https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYpkpmOiRgM The 2nd Annual Emeryville tree lighting and holiday lights parade was a blast, just like last year. We met at city hall and though we thought we got there “early”, there were already about 100 people milling about, checking out the Pixar booth and picking up some LED lights. We saw a bunch of people on cargo bikes, regular bikes, and kids bikes. As it got a little darker, Mayor John Bauters made some announcements and thanked Xtracycle and Blue Heron for having cargo bikes ready for Santa and the reindeer. The Emery dance team did an fantastic performance, and then the Mayor led the kids in some cheers to light the city hall tree. Someone who had just bought a Bike Beam LED flagpole light said hi, it was good to see him and his kid as well […]
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We rode the Emeryville tree lighting and Emeryville holiday parade. It was a blast.
Emeryville Tree Lighting and Emeryville Holiday Parade We had a great time at the Emeryville Tree Lighting ceremony, and then we rode in the car-free holiday parade from City Hall to Bay Street. Pixar folks had some great giveaways from the new Lightyear movie, and the City of Emeryville gave out fiber-optic lights and light sticks for the kids to play with and wave around. Fake snow was blown from a city hall window, much to the delight of the kids. The live band was great. We got to test ride an Urban Arrow front loader cargo bike, courtesy of Blue Heron Bikes. https://youtu.be/0ejbVCx2oY0 The Tree Lighting itself was really entertaining for the kids. We all gathered around the palm tree in front of City Hall, and the kids and adults shouted merrily to “turn on” the lights. Mayor John […]
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