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Small Business Saturday, Sampling State, Annual Holiday Parade and Tuba Christmas are among the many special events coming to SB!<\/h4>\n
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Rescue dog Mojo with Handler Tracee Walker, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Downtown Santa Barbara<\/a> (DSB) is raring and ready for Holiday shopping, Holiday dining, Holiday Happy Hour, Holiday parties, Holiday strolling, Holiday d\u00e9cor and lights viewing, and last but not least, Holiday events!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our busiest and most anticipated time of year,\u201d says Kate Schwab, DSB Marketing & Communications Director. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to kids in costumes, music, celebrating our great small businesses and a Parade to remember.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Courtesy Downtown Santa Barbara.<\/p><\/div>\n

First up is\u00a0<\/span>Small Business Saturday Sponsored by Montecito Bank & Trust, on\u00a0Saturday, November 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out the SBS Welcome Center at Historic Storke Placita (700 State St.) to find Downtown SB booths with block by block information, try your hand at DSBingo, Downtown Trivia, Spin the Wheel to Win and the ever-popular Corn Hole, and enjoy the festive tunes of Holiday Horns. <\/span><\/p>\n

At 11 a.m., Downtown restaurants will step outside to offer tastes of their fare for Sampling State. \u201cOur goal with Sampling State is that restaurant doors will swing open at the same time, offering small bites from their great menus,\u201d says DSB Business Manager, Erik Krueger.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Parade, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Friday, December 7 is the <\/span>Downtown Santa Barbara Annual Holiday Parade Presented by Consumer Fire Products Inc.\u00a0<\/span>Starting at 6:30 p.m., check out the big balloons, marching bands, and the Grand Marshal(s) sponsored by Lemos Feed & Pet Supply \u2014four heroic K9 dog teams of Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue<\/a>.\u00a0The 66th Annual Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Parade, Presented by Consumer Fire Products Inc. starts at Sola St. and continues down State St. to Cota St.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuba Christmas comes downtown on Saturday, December 15<\/span>\u00a0at noon. Get your oom-pah-pah on with this nearly 30-year-old brass tradition! Tap your toes to the beloved Christmas Brass\/Trombone Christmas \/TubaChristmas concert in Storke Placita.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis holiday more than ever, we\u2019re inviting Santa Barbara residents downtown to support all our great local businesses, win a prize or two, enjoy some music and some tastings,\u201d says Schwab. \u201cIt\u2019s a fabulous way to kick off the 2018 Holiday shopping season!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on November 19, 2018.<\/p>\n

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