This year, there doesn’t appear to be an “Avatar” anywhere on the holiday horizon. Sure, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1” will do very nicely. But it won’t bring in “Avatar” kinds of cash, if for no other reason than the filmmakers decided they didn’t have sufficient time to successfully convert it to 3-D, forgoing the higher-priced 3-D tickets. (For that excellent decision, they deserve good tidings of great cheer from one and all.).

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It may be ranked as one of the best holiday parades in the country, but downtown’s Holiday Parade (now in its 29th year) is still very much a homegrown event. And that, of course, is a big part of its charm. This year, the parade steps off at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 5 from HP Pavilion, with the biggest crowds gathering around Plaza de Cesar Chavez. (The performances that are now part of the parade take place at Market Street and Park Avenue.) As usual, the parade will include those big balloons, marching bands, floats, dance groups, cartoon favorites and appearances by sports mascots like Lou Seal from the San Francisco Giants. For information, go to www.holidayparade.com.

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Orchid Auction: The Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society holds its annual auction. Scores of orchid species and hybrids will be offered at very low starting bids. Aug. 1, 7 p.m. American Legion Hall, 1504 Minnesota Ave. Rose Garden Farmers Market: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lincoln High School parking lot, 577 Dana Ave. Farmers Market: Willow Glen’s market operates year-round. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Willow Glen Community Center, 2175 Lincoln Ave., San Jose. Senior Tennis: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-11 a.m. Bramhall Park, 1320 Willow St., San Jose. Contact Barb Jarvis at 408-286-9369.