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Hi NorCal MINIs Members,

Run Date: Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025

Your Host(s) For The Event:

Steve & Tina Sandke

We’ll be participating in the Paso Robles Holiday Parade for the fourth straight year on Saturday, December 6th. We’ve won awards three years in a row; let’s see if we can keep it going!

Note that this run happens the same weekend as the Toys for Tots breakfast at MINI of Stevens Creek. If you’re joining us for the parade, please consider bringing a new, unwrapped toy to donate at a collection point down in Paso Robles. 

Saturday Meeting Point: Peet’s Coffee, 755 Cochrane Rd, Morgan Hill, CA

Meet: 9:00 AM. Drivers Meeting: 9:15. Drive: 9:30 AM

Bathroom Break: Starbucks, 367 Walnut Ave, Greenfield, CA  ~10:45 AM arrival

We will drive down 101, likely pick up some folks along the road near Salinas, then stop in Greenfield for a quick bathroom break (Starbucks at 367 Walnut Ave., Greenfield). We’ll hop back on 101 for a few miles toward King City then switch to back roads, dashing down some nice remote twisties and on to Paso Robles, arriving around lunchtime. Folks are free to gather for lunch as they please; there is no group lunch, but we’ll call out ideas as we get into town. Coordinating groups for lunch is highly encouraged.

After lunch, you’re on your own until the parade. You can check into your hotel, explore downtown Paso Robles, go wine tasting, or something else. Please note that we are limited to 15 cars for entry in the parade, so the first 15 cars to register on MSR will be entered in the parade. Others are invited to view the parade and cheer on our club's MINIs from the parade sidelines.

Parade Meetup: 544 Pine Street
,Paso Robles, CA

Meet: 4 PM
Depart for Parade Staging: 4:30 PM
Parade Start: 6 PM

Folks participating in the parade MUST meet up with the group at 4 PM to decorate our cars for the parade. We’ll drive over to our staging spot at 4:30 PM, as the organizers want us in place early. We can continue decorating in the staging area. 

The parade itself was about 75 minutes last year, though that timing will depend on our place in the parade. After we finish the route, we’ll return to our meeting spot and undecorate our cars.  We’ll have an optional gathering afterward at Paso Robles Brewing Company (201 Spring St, Paso Robles, CA 93446).

Sunday morning breakfast is on your own, and then we’ll gather for a short run before folks head back home. We’ll head out for a short but spirited run through backroads east of Paso Robles, ending in Santa Margarita well before lunchtime, and folks are free to head back home or enjoy other sights on their own.

Sunday Meet-Up Time: 9:30 am

Sunday Departure Time: 10:00 am

Sunday Meet-Up Location: 

Starbucks
25429 Golden Hill Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446

Please RVSP Today! MUST RSVP by midnight Friday, December 5, 2025! 

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