With just a few days to go until Christmas, thousands of holiday shoppers made a mad dash across the region Saturday to finish buying their gifts. At the Roseville Galleria, officials estimated 80-90,000 shoppers would visit their center Saturday. The Saturday before Christmas, they said, is the second busiest day of the year – coming in after Black Friday. “I thought online shopping was a thing. Not anymore,” said Hayden Shepard, shopping for his mother and grandmother Saturday. “I like it though. It's like a sense of community out here.”Shoppers dodged the rain for some of the day. The dreary conditions slowed business for some small businesses at the Midtown Farmer’s Market. Lee Kuykendall, of Fork Fire Foods, said the Saturday before Christmas made for their biggest day of the year last year. He believed the rain deterred some from coming out, but said still about 75% of his sales of his organic marinades Saturday were gifts. “Please think of us,” he said. “We are the smallest of the small businesses. We need everyone's help. This is a wonderful community.”Mousa Amiri, of Silk Road Saffron, said despite the rain customers came out to the market. The Midtown Farmer’s Market, he said, is one of their busiest markets.“People love our teas and it's perfect gift for holidays,” Amiri said. “It's all about helping small businesses.”At Arden Fair Mall, officials expected continuous crowds would visit their stores for the next few days with another surge coming Christmas Eve.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter