It’s A Wonderful Life – a live radio play

Tides Theatre 533 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, United States

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

$35 – $50

Mittens and Mistletoe, A Winter Circus Cabaret

Dance Mission Theater 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Celebrate winter and the return of light with a light-hearted, charming, and funny variety program suitable for all ages.

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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!

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Romancing The Solstice

Throckmorton Theatre 142 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United States

Mill Valley composer and talented tenor Jonah Hopton, and his equally talented counterpart Soprano Anayana White present a beautiful medley of music and theatre. Songs to bring in the holiday spirit including jazz, standards, holiday favorites and original compositions.

$20 – $25

The Dragon Play

Impact Theatre at La Val's Subterranean 1834 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Two achingly poignant stories alternate in a heart-rending dance of desire, longing, and commitment that spans time and geography.

Crumbs: a Cinderella Story

The Imaginists 461 Sebastopol Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

Timeless and timely, just in time for the darkness, the old stories and songs get to the roots. We invite you to be listeners and to dance at the Ball.

$15 – $20

It’s A Wonderful Life – a live radio play

Tides Theatre 533 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, United States

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

$35 – $50

Salimpour School Holiday Dance Party

Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Live Music! Special Guest Dancers! And Suhaila's Birthday Celebration!

Free

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.

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