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Holidays at Mission Marketplace

City of Oceanside

Santa parachuting in from the sky, live reindeer, real snow - these annual activities make the holiday season very special at Mission Marketplace in Oceanside. While coronavirus restrictions have put those celebrations on hold, the shopping center is doing what it can to keep holiday traditions going in a year where magic is needed the most.

Oceanside's Merry Makers Fair

City of Oceanside

Oceanside native Cristina Viars said her grandmother, June, would watch in awe as she and her mother, Cathy, made hair accessories for fun. Cathy is the seamstress and Cristina, the self-proclaimed “glue gun girl.” Grandma June would help when she could, three generations bonding while keeping their hands busy.