Hometown Christmas planning meeting, Nov. 5

The City of Tehachapi is hosting a final community Hometown Christmas planning meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at noon at the Tehachapi Police Department Community Room, located at 220 W. C St. All community members interested in participating in or sharing their ideas for the 2024 Tehachapi Hometown Christmas event are invited to attend.

Members of the City of Tehachapi Community Engagement Department will lead the discussion on the plans for this year's event and will provide an update on how businesses can get involved.

Applications for Hometown Christmas are due by Thursday, Nov. 7. Applications can be found on our website http://www.liveuptehachapi.com/516/Tehachapi-Hometown-Christmas and are to be submitted to Jessica Garner, [email protected].

Hometown Christmas aims to help kick off the holiday spirit and will provide activities for visitors in between other Christmas-related events happening around town on Saturday, Dec. 7. The event will be held on Green Street and will feature vendors selling holiday-related items, free crafts and activities for kids, and live entertainment. The event will wrap up in time for the annual Christmas Parade, set to take place at 5:30 p.m. on F Street. The Christmas Tree lighting will take place at the Tehachapi Depot Museum after the parade.