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# Santa Claus painting the town red
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-claus-painting-the-town-red/
- Published: 2003-12-15T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:19:49.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Environment, Promenade, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Santa Claus is coming to town and Santa Monica’s firefighters and police officers are leading the way.

Santa and his public safety helpers will be distributing good cheer and thousands of candy canes on Saturday, Dec. 20, as part of the 12th annual “Candy Cane Drive,” and everyone is invited to join in the celebration.

Santa’s scheduled stops are as follows: 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Douglas Park — California Avenue and 25th Street 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Christine Reed Park — California Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Third Street Promenade/Santa Monica Place at Broadway 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Marine Park — Marine Street and 17th Street 1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Clover Park — Ocean Park Boulevard and 25th Street Santa Monica children are encouraged to look and listen for the lights and sirens of the public safety vehicles, while parents are encouraged to bring their cameras.

For more information, call the Santa Monica Police Department’s community relations office at (310) 458-8474.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 15, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/121503.pdf?ref=smdp.com)