Holiday festivities underway in San Jose, including light shows, ice skating and pop-up bars

There's less than a week left until Thanksgiving, and the Christmas lights and popup bars are already up.

Debbie Degutis is the managing director of Christmas in the Park."If you have little kids and you're worried about them in a crowd, or you have older grandparents and you don't want them to be walking around downtown, this is a way to have the young and the old together and enjoying new memories and making memories that are going to last forever," Degutis said.

Degutis says this ticketed show is a revenue source Christmas in the Park depends on more so now than ever before. "Those who have supported us in the past with $20 to $30,000, some of them have had to drop out, some of them have cut their sponsorship levels, and I get it. It's hard out there," Degutis said.MORE:

"We have been here since 1980. We're not going to go anywhere, and I know the community is gong to be behind us and support us," Degutis said.But, if you are looking to do something outside--weather permitting--Downtown Ice in San Jose is officially open."I am loving it, as you can see all the sweat. The ice is great tons of space and tons of room," Tongko said.Matthew Jones is a young hockey player who loves the ice so much, he practically just came from practice.

"Especially when you're going into seasonal depression and when everything is so dark, it's just nice to be in an area where there's lights and people dressed in their joy," Huynh said."This one we thought was really cute, it's new on the menu I think - that's how often you can tell I go haha," Huynh said.

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