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It is impossible to share all the fun things going on in California this weekend. We tried to do so with a list of parades but there are just too many, and of course, plans change. So here are some basics that you can be on the lookout for:

• Christmas Boat Parades:  San Pedro (Port of Los Angeles) Harbor | Morro Bay  | Oakland  |  Santa Barbara  | Santa Cruz  | Stockton

Tree Lighting Ceremonies: 50+ Ceremonies throughout California light the tree. Most feature Santa Claus meeting kids and listening to their Christmas wishes.

• Gingerbread Displays:  Sonoma Valley Wineries  |  San Francisco  |  Sausalito
• Ice Rinks: Coronado  |  Los Angeles  |  Anaheim  |  Long Beach  |  Sacramento  |  South Lake Tahoe  |  Paradise  |  Folsom  |  San Jose  |  San Francisco  |  Santa Monica  |  Vallejo  | Burbank  | Mammoth Lakes  | Mt. Shasta  | Twain Harte  |  Walnut Creek
• Home Tours: Rancho Cucamonga  |  Camarillo Ranch  | Costa Mesa  |  Discovery Bay  |  Granite Bay  |  Hermosa Beach  |  Lincoln  | Mountain View  |  Pasadena  |  Redlands  |  Sacramento  |  Santa Clara  |  Tracy  |  Vista

 Nutcracker Ballets: Benicia Ballet in Fairfield  |  Costa Mesa  |  Ballet Etudes Huntington Beach |  Los Angeles Ballet in Glendale  |  Inland Pacific Ballet in Clarement  |  Placer Theatre Ballet in Auburn  |  Academy of American Ballet in Redwood City  |  Ballet Califia in Rohnert Park  |  Inland Dance Theatre in San Bernardino  |  Westside Ballet in Santa Monica  |  Ventura County Ballet Company in Ventura