The city's Downtown Special Events Commission is teaming up with the Downtown Alliance Revitalization Association and its local merchants to offer various events in the downtown area of public interest. Access the entire calendar list.

Light Up Downtown Alliance - Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, 6 p.m. @ Freedom Square. Annual Alliance tree lighting including Alliance High School's Jetsetters, Carnation Festival Queen Chelsea Foster and her court, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus and characters from the Carnation City Players' "Beauty and the Beast Jr."(Contact Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce).

"Beauty and the Beast Jr.," - 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 @ Firehouse Theatre. Additional shows at 2:30 pm. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 and 10; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 and 11.

Juneteenth festival - TBA @ Downtown Alliance.

Weekly Friday night concert series: June 22 through August 5, 2012 @ Caboose parking lot,

Weekly Farmers' Market: Saturday mornings from mid-June through mid-October @ Caboose parking lot, (Contact Alliance Farmers' Market)

Main Street Stroll: Sept. 5, 2012 @ Downtown Alliance. (Contact Downtown Alliance Revitalization Association)

Annual Sustainability Alliance Festival: September and October 2012 @ Various locations.