Friday, January 12, 2024

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CHICO: Chico Ice Rink November 17, 2023-January 14, 2024 in the City Plaza is the centerpiece of downtown Chico with themed nights, cabana rentals, skate lessons and holiday festivities.

CONCORD: Ice at the Veranda November 3, 2023-February 14, 2024 at The Veranda shopping mall. Come glide on Ice at The Veranda, a newly reimagined mixed-use retail center with open-air shopping, dining and entertainment.

LONG BEACH: 57 Ghosts, A Theatrical Séance, 8 p.m. on the Queen Mary. Ages 16+ are invited to join Apparitionist Michael Rangel for a face to face experience with the spirited past of this historic and haunting ship. Location: 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA. $100, 57ghosts.com (additional dates: Jan. 13 & 14, 2024)

MAMMOTH LAKES: Full Moon Snow Shoe Tour. Depart the Tamarack Cross-Country Ski Center between 6:30-7 p.m. for a 1.5-hour guided tour. $75 per person includes equipment. Space is limited. mammothmountain.com

MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival January 11-15, 2024. Morro Bay on the Central Coast is known for its natural beauty. This Globally Important Bird Area on the Pacific Flyway, a designated national and state estuary normally hosts more than 200 species during the festival. Morro Bay, California. morrobaybirdfestival.org

NAPA: Napa Truffle Festival, January 12-15, 2024. Learn to forage for truffles, sample and buy them and discover fine cuisine utilizing a variety of truffles in dishes.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Holiday Show November 25, 2023-January 21, 2024 at El Portal Theatre. Includes four Eric Carle stories presented with a menagerie of over 75 magical puppets. Location: 5269 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood, CA. Dates: Fridays and Sundays 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. $30-up, hungrycaterpillarshow.com

OAKLAND: Glowfari, Wildly Illuminating Lantern Festival   January 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, 2023, 5-9 p.m. $24 adults  Advanced ticket purchase is required: oaklandzoo.org

OLYMPIC VALLEY: Outdoor Ice Skating Rink November 24, 2023-March 2024 at Everline Resort at Squaw Creek. destinationhotels.com

PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs International Film Festival January 4-15, 2024. Film showings, premiers and events in half a dozen venues throughout the city. Prices are a la carte or all inclusive passes. $15-up, psfilmfest.org | film

RIVERSIDE: Riverside Home & Garden Show January 12-14, 2024. Location: Riverside Convention Center 3637 Fifth Street. Free admission, homeshowconsultants.com

SACRAMENTO: Jurassic Quest January 12-14, 2023 at Cal Expo. Jurassic Quest guests walk through the Cretaceous period, the Jurassic Period and The Triassic period and experience what it was like to be among over 80 true to life size dinosaurs created in collaboration with paleontologists. The event includes dinosaur-themed rides for kids, dino activities and crafts, shopping, bounce houses, fossil digs, baby dinos and more!  Location: 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento, CA. $26-up, jurassicquest.com 

SACRAMENTO: Downtown Holiday Ice November 8, 2023-January 15, 2024 is an annual, seasonal ice rink combining a vibrant, urban scene with old-fashioned fun.

SAN FRANCISCO: Union Square Ice Rink November 1, 2023-January 15, 2024

SAN JOSE: Further Confusion January 11-15, 2024. The Millennium Edition convention features Fursuit Parade, Bay Battle, Art Show, Dance Competition, Panelists, FC Unleashed, Gaming and more. This celebration of "fur" and furry things is a one-of-a-king event. Location: San Jose Convention Center $80-up, furtherconfusion.org

SAN JOSE: Downtown Ice is a seasonal holiday rink offering skating sessions, skate rentals and holiday festivities November 17, 2023-January 15, 2024.

SAN MATEO: IlluminOdyssey November 10, 2023-January 28, 2024 at CuriOdyssey, a zoo and learning center containing native, non-releasable animals such as river otter, bobcat, gray fox, snakes, birds, bugs and more. Location: 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA. $26.64 approx., curiodyssey.org

SANTA BARBARA: ZooLights November 15, 2023-January 14, 2024 features vibrant, lighted lantern displays of elephants and other zoo animals at Santa Barbara Zoo, 500 Niņos Drive. $, sbzoo.org

SANTA MONICA: ICE November 1, 2023-January 15, 2024

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Heavenly Village Ice Rink November 1, 2023-March 31, 2024

TWAIN HARTE: Long Barn Lodge Seasonal Ice Skating Rink November 17, 2023-Mid March 2024 in Long Barn, Tuolumne County, CA.

UKIAH: Holiday on Ice  December 2, 2023-January 14, 2024, open daily Next to Alex R. Thomas Plaza on School Street, this annual ice adventure is a festival of fun.

WALNUT CREEK: Walnut Creek on Ice December 15, 2023-January 15, 2024

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