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Santa photos left-to-right: Valley Center hayride, Huntington Beach skydive, Oakdale horseback, San Diego surfin’, Petaluma riverboat

Thanksgiving weekend guarantees plenty of Santa Sightings in California from malls to parades and tree lightings. Seeing red? Of course! You’re seeing Santa.

Probable Santa Sightings

Nov.23, 2018

BIG BEAR LAKE: Tree Lighting Santa’s Grand Entrance

CHESTER: Merchant’s Night Holiday Celebration visits from Santa Claus

COPPEROPOLIS: Tree Lighting, Santa Carriage Rides

DANVILLE: Lighting of the Old Oak Tree

KINGSBURG: Julgransfest Christmas Tree Lighting

MAMMOTH LAKES: Tree Lighting

MONTEREY: Cannery Row Tree Lighting

MOUNT SHASTA: Winter Magic Parade

NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Dunes Lighting of the Bay

PASO ROBLES: Tree Lighting Ceremony

PLACERVILLE: Festival of Lights

SAN FRANCISCO: Great Dickens Christmas Fair Nov.17-Dec.23

SAN FRANCISCO: Ghirardelli Square Tree Lighting

SAN JOSE: Christmas in the Park Tree Lighting “Santastic! Santa’s Fantastic Musical Revue!”

SAN RAFAEL: San Rafael Parade Of Lights & Winter Wonderland

SANTA CRUZ: Holiday Trains Nov.23-Dec.23

SANTA ROSA: Winter Lights Holiday Tree Lighting

SARATOGA: Tree Lighting Ceremony

SQUAW VALLEY: Gingerbread Village, Grand Tree Lighting

VALLEY CENTER: Santa arrives by hayride Nov.23-24

Nov.24, 2018

ANGELS CAMP: Lighted Parade

BIG BEAR CITY: Christmas Tree Lighting

CAPITOLA: Surfing Santa

DORRINGTON:  Tree Lighting

ELK GROVE: Dickens Street Fair Tree Lighting  and Parade of Lights,

HOLLISTER: Tree Lighting and Lights On Parade

JULIAN: Country Christmas Tree Lighting

LAGUNA BEACH: Sawdust Festival Winter Fantasy

LAKEPORT: Christmas Dickens Faire

OAKDALE: Cowboy Santa arrives on horseback

PETALUMA: Santa’s Riverboat Arrival

REEDLEY: Tree Lighting

SAN DIEGO: Surfing Santa

SANTA PAULA: Christmas Parade 

VALLEJO: Santa’s Wonderland Holiday Tree Lighting

YERMO: Calico Christmas

YREKA: Christmas Lights Holiday Parade

Nov.25, 2018

ANDERSON: Christmas Tree Lighting & Parade

ARROYO GRANDE: Christmas Parade — look for Santa!

HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood Christmas Parade

LOS ALTOS: Festival of Lights Parade

MISSION VIEJO: Tree Ceremony

RANCHO CORDOVA:  Christmas Tree Lighting

SALINAS: Holiday Parade of Lights