PLANNING AHEAD? So many of us dutifully gaze weeks or even months down the road when it comes to holiday happenings. Shopping for gifts, scheduling parties, considering crafts we'll make, and the other merry must-dos of the yuletide season have a way of entering our thoughts far in advance. But the busy elves behind the Cambria Christmas Market move into planning mode nearly a year before its sparkle-packed extravaganza opens in the pine-pretty place: Lodging packages are now available for purchase for the 2026 event, which opens Nov. 27.