Bakersfield’s ‘A Toyland Christmas’ event and parade are Saturday

The Bakersfield Festival Committee will host “A Toyland Christmas” event and parade Saturday, Dec. 4. 

The event begins with breakfast with Santa in the Bakersfield School cafeteria from 9 to 11 a.m. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, milk and coffee for $2. Parents are encouraged to bring a camera to take photos of youngsters with Santa. 

The lineup for the parade begins at 11 a.m. in the Bakersfield High School parking lot, and the parade begins at 11:30 a.m. Prizes for parade entries will be $100 for first place, $75 for second place, $50 for third place and $100 for school-affiliated entries. The winner of the best decorated horse, a new category, will also claim a special prize. 

Christmas contests will include Little Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas for those in kindergarten through fifth grades, Mr. and Miss Snowflake for those in sixth through eighth grades and Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas for those in ninth through twelfth grades.