Christmas Traditions: Community Events

I love how all over America people come together to celebrate Christmas. I know that not all of them believe in the Christmas story like we do but regardless, it's amazing to me that people everywhere celebrate my Lord's birth. There is something about being in a big group of people that adds to the excitement and importance of Christmas. Plus, I love letting my kids see that we are part of something larger than our family, our church, our neighborhood. That there are hundreds of thousands of people who worship God, too-including many in our city! So a special part of our annual Christmas traditions are attending and participating in Community Holiday Events.

There were several events that we attended/participated in every year while we lived in Washington:
Redmond Lights. This was a unique community experience. While they celebrated all faiths, we focused our attendance on the Christmas celebrations and our church even had a booth in the "religious section" one year where we painted kids' faces and did Nativity type crafts.
Snowflake Lane. This was a fun holiday event where the streets of Downtown Bellevue were lined with drummer boys playing Christmas carols on their drums, a light show on the side of the mall, fake snow falling and carolers walking on the sidewalk, passing out candy. So fun.
Candy Cane Lane. This is a cute Victorian neighborhood in Seattle that decorates their houses for Christmas better than Clark Griswold ever dreamed. After we drove through, we'd usually go to Dick's burgers (WA only answer for In-N-Out)
Bellevue Botanical Gardens. This is a garden made out of Christmas lights. You walk through and see hundreds of flowers, birds, plants. It's so pretty.

This year we live in San Diego so we are trying out some new Community Events this year.
We're planning to go to:

 Balboa Park's December Nights

San Diego Bay Parade of Lights

 and find a new Christmas lights display called Christmas Card Lane (thanks for the tip, Vanessa!)

We're looking forward to many years in this fabulous city and are so excited to celebrate our first Christmas here with fellow San Diegans!
What does your community do to celebrate Jesus' birthday?