California Events Calendar with Upcoming, Annual, Special Event Listings

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California Calendar of Events offers lists of things to do with music festivals, food fests, films, and great holidays, including Christmas.

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8 | Sunday, December 8, 2024

ALAMEDA: Christmas Tree Lane, 85 year holiday tradition
ANAHEIM: Anaheim Tree Lighting Festival Anaheim City Hall
ANTIOCH: Black Diamond Ballet's The Nutcracker December 6-15
ATWATER: Razzari Ice Skating Center Nov.15-Jan.5, Old Town
BAKERSFIELD: CALM Zoo Holiday Lights, millions of lights
BALBOA ISLAND: Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour
BENICIA: Benicia Lighted Boat Parade, beniciayachtclub.org
BRENTWOOD: Brentwood on Ice November 22-January 5
CAMPBELL: Ainsley House Holidays, campbellmuseums.com
CALISTOGA: Old Mill Holidays, Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park
CANOGA PARK: cicLAvia Open Streets - The Valley, Sherman Way
CAYUCOS: Cayucos Holiday Tree Lighting Corner of D St. & Ocean
CERRITOS: Holiday Celebration at Cerritos Towne Center
CHICO: Stansbury Home Victorian Christmas $6
CHICO: Chico Ice Rink in the Plaza $5-25, chicorec.gov
CONCORD: Ice at the Veranda November 9, 2024-February 2025
CORONA DEL MAR: Nights of 1000 Lights, slgardens.org
CORONA DEL MAR: Christmas Walk, Free, cdmchamber.com
CORONADO: Skating by the Sea $, hoteldel.com
COSTA MESA: Winter Fest OC Snow, ice tubing & skating, fire pits
DANA POINT: Surfing Santa Competition surfingsantacontest.org
DUARTE: Snow Nite at Beardslee Park. Free, accessduarte.com
ENCINITAS: Lightscape at San Diego Botanic Garden $26-34
FELTON: Holiday Lights Train in the Santa Cruz mountains
FOLSOM: Folsom Zoo Wild Nights, folsomzoofriends.org
FOUNTAIN VALLEY: The Christmas Creche. Free, thecrecheoc.com
FREMONT: Twilight Time Holiday Open House. Patterson House
FRESNO: Holiday Sweets & Winter Treats at Kearney Mansion
FRESNO: IllumiNature Fresno Chaffee Zoo, fresnochaffeezoo.org
GILROY: North Pole Nights at Gilroy Gardens, gilroygardens.org
GRANADA HILLS: Granada Hills Holiday Parade, 1:30 p.m.
HANFORD: Winter Wonderland Ice Skating Civic Park, Downtown
HERMOSA BEACH: HB Sandpipers Holiday Homes Tour $40
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Light of Love Parade & Pier Lighting
HUNTINGTON BEACH: A Christmas Carol, Free, ccoth.com
INDIO: Coachella Valley Magic of Lights Drive Thru $15-40
INDIO: Tamale Festival "world's largest tamale fest"
IRVINE: Irvine Spectrum Ice Rink, irvinespectrumcenter.com
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE: Enchanted Forest of Light $22
LA JOLLA: La Jolla Holiday Parade & Festival. Free, ljparade.com
LAKE FOREST: Heritage Hill Candlelight Walk free! ocparks.com
LA QUINTA: Ironman 70.3, Lake Cahuilla. laquintaca.gov
LOS ANGELES: LA Zoo Lights, Animals Aglow, lazoo.org
LOS ANGELES: Pershing Square Holiday Ice Skating Rink $25
LOS ANGELES: Grier House Victorian Christmas House Tour
LOS GATOS: Fantasy Lights Walk Through at Vasona Lake Park
LOWER LAKE: Hometown HoliDaze Street Fair, Santa, fun!
MANHATTAN BEACH: Fireworks over the Manhattan Beach Pier
MONROVIA: Winter Carriage Rides in Library Park. $5 per rider
MONTEREY: Monterey Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade 5:30-7p
MONTEREY: Tree of Life Lighting Ceremony, Portola Plaza
MONTEREY: Skating by the Bay Custom House Plaza. $20
OAKLAND: Temple Hill Days of Christmas. Free, templehill.org
OAKLAND: Oakland Zoo Glowfari $26-41, oaklandzoo.org
ORANGE: Orange Tree Lighting Ceremony, Candlelight Choir
OXNARD: Oxnard Christmas Tree Lane December 8-26, 6-10 p.m.
PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Tree Lighting
PALOS VERDES: Astra Lumina, South Coast Botanic Garden
PASADENA: 57th Annual Look In Holiday Home Tour
PASADENA: Holiday Tour at Castle Green, $65.87, castlegreen.com
PLACERVILLE: Hangtown Christmas Parade, Main St. Downtown
POMONA: Imaginarium at Fairplex, imaginarium360.com
PERRIS: Southern California Railway Polar Express $84.25
REDDING: Garden of Lights $20-25, reddinggardenoflights.org
REDLANDS: Holiday Home Tour, $40, ymcaeastvalley.org
RIVERSIDE: Mission Inn Festival of Lights Free, missioninn.com
ROSEVILLE: Tree Grove on Vernon Town Square, roseville.ca.us
ROSSMOOR: Holiday Home Tour, $25, rossmoorwomansclub.com
SACRAMENTO: Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour $40
SACRAMENTO: Imaginarium, Cal Expo. imaginarium360.com
SACRAMENTO: Theatre of Lights. Free, oldsacramento.com
SAN DIEGO: Christmas Carol, Old Town, cygnettheatre.com
SAN DIEGO: San Diego Bay Parade of Lights December 8 & 15
SAN FRANCISCO: The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace
SANGER: General Grant, Nation's Christmas Tree wreath laying
SAN JOSE: Christmas in the Park. Free, christmasinthepark.com
SAN JOSE: Holiday Lights Drive Thru, christmasinthepark.com
SAN JOSE: Downtown Ice, Circle of Palms Plaza. $21
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Capistrano Lights, missionsjc.com
SALINAS: Streets of Bethlehem, First Baptist Church of Salinas
SAN FRANCISCO: Golden Girls Christmas Episodes, Victoria Theatre
SAN FRANCISCO: Union Square Ice Rink thru January 20, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker, sfballet.org
SAN MATEO: IlluminOdyssey at CuriOdyssey, $, curiodyssey.org
SAN MATEO: San Mateo on Ice, Bay Area's largest outdoor ice rink
SAN RAMON: Holiday Ice Skating Rink, City Center Bishop Ranch
SANTA BARBARA: Parade of Lights & Winter Wonderland free!
SANTA BARBARA: ZooLights, thousands of silk lanterns aglow
SANTA CLARA: Santa Clara Historic Home Tour, sc-hometour.com
SANTA MONICA: ICE thru Jan.20, 2025, iceatsantamonica.com
SAUSALITO: Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour December 8-31
SNELLING: Home Town Christmas Parade, 5-7:30 p.m. Hwy 59
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Heavenly Village Ice Rink thru Mar.31, 2025
UKIAH: Ukiah on Ice $12, cityofukiah.com/ ukiahonice
VISTA: Jingle Terrace Live Free, moonlightstage.com
WALNUT CREEK: Walnut Creek on Ice thru Jan.12, Civic Park
WATSONVILLE: Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Drive Thru, Fairground
WOODSIDE: Holidays at Filoli, English Renaissance gardens, filoli.org

9 | Monday, December 9, 2024

ALAMEDA: Christmas Tree Lane, Free to see and experience
ATWATER: Razzari Ice Skating Center in Old Town Atwater
BRENTWOOD: Brentwood on Ice $17, brentwoodonice.com
CHICO: Chico Ice Rink in City Plaza $5-25, chicorec.gov
CORONADO: Skating by the Sea scenic seaside ice skating $, hoteldel.com
CONCORD: Ice at the Veranda November 9, 2024-February 2025
COSTA MESA: Winter Fest OC $35-110, winterfestoc.com
ENCINITAS: Lightscape one-mile, easily walkable garden path
FRESNO: IllumiNature. Fresno Chaffee Zoo $, fresnochaffeezoo.org
HANFORD: Winter Wonderland Ice Skating at Civic Park
IRVINE: Irvine Spectrum Holiday Ice Rink. 71 Fortune Drive
INDIO: Coachella Valley Magic of Lights, magicoflights.com
LA CAÑADA: Descanso Gardens Enchanted Forest of Light
LONG BEACH: Queen Mary Elegant Dinner-dance Gala
LOS ANGELES: LA Zoo Lights, Animals Aglow $29-35, lazoo.org
MONTEREY: Skating by the Bay $20 includes skate rental
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Tree Lighting, Civic Center Plaza. Free
OXNARD: Christmas Tree Lane December 8-26, 2024
PALOS VERDES: Astra Lumina, southcoastbotanicgarden.org
OAKLAND: Temple Hill Days of Christmas. Free, templehill.org
OAKLAND: Oakland Zoo Glowfari $26-41 adult, oaklandzoo.org
POMONA: Imaginarium at Fairplex $28, imaginarium360.com
REDDING: Garden of Lights at McConnell Arboretum
SACRAMENTO: Imaginarium, imaginarium360.com
RIVERSIDE: Mission Inn Festival of Lights Free, missioninn.com
SACRAMENTO: Theatre of Lights November 27-December 24
SAN CLEMENTE: San Clemente Art Fair Free, scdba.org
SAN FRANCISCO: Golden Girls Christmas Episodes
SAN FRANCISCO: Union Square Ice Rink
SAN JOSE: Christmas in the Park Free, christmasinthepark.com
SAN JOSE: Holiday Lights Drive Thru, christmasinthepark.com
SAN JOSE: Downtown Ice $21, sjdowntownice.com
SAN MATEO: IlluminOdyssey $, curiodyssey.org
SAN MATEO: San Mateo on Ice $21 approx., onicerinks.com
SAN RAMON: Ice Skating Rink, City Center Bishop Ranch
SAN BERNARDINO: HO HO Parade. hohoparade.com
SANTA BARBARA: Gay Men's Chorus $, sbgmc.org
SANTA CLARA: Great America WinterFest Ice-skate
SANTA MONICA: ICE hour session, iceatsantamonica.com
SAUSALITO: Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour December 8-31
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Heavenly Village Ice Rink
UKIAH: Ukiah on Ice $12, cityofukiah.com/ ukiahonice
WALNUT CREEK: Walnut Creek on Ice walnutcreekonice.com
WOODSIDE: Holidays at Filoli 20 miles of Holiday lights, food
VISTA: Jingle Terrace Live, Brengle Terrace Park, free

About California Events Calendar

Fall & Winter herald the holidays Californians celebrate from Halloween to Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Welcome the Nutcracker Ballets, the Ice Skating Rinks by the Beach, Tree Lighting Ceremonies, Christmas Lights Parade and special Winter festivals, concerts and craft boutiques. We hand pick these items and ask you to know that events are subject to change. It is your responsibility to confirm before going. For corrections, please include page link.