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🌱 Waterford Hot Rods and Classics and 10 more events
Coming up: Tuesday night car show on the Waterford Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Waterford Hot Rods and Classics at Pioneer Market
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- Thursday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 56 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 54, low: 50.
- Saturday: A thick cloud cover, with a high of 57 and low of 53 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waterford
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★ Featured events ★
- Tuesday night car show
Pioneer Market, 12138 Yosemite Blvd, Waterford
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 23
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Other local events
- Waterford Hot Rods and Classics
Pioneer Market , 12138 Yosemite Blvd , Waterford
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Math Olympiad Rm 64/64, 72
Hickman Community Charter , Rm 64/64, 72 , Hickman
12:00 pm - Live Music Thursdays
Reata on 3rd , 160 N 3rd Ave , Oakdale
6:00 pm - Pitman Pride vs Buhach Colony Thunder
John H. Pitman High School , 2525 W Christoffersen Pkwy , Turlock
4:00 pm - Pour and Paint
Beers and Beards Taproom , 6801 Hughson Ave suit a , Hughson
6:00 pm - Family Friday: Movie Night
Carnegie Arts Center , 250 N Broadway , Turlock
7:00 pm - Western Bound
Crooked Spur , 9831 CA-120 , Oakdale
9:00 pm - Third Saturday at the MoRo Music Garden — Drum Love
Gallo Center for the Arts , 1000 I St , Modesto
11:00 am - 5am Sunrise Flow
642 Lampley Rd , Hickman
1:00 pm - Line Dancing Fridays
Dying Breed Brewing , 963 Shepard Ct Suite B , Oakdale
6:30 pm - Volunteering Opportunity! GARDENING IN OUR COMMUNITY
Turlock Community Gardens , 4105 Crowell Rd , Turlock
9:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Waterford Unified School District posted a job opening for Associate Teacher – Head Start Preschool 2025-20 in Waterford. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Waterford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waterford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oakdale
- ASTRO Foundation hosts re-opening celebration (oakdaleleader.com)
- Food banks benefit from CARES Foundation grants (oakdaleleader.com)
- Valley Home News 12-17-25 (oakdaleleader.com)
Turlock
- Battery fire prompts evacuation at Turlock High School (turlockjournal.com)
- Salvation Army putting the call out for volunteer bell ringers (turlockjournal.com)
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