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!

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

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!

Christmas Revels – A Theatrical Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Scottish Rite Center 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

This year’s Revels opens in the 1930s, where our protagonist meets a mystery man who sends him on a journey east to Appalachia, south through the bayous of Louisiana, north to the mid-Atlantic states, and finally westward ho to California!

See website for detailed ticket prices and parking information.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live! A Family Concert With The San Francisco Symphony

Davies Symphony Hall Van Ness Avenue between Grove and Hayes, San Francisco, CA, United States

Iconic Peanuts characters come to life in this colorful live-action performance, with animated backgrounds on the big screen, dancing, singing, and more - all with live accompaniment by the Symphony, Chorus, dancers, and narrators.

see website for ticket details

Christmas Revels – A Theatrical Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Scottish Rite Center 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

This year’s Revels opens in the 1930s, where our protagonist meets a mystery man who sends him on a journey east to Appalachia, south through the bayous of Louisiana, north to the mid-Atlantic states, and finally westward ho to California!

See website for detailed ticket prices and parking information.

Celebrating the Spirit of Green Man

Corte Madera Community Center 498 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, CA, United States

The Holly King is at his peak of power at the Winter Solstice. Celebrate our beloved green earth and the birth of the new light with us at this ancient holiday time.

$20 – $25

Margaret with Jason Webley and friends

The Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

A scrapbook found in a San Francisco dumpster inspires new music and stories by: Jason Webley, Chicken John Rinaldi, Eliza Rickman, Shenandoah Davis, Led to Sea, Lonesome Leash, Mts. & Tunnels, and more.

$20 – $25

A Service of Lessons and Carols

Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church 1329 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

“Don't miss this traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols including a festive holiday reception afterwards!