Cathedral City has announced Snow-Fest, a Holiday event taking place Saturday, December 9th in the city’s downtown area.

SnowFest – which will not, in fact, have any actual snow – will be decorated for Christmas and will include a holiday light parade, a Christmas Tree lighting, live music, food and drinks, arts and crafts, and a free screening of “Polar Express” at the Mary Pickford Theatre.

There will also be a limited number of free Passes to the Desert Ice Castle given away.

The event is free and will run 5 pm to 9pm and will take place in front of the city’s Civic Center. You can get more info here.