It’s officially the holiday season! Each week we will keep you updated on some great holiday fun for you and your family in both the Sacramento and Bay Area.
Editor’s Note: As dates and times are subject to change, always call before heading out to an event.
SACRAMENTO AREA
Posada Navideña
December 14
Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Parkway, Folsom
www.threestages.net
Christmas Memories
Through December 15
Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park, 1526 H Street, Sacramento
Click here
Santa Claws Pet Photos
December 15
10am-4pm
PetSmart, Watt Ave. & Arden Way, Sacramento
www.happytails.org
Winter Wonderland
December 15
Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Dr., Sacramento
www.fairytaletown.org
Lighted Boat Parade
December 15
Old Sacramento State Historic Park, 1002 2nd St., Sacramento
oldsacramento.com
Drawing for Toys
December 15
Empire’s Comics Vault, 2357 Arden Way, Sacramento
www.scatteredcomicsstudios.com
Fleet Feet Free Holiday Classic
December 16
Sutter’s Landing Regional Park, 20 28th Street, Sacramento
Click here
45th Annual Cornish Christmas
T1hrough December 21
Downtown Grass Valley
Click here
“A Christmas Carol”
Through December 23
Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H St., Sacramento
www.sactheatre.org/Shows.html
Holiday Music Program
Through December 23
California State Capitol Museum
www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov
Sacramento Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”
Through December 23
Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street, Sacramento
www.sacballet.org
Wild Nights & Holiday Lights
Through December 23
Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary, 403 Stafford St., Folsom
www.folsomzoofriends.org
“The Gift of the Magi”
Through December 30
B Street Theatre, 2727 B St., Sacramento
www.bstreettheatre.org
“Madeline’s Christmas”
Through December 30
Sutter Street Theatre, 717 Sutter St., Folsom
Click here
Raley’s Theater of Lights
Through December 31
Old Sacramento
oldsacramento.com
PJ Party Christmas Eve
December 24
10am-1:30pm
Sacramento Zoo, Land Park Drive and Sutterville Road, Sacramento
www.saczoo.org
Family Kwanzaa Concert: Big Dreams, Small Shoulders
December 28
2-3:30pm
Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., Sacramento
www.crockerartmuseum.org
Downtown Sacramento Ice Rink
Through January 21, 2013
M-R, 2-8pm; F-Sat, 10am-10pm; Sun 10am-8pm
701 K Street
916-442-8575
downtownsac.org/events/ice-rink
Folsom Ice Rink
Through January 21, 2013
Daily, 10am-10pm
www.folsomicerink.com
Elk Grove Ice Rink
Through January 21, 2013
10am-10pm daily
SE corner of Elk Grove Blvd. & Railroad Blvd., Old Town Elk Grove
www.elkgrovecity.org/icerink
BAY AREA
Lighted Boat Parade
December 14
View at Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39 or Aquatic Park, San Francisco
Click here
Berkeley Ballet “The Nutcracker”
December 14-16
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley
www.berkeleyballet.org
Creche Festival
December 14-16
Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison St., Oakland
ctlcathedral.org
Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair
December 14-16
11am-6pm
Between Dwight Way and Bancroft Way (near UC Campus), Berkeley
www.telegraphfair.com
Fairy Winterland
December 14-23
Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland
fairyland.org
Jingle Bell Dash
December 15
San Pablo Reservoir, 500 San Pablo Dam Road, Orinda
Click here
Frosting the Conservatory
December 15
Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Click here
Art and Ornaments in Nature
December 15
Coyote Lake Harvey Bear Ranch County Park, Gilroy
Click here
Kwanzaa Festival
December 15
History Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose
www.sjkwanzaa.com
Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteer Day
December 15
**Pre-registration required – space is limited**
San Carlos Distribution Center, 1051 Bing St., San Carlos
shfb.org/warehousesortsmc
Christmas with Walt Disney
December 16
The Walt Disney Family Museum, 104 Montgomery St., San Francisco
www.waltdisney.org
Christmas Revels
Through December 16
Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland
californiarevels.org
Dunsmuir House Holiday Tradition
Through December 16
Dunsmuir Estate, 2960 Peralta Oaks Ct., Oakland
dunsmuir-hellman.com
Oakland Ballet’s “Nutcracker”
December 22-24
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
oaklandballet.org
Holiday Cable Car Tour
December 23-30
San Francisco
Click here
Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party
Weekends through December 23
Cow Palace, San Francisco
dickensfair.com
Ballet San Jose “Nutcracker”
Through December 23
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose
www.balletsj.org
Zoo Lights
Through December 31
5:30-9pm
Oakland Zoo, 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland
oaklandzoo.org
Christmas in the Park
Through January 1, 2013
Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Downtown San Jose
www.christmasinthepark.com
Downtown Ice
Through January 13, 2013
120 S Market St, San Jose
(408) 291-0525
sjdowntown.com/downtownice
Walnut Creek on Ice
Through January 13, 2013
Civic Park, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
iceskatewalnutcreek.com
