It’s officially the holiday season! Here’s some great ways to kick it off in Sacramento and the Bay Area this Thanksgiving weekend.
Editor’s Note: As dates and times are subject to change, always call before heading out to an event.
SACRAMENTO AREA
Downtown Sacramento Ice Rink
Open until January 20, 2014
M-R, 2-8pm; F-Sat, 10am-10pm; Sun 10am-8pm
701 K Street
916-442-8575
Click here
Folsom Ice Rink
Open until January 20, 2014
Daily, 10am-9:30pm
www.folsomicerink.com
Old Sacramento Christmas Tree Lighting
November 27
6pm
Old Sacramento
oldsacramento.com
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
November 27-December 22
Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H St., Sacramento
Click here
Raley’s Theater of Lights
November 27-December 31
Old Sacramento
oldsacramento.com
Fairytale Town Free Admission Day
November 29
10am-4pm
Free admission if you bring a canned good to donate.
Click here
Small Train Holiday
November 29-30
California State Railroad Museum, 125 I St., Sacramento
Click here
Old Town Elk Grove Dickens Faire & Holiday Light Parade
November 30
10am-4pm; 6pm Parade
Old Town Elk Grove
www.oldtownelkgrovefoundation.org
Food and Toy Drive
Through November 30
Sacramento Zoo, Land Park Dr. & Sutterville Rd.
www.saczoo.org
Cordova Community Christmas Tree Lighting
December 1
4:30pm-7:30pm
Village Green Park, 3141 Bridgeway Dr., Rancho Cordova
Click here
Palladio’s Christmas Tree Lighting
December 1
4pm
Palladio, 340 Palladio Parkway, Folsom
gopalladio.com
BAY AREA
Downtown Ice
Through January 12, 2014
120 S Market St, San Jose
(408) 291-0525
Click here
Walnut Creek on Ice
Through January 12, 2014
Civic Park, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
iceskatewalnutcreek.com
Christmas in the Park
Through January 1, 2014
Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Downtown San Jose
www.christmasinthepark.com
Filoli’s Holiday Traditions
November 29-December 7
86 Canada Road, Woodside
filoli.org
Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party
Weekends through December 22
Cow Palace, San Francisco
dickensfair.com
Zoo Lights
November 29-January 5
5:30-9pm
Oakland Zoo, 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland
oaklandzoo.org
