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!

Harvest Festival Original Art and Craft Show

San Jose Convention Center 150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA, United States

Black Friday shoppers looking for those unique gifts have the chance to forgo the big box stores and support independent artists and craftspeople by visiting the San Jose Harvest Festival.

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!

Winter Fandango

Lagunitas Brewery 1280 N McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma, CA, United States

Please join us for an unforgettable evening and support Friends of the Petaluma River’s work to Celebrate and Conserve the Petaluma River and Watershed.

The Velveteen Rabbit

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 700 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for this beloved Bay Area holiday tradition. ODC/Dance enlivens Margery Williams’ classic tale of a well-worn nursery rabbit that becomes real.

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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.

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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

The Velveteen Rabbit

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 700 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for this beloved Bay Area holiday tradition. ODC/Dance enlivens Margery Williams’ classic tale of a well-worn nursery rabbit that becomes real.

see website for ticket details

Sing Along Sound of Music

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

An annual Castro Theatre event, Sing-A-Long Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in glorious widescreen, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along!

$11

Sharon and Winter Knight Sonoma County House Concert

Winters House, a private home in Santa Rosa address given upon registration, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

Join Sharon and Winter in Santa Rosa for an evening of enchantment! Held in a private home in Santa Rosa, this is part of our winter house concert series as we endeavor to share more music with more of our home communities!

$10 – $20