Mark your calendar for the City's Annual Tree Lighting and Holiday Market on Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3! On Friday, the Sierra Vista Community Band will perform at 5:00 p.m. and the Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. Santa will arrive after the ceremony to meet local children and take their letters, while the holiday market and children's activities will remain open throughout the event. On Saturday, the Desert Swing Band will perform a Christmas Concert at noon, with shopping available all day. Then the park entrances and exits will close from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. for the Chamber of Commerce's Christmas Light Parade. Once the parade ends, the shopping and children's activities continue until 9:00 p.m.