A Holiday Tradition at Dunsmuir House

Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA, United States

Step back in time and experience a turn-of-the-century Holiday Tradition at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate. The magnificent mansion has been transformed into a breathtaking masterpiece of an Edwardian holiday!

Free admission

Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair

along Telegraph Avenue between Dwight and Bancroft, Berkeley, CA, United States

Holiday shoppers to the Telegraph business district will be treated to an abundance of good cheer, great music, fine food, and unique and unusual handcrafts by some of Northern California's finest artists.

Free

Holiday Tree Walk

Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, United States

Get in the holiday spirit by bringing family and friends to ride Roaring Camp’s daytime steam train to Bear Mountain. At the summit, guests may sip hot cider and delight in viewing a tree-lined walk of beautifully decorated holiday trees.

Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train

Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, United States

Vintage excursion cars, adorned with thousands of colorful lights, roll through the streets of Santa Cruz as passengers lend their voices to holiday carols, sip hot spiced cider, and listen to musical entertainment while Santa visits the little ones, or the young at heart!

Goddess Crafts Faire

Sebastopol Community Cultural Center 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA, United States

The Goddess Crafts Faire is a beautiful community celebration of the coming of winter through women’s art, music and dance. Don’t miss this exquisite collection of handmade gifts by local and regional women!

$5 – $1511

The Emerald Cup

Sonoma County Fairgrounds 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

The Emerald Cup is the longest running outdoor organic cannabis cup in the world.

Holiday Brick Show

The Principled Academy 2305 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, San Leandro, CA, United States

This year, we will be starting of with a winter edition of the Brickshow. Come and see the Lego winter wonderland, pirates and maybe some friends will visit, too!

$2

Tilden Park Christmas Fantasy In the Woods

Tilden Park Merry Go Round Shasta Road, Berkeley, CA, United States

The Annual Christmas Fantasy experience at Tilden Park features an extensive array of outdoor holiday light displays and decorations covering the merry go round and surrounding grounds.

$2 – $10

Chanukah Train

Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, United States

Gather at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on the third night of Chanukah for the lighting of the menorah and then set off on an incredible train ride in Roaring Camp’s comfortable excursion cars adorned with thousands of shining lights and Chanukah decorations.

see website for schedule admission details

Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train

Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, United States

Vintage excursion cars, adorned with thousands of colorful lights, roll through the streets of Santa Cruz as passengers lend their voices to holiday carols, sip hot spiced cider, and listen to musical entertainment while Santa visits the little ones, or the young at heart!