The Holiday Trolley in Ukiah, Calif. in an undated photo. (Mendocino Transit Authority via Bay City News)

UPDATED 11/25/19 — We’ve updated the article with timetables and a route map; see below.

MENDOCINO Co., 11/23/19 — Now in it’s 22nd year, the Holiday Trolley will be returning to the streets of Ukiah to carry you for free and in style to wintertime entertainment, holiday shopping, and other downtown stops starting this Friday, November 29, and will continue through December 22.

The trolley was first purchased in 1997, and has been delighted riders with its holiday lights and wreaths ever since. Guides to the trolley’s route and various stops can be found at this link, and the schedule can be found below, along with other details in the full announcement from the Greater Ukiah Business & Tourism Alliance:

Greater Ukiah Business & Tourism Alliance 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 November 2019 

From: Greater Ukiah Business & Tourism Alliance 

Contact: Una Wirkebau | Una@ExploreUkiah.com 

RE: Holiday Trolley 

We are pleased to announce the 22nd continuous year of the Ukiah Holiday Trolley route will begin this coming November 29th – the day after Thanksgiving, through December 22nd. Thursday through Sunday 

Holiday Trolley: November 29th to December 22nd 

Thursdays & Fridays 3:00 pm first pick up / 5:45 last drop off Saturdays & Sundays 12:00 pm first pick up / 6:45 pm last drop off (first and last pick up at El Azteca) 

NO SERVICE on Saturday the 7th from 3 pm onwards 

Saturdays & Sundays: LUNCH Break from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm — No Service 

Guides can be found online: https://www.facebook.com/events/1000157483663867/

Guides can also be found at:  Ukiah Valley Conference Center El Azteca Slam Dunk Holes in the Wall Savings Bank of Mendocino 

This FREE public service would not be possible without our generous community members donating time and money: Mendocino Transit Authorit,y Greater Ukiah Business & Tourism Alliance, Savings Bank of Mendocino County, El Azteca, Wal Mart, Pear Tree Shopping Plaza, Slam Dunk Pizza, Holes in the wall, Ukiah Family Dentistry, Freidman’s, Ukiah Periodontics, Ukiah Valley Golf Course / Siderakis Family, Cultivo, Craftsman Estate Jewelry The Works 

Press Release | November 21, 2019 | Una Wirkebau | Una@ExploreUkiah.com 

Greater Ukiah Business & Tourism Alliance 

2019 Holiday Trolley route map provided by Mendocino Transit Authority.
2019 Holiday Trolley timetable provided by Mendocino Transit Authority

Kate Maxwell is the publisher and a founder of The Mendocino Voice. She lives inland but goes to the ocean as much as possible.

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