Temple Hill Days of Christmas, Oakland, CA

November 29-December 31, 2024, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily

Temple Hill (LDS)
4770 Lincoln Avenue
Oakland, CA
Free, though some events may require ticketed reservations, templehill.org/christmas/
Free Parking  in South Parking Lot; North Parking Lot; Overflow Parking Lot

The Christmas lights, a 41-year tradition, returns to Temple Hill starting Thanksgiving weekend. Temple Hill Choir  celebrates its 26th Christmas season. Bring the family to enjoy the music in the beautiful Temple Hill Chapel, then walk the grounds enjoying the thousands of beautiful Christmas lights. Sitting atop a hill in Oakland with commanding views of the San Francisco Bay, Temple Hill is one of 200 such temples around the world serving the Latter-day Saints church. Each year the church hosts Days of Christmas, filled with spectacular concerts, theatrical, nativity and creche presentations, and nightly holiday lights allowing guests to wander throughout the grounds and enjoy the spirit of Christmas.

Christmas Lighting Concert November 29, 2024, 5 p.m. See the Christmas lights display at Temple Hill featuring stunning views from the rooftop gardens - and feel the spirit of Christmas as you walk the grounds. The lights come on at dusk and stay on until 9 p.m.  Free guided tours are available from dusk to 8:30 pm, ending at 9 p.m., and can be arranged at the Visitors’ Center.

Nativity celebrates the original Christmas story in a guided tour through inspiring works of art depicting Christ’s birth and early life. 

 Special Christmas Events

• November 29, 2024, 5 p.m. Light the World Christmas Concert
• November 30, 2024, 6 p.m. Magic of Christmas Concert with Temple Hill Choirs
• December 1, 2024 Young Musicians Christmas Celebration Piano Concert
• December 2, 2024, 6 p.m. Temple Hill Christmas Party for Kids
• December 6, 2024, 7 p.m. Kristen Scott Harp & Piano Concert
• December 7, 2024, Posada Navideña and Creche Display
• December 8, 2024, 6:30 p.m. Zion Choir and Handel's Messiah Sing-a-long
• December 13 & 14, 2024,  7 p.m. Nutcracker Ballet at Temple Hill
•  December 15, 2024, 6 p.m. Celebration of Christmas
• December 24, 2024, 5 p.m. Tell Me the Story of Christmas

 

Fairy Winterland in Oakland, CA

Lighting the Way to Holiday Play! December 14-15, 18-23, & 26-30, 2024 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Children's Fairyland
$19 general admission, fairyland.org
Free under age 1 year
Adults are only allowed through Fairyland's Fairy Gates with a child, and kids are only allowed in with a grownup.

Snow Queen Visit
Visit from Black Santa
Letters to Santa
Tap Dancing Penguins and The Tap Dancing Christmas Trees
Educational holiday displays
Candle Making
Wishing Wall
Storytellers at the Emerald City Stage
Daily puppet shows
Festive music from around the world
Winter tales from around the world
Complimentary hot cocoa and cider
And Much More!
 

In addition to Oakland Zoo's Glowfari Wild Lantern Festival, Fairyland park will be blanketed in thousands of twinkling lights evenings in late December.  

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.