CAMPBELL: Ainsley House "Christmas Cravings" Holiday Tea & Tour December 1,
2, 3, 8, 9 & 10, 2023
Tickets $60
campbellmuseums.com
View and tour the home decorated with enchanting holiday decor, enjoy holiday music and appetizers/refreshments at the Carriage House.
Tickets can be purchased at the museum store Carriage House or the Campbell Historical Museum Office (51 N. Central Avenue)
Christmas Around the World: Holiday Tours at the Ainsley House In 1925, the Ainsley family was preparing to move into their new home just in time for the holidays. Ninety years later you can enjoy the enchanting atmosphere of the Ainsley
House. All fifteen rooms are decorated by local designers, decorators, florists
and volunteers who will transform the Tudor style house into a holiday
wonderland based around the theme of Christmas Around the World. The Museum
Foundation opens holiday boutique and offers special delights for the
holiday shopper.
CHICO:
Stansbury Home
Victorian Christmas
December 1-3, 2023
307 W 5th St.
Chico, CA 95928
$, stansburyhome.org
Friday, December 1, 2023, 6-9 p.m.
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 12-6 p.m.
Sunday, December 3, 2023, 1-4 p.m.
CHICO: Bidwell Mansion Christmas with the Bidwells December 15, 2023,
6-8 p.m.
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
525 Esplanade
Chico, CA
$35, bidwellmansionassociation.com
The Mansion is decorated in Victorian holiday style.General and Mrs. Bidwell invite you to their home to celebrate the holiday season. Enjoy historic vignettes, live music, sweet treats, and holiday cheer in the grandly decorated mansion.
FRESNO: Timeless Toys, Christmas at Kearney Mansion Museum
Nov.24-Dec.31, 2023, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays
$10, valleyhistory.org
Enjoy Kearney Mansion decorated for the holidays. Shop for gifts reminiscent of Christmas past in the Kearney Mansion Museum Store. Christmas at Kearney public tours are offered . Tours begin
November 24, 2023, at 1 pm & 2 pm.
$10 adults
$8 seniors/students
$6 children, Kearney Park charges a $5 per car admission fee that is separate from the Kearney Mansion admission fee.
valleyhistory.org
FRESNO Meux Home Museum Christmas at The Meux
Christmas Tea Event December 9, 2023
$50,
meuxhomemuseum.org
Meux Home Museum
1007 R. Street
Fresno, CA 93710
Decorated for the holidays, guests can take tours of this wonderful residence.
LAKE FOREST: Heritage Hill Candlelight Walk December 8-10, 2023, 5-9
p.m.
Holiday Lights December 15-17, 2023, 5-9 p.m.
Heritage Hill Historical Park
25151 Serrano Road
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Free,
ocparks.com
The park and historical buildings are aglow with
Christmas lights and holiday decoration. Docents share each building's history, and Victorian
carolers and musical performers filling the night air
with seasonal songs. Listen to OC Libraries share
winter tales via storytelling, and have a chance to
meet Santa!
Light refreshments are available for purchase.
The fun continues with Holiday Lights.
LONG BEACH: Rancho Los Cerritos
After Hours Holiday Tours December 9-10, 2023, 3:30-7:30 p.m. (Tours
last 30 minutes)
4600 Virginia Rd.
Long Beach, CA
$tickets online rancholoscerritos.org (sells out)
In the past, no tickets were sold at the door.
Featuring costumed docents, festive holiday music, old-fashioned crafts, and
light refreshments. Step back in time and celebrate Christmas in 1878!
Tour the decorated home.
The Museum Shop will also be open for holiday shopping.
LOS ANGELES: Grier House Victorian Christmas House Tour December 3, 2023, 1-4 p.m.
Tours at 1 & 2:30 p.m.
A tour of a historic Victorian house of 1898, includes refreshments. $15 RSVP:
(213) 413-1814
403 South Bonnie Brae Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
griermussermuseum.org
SAN RAMON: Victorian Holiday on the Farm at Glass House Museum
December 9, 2023, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Glass House Museum Holiday
Forest Home Farms
19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd
San Ramon CA
Free family activities, free admission, foresthomefarms.com | sanramon.ca.gov
See a magical Victorian Christmas come to life on a special holiday tour of the
Glass House Museum. Built in 1877, this fully restored home will be decorated in
old-fashioned Christmas finery. After the tour, Children can visit the activity
room to make their own Christmas calling card to take home.
WILMINGTON: Banning Museum Victorian Christmas December
2, 2023 12-4 p.m.
401 East M Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
Free admission, banningmuseum.org
Banning Museum Annual Victorian Christmas Celebration and Open House! Due to the generosity of
sponsors, event admission is FREE! Visitors will enjoy period entertainment,
tours of the Museum decorated in holiday splendor, refreshments, a children's
craft, a blacksmith, a horse-drawn trolley ride between The Banning Museum and
Drum Barracks Civil War Museum as well as local food and craft vendors.
WOODSIDE: Filoli Holiday Traditions
$, filoli.org - get tickets online
- prices may go up from these prices
Over the past century, the holidays have been special times at Filoli. Celebrate! 100 Years of Holidays
FREMONT Twilight Time Holiday Open House at the Patterson House December
10, 2023
Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
34600 Ardenwood Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94555
$10, fremont.gov
- Live music
- Refreshments
- Decorated Christmas Trees
- Victorian-style holiday ornaments
Enjoy Christmas Splendor and celebrate a turn of the 20th century holiday at a beautifully restored Queen Anne mansion. Join costumed docents for a tour of 14 rooms decorated with Victorian-style holiday ornaments. Enjoy live music and refreshments.
Age 12 years and under free. Register online. If not sold out, tickets may also be purchased at the entry as space allows.
HAYWARD: Christmas at Historic McConaghy House
Holiday
Festival at McConaghy House Open House December 2, 9 & 16, 2023, 10 a.m.-2
p.m.
$5 suggested donation
18701 Hesperian Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94541
haywardareahistory.org
Adorned in cheer and ornaments for the season, the historic McConaghy House is decked out
and welcomes Santa Claus. Activities include making tree ornaments and holiday crafts.
HUNTINGTON BEACH:
Newland House Museum
Holidays in HB Open House December 1, 2023
hbhistory.org
LOS ANGELES: Heritage Square Museum Yuletide Cinemaland:
December 14-23, 2023
Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031
$, heritagesquare.org
Details tba
MENDOCINO: Kelly House Museum Holiday Fun December 2, 2023,
3:30-4:30 p.m.
$10,
kelleyhousemuseum.org
Holiday Walking Tours during Christmas holidays.
Holiday Fun
Visit Santa!
Bring your family and your holiday good cheer to snap a perfect picture with Santa outside on the Kelley House Museum porch. Cookies and cider provided. Suggested donation: $5. Outdoors, open to all.
OAKLAND: Dunsmuir-Hellman Estate A Holiday Tradition No info 2022
Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
2960 Peralta Oaks Court
Oakland, CA 94605
OAKLAND: Camron-Stanford House Holiday Open House nothing posted as of Halloween 2022
December 2, 2018, 1-4 p.m.
Camron-Stanford House
1418 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
$free on this day,
cshouse.org
Step back into Christmas past and learn where many traditions began. See current
exhibit, A Gingerbread Christmas.
PORTERVILLE: Zalud House Old Fashioned Christmas not updated as of Halloween 2022
Candlelight Tours
Zalud House
393 N. Hockett St.
Porterville, CA 93257
$3 approx., ci.porterville.ca.us
Seasonal Displays & Vintage Decorations
Guided Tours and Refreshments
SAN FRANCISCO: Haas-Lilienthal House Holiday Open House nothing posted
as of Halloween 2022
2007 Franklin
San Francisco, CA
$15, sfheritage.org -
register online
Enjoy some holiday cheer, festive buffet, music, and a visit from Santa!
Heritage will also hold a Toy Drive for Toys for Tots during the Holiday Open
House.
SAN JOSE: Winchester Mystery House Museum The Spirit of Christmas
Winchester Mystery House
525 S. Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA
$tickets,
winchestermysteryhouse.com
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.