Dia de los Muertos Community Ofrenda

Museum of Art and History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Visit the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History’s Annual Community Ofrenda in the Museum Atrium. Each year community members are asked to remember and honor loved ones who have passed on by bringing a photograph, memento or special object to place on the altar.

Holiday Open House at Nordic House

Nordic House 2709 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Please join us for our Open House! We will be serving Aebleskivers, Glogg, and traditional Scandinavian Food, all while listening to Christmas Carols… Enjoy!”

Free

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair!

Cow Palace Exhibition Halls 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City, CA, United States

The bustling streets of London, immortalized for all time by the mighty pen of Charles Dickens, form the living backdrop of your excursion into Christmas Past. You are a living part of a Victorian Christmas card come to life!

African Diaspora Bazaar and Craftsfair

Humanist Hall 390 27th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Come out for the 2nd Bazaar and Craftsfair celebrating the people, culture, food and knowledge of the African Diaspora. They'll be vendors, speakers, performances, visual arts, food and more.

Dia de los Muertos Community Ofrenda

Museum of Art and History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Visit the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History’s Annual Community Ofrenda in the Museum Atrium. Each year community members are asked to remember and honor loved ones who have passed on by bringing a photograph, memento or special object to place on the altar.

Christkindlmarkt in Petaluma

Hermann Sons Hall 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, United States

Enjoy traditional crafts, food, music and entertainment from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and have your child's photo taken with Santa.

Free

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair!

Cow Palace Exhibition Halls 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City, CA, United States

The bustling streets of London, immortalized for all time by the mighty pen of Charles Dickens, form the living backdrop of your excursion into Christmas Past. You are a living part of a Victorian Christmas card come to life!

Oracular Seidh

BFUU Main Hall 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Now, as in the ancient North, seers and seeresses find answers to the pressing questions of folk in their communities.

The MeshugaNutcracker

Marines’ Memorial Theater 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Through the course of the two-act musical, eight chelmniks tell stories which celebrate and honor the triumphs of Chanukah heroes from the time of the Maccabees through modern day - all in their delightfully foolish Chelm style.

see website for ticket information

The Fifth String: Ziryab’s Passage to Cordoba

ODC Theater 3153 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

With an amazing ensemble of singers, musicians and clowns, The Fifth String playfully tells the story of Ziryab’s beginnings in Iraq, his life as an immigrant to Cordoba, and his lasting contributions to music, fashion, and culture that still reverberate today.

$12