Join The San Diego River Park Foundation for a festive nature-themed holiday celebration at Grant Park! If you have been wanting to check out this exciting new nature education center and eco-park, this is your chance while enjoying good cheer with neighbors and fellow nature-lovers!
Festivities Include:
- Holiday music and good cheer
- Cookies and cider
- Solar-cooked food bites (weather depending) and solar cooking demonstration
- Wreath making ($25 suggested donation)
- Coastal native wildflower seed planting
- SD River themed art for sale with unique holiday gifts
- Rollin' with the River San Diego River Trail tour (please sign up for the tour)
- Fun educational booths and presentations
- Project Wildlife animal ambassadors
- Care Package Drive: we welcome donations of items to be put in a care packages that we hand out to people experiencing homelessness in the riverbed. Thanks to generous donors we have enough socks, but appreciate donations of the following items:
- Wet Wipes - travel packs of 20, biodegradable preferred
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
- 1-gallon re-sealable bags (for the care packages)
- Rain ponchos (individually wrapped)
- Individually wrapped protein or food bars - soft are preferred (we'd like to include 6 in each package)
- Warm hats or caps
Location: Grant Park
Parking: Enter the Park and park in open spots available.
To reduce emissions, consider carpooling or taking public transportation (closest trolley stop is the Rio Vista Station San Diego Trolley Stop, which is an 8 minute walk away.)
INDIVIDUAL LINKS FOR EVENTS DURING SCHEDULE:
VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH THE ART MARKET
Calling all hands on deck! Help needed with serving cookies/cider, parking attendants, custodial, program assistants, and more.
RSVP FOR ROLLIN' WITH THE RIVER 11AM-1PM
Do you want to explore the beauty of the San Diego River Trail, but you do not know how or feel unsafe doing it on your own? Do you cycle, skate, or scoot? Then join us for a fun HOLIDAY THEMED rolling tour of the beautiful San Diego River to learn about flora, fauna, and how to become an advocate for your community.
RSVP FOR MISSION VALLEY GARDEN CLUB 9-11AM
If you want to help care for native plants and pollinator gardens at the park, start out the morning at our garden club (just before the holiday event). Dig in and connect with nature and then enjoy the holiday fun after!
The San Diego River Park Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of the San Diego River and to creating a better quality of life for our community through the creation of a park system the length of the 52-mile river. Our programs, projects, and events are designed to connect people to our historic San Diego River and empower the community to steward and celebrate it.
