Santa Prepares for Epic Journey

Tomorrow, Saturday, December 19th Santa will be leaving Boulder in preparation for his annual journey around the world. For near a month, Santa has held court on Downtown Boulder's Pearl Street every Saturday. This week he will be wrapping up his list and taking the last of his pictures with kids from Boulder.

Santa made his first appearances in Boulder on at Switch on Holidays on November 28, mingling with admirers of all ages. Santa also was the star of Downtown Boulder's Lights of December Parade on December 5th (see the video here).

After tomorrow, watch for Santa to come back the evening of December 24th on NORAD's Santa Tracker. In the interim Santa will undoubtedly be hurried to tally the naughty and nice and make final preparations to his sleigh. So come on down to bricks tomorrow to catch the jolly old fellow before he's gone!

-Ian the Intern

Santa Claus is coming to the bricks

This Saturday (Nov. 21) grab your family, winter scarves, mittens and hats and join Downtown Boulder as we Switch on the Holidays at 5 p.m. in front of the Boulder County Courthouse (1300 block of Pearl Street). With a little help from Face (all vocal rock group) and Santa himself, we will fill you with a lot of holiday cheer!

When Santa flips the switch, over 35,000 LED lights will brighten up the trees along the bricks and holiday lighting will illuminate the county courthouse and star on Flagstaff Mountain. Immediately thereafter, follow Tweedles the Elf over to the Ice Rink at One Boulder Plaza for Light Up the Ice - an ice show featuring local skating stars. Tweedles will delight you with her magic and there will also be face painting and balloon creations for all to enjoy.

Santa will be around for a few minutes to greet kids big and small but if you don't have a chance to chat with him, come back down for St. Nick on the Bricks (Nov. 27 and Saturdays from Nov. 28 - Dec. 19) from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Visitor Information Center (1301 Pearl St.)

Make a day of it! Come up early and peruse close to 200 retailers and over 100 dining establishments. Remember on Saturdays and Sundays (year round) parking is always free in the City of Boulder Parking Garages. Hope to see you in the heart of the city this holiday season!