Ready or not, here come the holidays!

If you’re not ready, you can count on our annual Holiday Happenings guide to clue you in to Santa encounters, mall activities, music, stage productions, craft fairs and workshops, town parades, food and nightlife festivities and other events to make your holidays merry and bright.

Holiday Happenings 2019 will run Nov. 24 in the Detours section. The deadline to submit event listings is Nov. 15.

To submit a free listing for the guide, go to staradvertiser.com/calendar. Click “add event” and be sure to choose the appropriate holiday category. Please include details about your event: date, time, location, sponsor, description of event, contact information. You can also email features@staradvertiser.com.