 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Laguna Beach Presbyterian Art Market, La Playa Tamales, Homemade Cookies and Cider, Open Sanctuary, Dinner2Go, Prayer Candles, and Caroling
- 5:30 p.m. - 5:55 p.m. Ukulele Band performs in the Peppertree Lot
- 5:55 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. No Square Theater Performance in Peppertree Lot
- 6:10 p.m. Santa Claus arrives at the Peppertree Lot to light the tree
- 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Laguna Community Concert and Jazz Band performs
- 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. LBPAB performs on Fountain Plaza Stairs
- 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Santa Claus arrives at his Beach Hut to listen to children's Christmas wishes
- 6:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Anneliese School performs at Main Stage on Forest Ave
- 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Salty Suites play at main stage on Forest Ave
- 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Business open houses
Street closures in the downtown area will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2023. Portions of Forest Avenue, Glenneyre Street, Beach Street, and Ocean Avenue will be closed during the event. The Peppertree parking lot will be closed prior to the event. Parking in the metered spaces downtown along Forest Avenue and Glenneyre Street, and portions of Ocean Avenue and Beach Street, will be prohibited after 3:00 p.m.
Take the FREE Trolley to Hospitality Night!
✨🎄🎅🏻 See You There Tomorrow Night!
The Next Regular Meeting of the City Council is Tuesday, December 12 at 5:00 P.M.
The "Tentative Agenda" is strictly tentative and there is no guarantee that items listed will be agendized as scheduled due to changing priorities, new information, staff workloads, and other unforeseeable events.
December 12 Tentative Agenda
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Environmental Health Division has closed the open coastal area from Laguna Avenue to Blue Lagoon in Laguna Beach due to a sewage spill. The affected area will remain closed to all ocean activity until further notice.
Spend Your Weekend at the 33rd Annual Sawdust Winter Fantasy!
The 33rd Annual Sawdust Winter Fantasy is open on weekends from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., now through December 17th!
Winter Fantasy is a one-of-a-kind holiday art festival that offers a festive, unique shopping experience in an enchanting winter wonderland with thousands of lights and decorations, handcrafted gifts by 160 artists, three stages of live music, community performances, carolers, puppeteers, art classes, and daily visits with Santa Claus.
Santa Claus is coming to town every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at his Beach House at the Promenade on Forest through Sunday, December 24. 🎅🏻
Stop by for a photo and let him know what you want for Christmas! 📷 🧸
Have Breakfast with Santa and the Laguna Beach Firefighters! 🚒
On Sunday, December 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the Laguna Beach Firefighters will be cooking a delicious pancake breakfast at the Sawdust Art Festival! Tickets are $25 each and include a pancake breakfast, a photo with Santa, and admission to the 33rd Annual Sawdust Winter Fantasy!
Donate Toys for the Spark of Love Toy Drive!
This year marks the 31st Anniversary of the Spark of Love Toy Drive which will run now through December 24, 2023.
Make a child's holiday brighter this year by donating toys to the Spark of Love Toy Drive! Toy drop-off locations include: Laguna Beach Fire Stations Two, Three, and Four as well as City Hall and the Police Department.
Any new unwrapped toy must be in their original packaging or box. Sports equipment (balls/tennis racquets, baseball bats) is not required to have a box or package. We cannot distribute clothing, personal care items, blankets etc.
For questions related to the Spark of Love toy drive, please contact Captain/Paramedic Pat Cary at pcary@lagunabeachcity.net or Administrative Captain John Kuzmic at jkuzmic@lagunabeachcity.net.
Remembering Retired Laguna Beach Police Chief Neil Purcell Jr.
On Saturday, November 25, retired Laguna Beach Police Chief, Neil Purcell Jr., passed away peacefully at the age of 83. Chief Purcell was the longest serving Police Chief for Laguna Beach, serving from 1982 to 1997.
New Puppies are Looking for a Forever Home!
New puppies are in town just in time for the holidays! There are four Doxie mix puppies, two males and two females, available for adoption at the Laguna Beach Animal Shelter. All four puppies are three months old and are neutered and spayed. They are very active and do great with other dogs! 🐶
The Laguna Beach Animal Shelter adoption procedures are designed to make sure that both the potential family and the animal adopted are in the very best situation possible. The Laguna Beach Animal Shelter is located at 20612 Laguna Canyon Road. For any questions, please call (949) 497-3552.
An upcoming detour has been planned to accommodate and expedite the ongoing roadway widening work along Laguna Canyon Road between El Toro Road and the SR-73 toll road. The southbound (inbound) lane of Laguna Canyon Road will be detoured to the southbound SR-73 onramp to El Toro Road from 10:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. on weeknights (Sundays through Thursdays) from now through the end of December 2023. The same detour will also be implemented on December 18-21 during the day from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Nathan Abler, Caltrans Public Information Officer, at (657) 650-5146 or Nathan.abler@dot.ca.gov.
See you at Hospitality Night!
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