Holiday calendar

• Winter Light Parade, Spanish Fork, from 900 North to Center on Main, Nov. 24, 7 p.m. Free.

• Ride the Christmas Train at the Heber Valley Railroad. Departs 5 and 7:30 p.m. from the railroad stations, 450 S. 600 West, Heber City. Off-peak trains Dec. 5, 7, 12, 13 and 14. Peak trains, Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16 and 18-23. Cost: Off-peak dates $27/$16 children ages 3-12, $24 seniors, ages 0-2 ride on lap free. Peak rates at $29/$18 children, $26 senior, 0-2 ride on lap free. Group rates available. Call 435-654-5601, Ext. 103, or see reservations@hebervalleyrr.org.

• Santa arrives Nov. 24 at 9:30 a.m. at the University Mall, 1200 S. University Parkway, Orem. Includes live entertainment and gift bags for the first 100 guests. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free.

• Holiday Lights at Electric Park at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Nov. 24-Dec. 30 from 5:30-10 p.m. (closed Sundays and Christmas Day). Features more than a million lights, holiday music and the Christmas story. Cost: $7 a car, $3 for hayrides, $25 per bus.

• SCERA "Christmas Splendor," Nov. 24-Dec. 23 from 6:30-7:30 p.m., SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State, Orem. Includes live music and displays. Free.

• Ryan Shupe Christmas concert, Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m., Thanksgiving Point Show Barn in Lehi. Cost: $15/$17 at the door. Call 768-2300.

• The Payson Civic Chorale will be hosting an annual singalong of Handel's "Messiah," Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Payson LDS Mountainview Stake Center, 75 S. 600 East, Payson (across from Peteetneet Academy. Call 465-2916.

• Kurt Bestor Christmas concert, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m., McKay Events Center, Utah Valley State College, Orem. Cost: $10-30 depending on seats. Call 863-SHOW.

• Provo Lights On ceremony, Nov. 27 at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of the new Center for the Arts, 350 W. Center (southeast side) Free.

• Provo Candy Window unveiling, Nov. 27 at 6:15 p.m. In downtown Provo beginning at 348 W. Center, Holladay Furs and eastward. Free.

• Make Bounty of the Earth necklaces, Nov. 28 at 4 p.m. at the Hutchings Museum, 55 N. Center, Lehi. Ages 6-older. Register ahead. Cost: $3. Call 768-7180.

• Christmas in the Rotunda, Nov. 28-Jan. 3 at the American Fork Library, 64 S. 100 East. Celebrate the season through the eyes of a child. Free.