New nonprofit takes the reins of Vacaville’s Merriment on Main, The Reporter...
The future of The Reporter’s Merriment on Main is in good hands. After more than three decades of running Vacaville’s annual tree lighting event, a new group will run the show. A new partnership...
View ArticleMerriment on Main will be held despite rain
It will take more than rain to dampen Vacaville’s most festive day of the year. Merriment on Main will go on as scheduled Tuesday. The weather forecast is calling for showers on the same day Vacaville...
View ArticleBid to win a VIP Merriment on Main experience
Love Vacaville’s annual Merriment on Main event, for many the kickoff to the Christmas season? Grab some raffle tickets that could win you a VIP Merriment experience. Proceeds go toward the tree...
View ArticleMerriment on Main tree delivered, installed
Those who venture downtown in Vacaville will notice a new but familiar sight: an approximately 45-foot white fir at the Three Flags Monument on Main Street. Vacaville residents know this means more...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Vacaville’s holiday celebration put on hold
As it has done every December for the last 37 years, the Merriment on Main tree will proudly stand tall in its usual spot at the Three Flags Monument at the intersection of Davis and Main streets. The...
View ArticleMerriment on Main tree arrives to kick off holiday season
For as trying as the year 2020 has been for many people, there are certain things that trigger a sense of normalcy and optimism. One of them happened to arrive early Tuesday: the Merriment on Main tree...
View ArticleMerriment tree adorned with glitz, glamour
In a matter of hours Saturday, the Merriment on Main Christmas tree in downtown Vacaville went from a natural beauty to fantastically gorgeous. The Merriment folks attribute it to hard work and the...
View ArticleMerriment on Main board will vote in September on whether or not to hold...
Following Thursday’s announcement that Fiesta Days’ September festivities would be canceled due to rising COVID-19 cases and the more transmissible delta variant, Vacaville residents’ eyes are likely...
View ArticleMerriment on Main tree arrives on foggy morning
If anything could symbolize the start of the holiday season during the tumultuous year that is 2021, it could be seen at the intersection of Davis and Main streets Monday. Amid a cloudy backdrop on a...
View ArticleRico reflects on his ‘glittering community beacon’ at 40
A friend of Hamlet’s in Shakespeare’s famous play says, “They say an old man is twice a child.” But Vacaville native Richard Rico, at 88, has always nurtured his inner child and certainly his second...
View ArticlePlenty of festivities on tap for first in-person Merriment on Main in three...
For the last 40 years, the Merriment on Main tree has loomed large over the intersection of Davis and Main streets, with its aura of festive lights and ornaments. This year promises to be more special...
View ArticleMerriment returns to Main Street for 40th anniversary
Merriment on Main is always a special time in Vacaville, but Tuesday’s installment was more special than most. It was not just because it was the first time an in-person gathering had been held in...
View ArticleVacaville gets economic boost during Merriment on Main
Downtown Vacaville is shining a little brighter after the 41st annual Merriment on Main tree lighting celebration Tuesday evening, where thousands of Vacaville residents and guests joined their elected...
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