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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A Winter Wonderland with The Academy of Classical Ballet

Campbell Heritage Theatre 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, United States

A Winter Wonderland takes place deep in woods, on the cusp of Fall turning into a glorious Winter. Watch as the Winter Fairy, along with the help of her Ice Sprites, turn the land into ice and snow, while bringing to life many of the characters that make every holiday story so great.

$15 – $20

Jolly Juliana – An Original Melodrama and Holiday Vaudeville

G.K. Hardt Theatre 52 W. 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

A delightful, heart-warming, extravaganza commemorating the roots of American theatre; sing-a-long, hiss, boo and cheer for a villain, hero and heroine.

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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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It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Town Hall Theatre 3535 School Street, Lafayette, CA, United States

One of the greatest stories ever told gets a new twist as 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 faces great challenges one fateful Christmas Eve.

$29 – $32

Center REP’s A Christmas Carol

Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United States

Brimming with music and dance, love and laughter, spectacular special effects and scary ghosts, it's no wonder the critics have called it ‘THE Christmas Carol to see in the Bay Area.’ Join the thousands who make this theatrical event a part of their annual holiday traditions.

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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

A Scottish Christmas with Stewart Tartan Pipes and Drums

Transfiguration Episcopal Church 3900 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA, United States

You are cordially invited to a Free Concert to celebrate the season, presented by the Stewart Tartan Pipes and Drums of San Francisco. Bagpipes and Drums, Scottish Fiddlers, Highland Dancing, Scottish Ballads.

Free

Holiday Concert with Island City Opera

Bellevue Club 525 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

Join Island City Opera and Bellevue Club Members in the beautiful Bellevue Club's Mural Room for a one hour concert of opera arias by Verdi, Puccini and Bernstein, as well as holiday favorites performed by cast members of Island City Opera's up-coming production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.

$20