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Santa To Visit Union City Firehouse

Children can take a photo with Santa on an antique fire engine on Saturday, Dec. 14 in Union City. It's one of several Alameda County Fire Department events being held throughout the region this month.

Santa is coming to Union City next weekend for a few photo ops and Otis Spunkmeyer cookies.

The Alameda County Fire Department is hosting Santa at multiple locations this holiday season. An elf leaked an interdepartmental memo that unveiled Santa’s schedule.  

Here’s where he’ll be this holiday season: 

On Saturday, Dec. 14, Santa will be at Fire Station #33 in Union City, which is located at 33942 7th St, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The lineup is the same as the one in Newark, except for the choir. The James Logan High School Jazz Choir will sing holiday carols at that event. Firefighters will also read “A Firefighter’s Night Before Christmas,” and Santa will be in the firehouse for photos. Children can take a picture with Santa on an antique fire engine for a $10 donation. They can also have milk and Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. 

Santa will also visit other firehouses in Alameda County.   

On Sunday, Dec. 8, Santa will make two stops in the East Bay.

From 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., he will visit Fire Station #25, located at 20336 San Miguel Avenue in Castro Valley.  He will be there between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 

He’ll take a lunch break and then drive to Dublin where he’ll visit Fire Station #18. 
Between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. you can find Santa at 4800 Falllon Road. 

Santa will also be making visits on Saturday, Dec. 21.

He visits Fire Station #9 in San Leandro at 450 Estudillo Ave. between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 

After that, Santa heads to Station #28 at 7550 Thornton Ave. in Newark from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Newark Memorial High School’s choir will sing holiday songs during the event.

The suggested donation for photo swith Santa is the same at all locations. Each event features milk and cookies, sing a longs, and stories from fire fighters. 


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