BAKERSFIELD: Holiday Lights at CALM. Josh Barnett's Lightasmic features animated zoo-themed holiday designs in a special light display delighting all ages. Location: 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway, Bakersfield, CA. 2-17, calmzoo
BUENA PARK: Sugar Plum Festival Christmas Show December 2-6, 2015 Buena Park Downtown sugarplumfestivals
CORONA: Changing Seasons Arts & Crafts Show Dec. 2-13, 2015
changingseasonscraftshows
CALIFORNIA: Home Tours
ALHAMBRA: Lighting
ALPINE: Alpine California Holiday Parade Christmas Parade of Lights and Snow Festival 6:30 p.m. Parade route: Alpine Boulevard to the Alpine Creek Town Center, 1347 Tavern Road, Alpine, CA alpinechamber
ATASCADERO: Lighting
ARCATA: Lighting Downtown
BANNING: Lighting
BELLFLOWER: Christmas Tree Lighting & Santa
BENICIA: Christmas Tree Lighting
BRENTWOOD: Christmas Tree Lighting Events
BURLINGAME: Lighting Celebration
BURLINGAME: Burlingame California Holiday Parade
CARMEL: Lighting
CUPERTINO: Lighting
EMERYVILLE: Lighting Celebration
EL CENTRO: Lighting Celebration
FOLSOM: Tree Lighting
FOLSOM: Folsom Ice Rink through January 18, 2016. folsomicerink
FOLSOM: Wild Nights & Holiday Lights December 4-23, 2015, 5-8 p.m. at City Zoo Sanctuary.Wild Nights and Holiday Lights At the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary
HAWAIIAN GARDENS: Lighting
IRWINDALE: Lighting at Liberty Park
KING CITY: Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Christmas Parade. Parade route: Salinas Valley Fairgrounds on Mildred, down Broadway and ends at King City Town Square. Time: 6:30 p.m. kingcitychamber
LA PUENTE: Tree Lighting
LOMITA: Lighting at City Hall
LOMPOC: Christmas Tree Lighting
LONG BEACH: CHILL, at Queen Mary through January 10, 2016. Ice tubing, ice skating, Ice Sculptures... amazing! queenmary
LOS ANGELES: Pershing Square Downtown on Ice. Through January 18, 2016. pershingsquareicerink
LOS GATOS: Tree Lighting
MARTINEZ: Hospice Lighting
MENLO PARK: Tree Lighting
OAKLAND: ZooLights December 4, 2015- January 3, 2016, 5:30-9 p.m. Parking free oaklandzoo
OJAI: Oak Grove's High School Showcase. Music performances by Oak Grove's high school, as well as student paintings, photographs, installations, graphics, videos, and ceramics. Light snacks and refreshments served. Free, open to public. Art galleries open at 6:30 p.m. and the music begins at 7 p.m. Time: 6:30-9 p.m. Location: High School Student Center, 220 West Lomita, Ojai, California oakgroveschool
PISMO BEACH: Pier Christmas Tree Lighting
PETALUMA: Christmas Tree Lighting
PASADENA: Lighting Festival
POMONA: Harvest Festival Art & Craft Show December 4-6, 2015 Fairplex Expo Hall harvestfestival 24,000 original art works ranging from jewelry, clothing, specialty foods and photography to oil paintings and home decor.
PARADISE: Christmas Tree Lighting
QUINCY: Lighting Main Street Event
REDDING: Lighting
OXNARD: Lighting
OROVILLE: Lighting
OAKLAND: Lighting at Jack London Square
PACIFIC GROVE: Lighting
PARADISE: Paradise Ice Rink through January 10, 2016. paradiseprpd
REDWOOD CITY Academy of American Ballet Nutcracker December 4-6, 2015 . Fox Theatre, 2223 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA FOX-7770
SAN BRUNO: Christmas Tree Lighting
SACRAMENTO: Holiday Ice Rink, Downtown Sacramento through January 18, 2016. godowntownsac
SAN FRANCISCO: Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center through January 3, 2016. embarcaderocenter
SAN FRANCISCO: Union Square Ice Rink through January 18, 2016. unionsquareicerink
SAN FRANCISCO: Beach Blanket Babylon's Seasonal Extravaganza. Location: Club Fugazi, 678 Green St., San Francisco, CA. beachblanketbabylon Time: 6:30 p.m.
SAN JOSE: Downtown Ice, through February 7, 2016. sjdowntown
SAN MATEO: Holiday on Ice, Ice Skating Rink in Central Park through January 10, 2016. sanmateoonice
SAN PABLO: Lighting
SANTA CRUZ: Frosty Fun Fest. 5-7 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center 301 Center Street Santa Cruz, California 95060 cityofsantacruz
SANTA MONICA: ICE. 8,000-square-foot rink open through January 18, 2016. downtownsm /ice
SANTA MONICA: Westside Ballet's The Nutcracker Nov.28 - December 6, 2015 with live orchestration! 7 p.m. featuring Molly Novak & Evan Swenson
SOLVANG: Danish Village Julefest Lighting
SANTA MARIA: Lighting
SANTA CLARA: Lighting
SEAL BEACH: Christmas Parade, Main/PCH-Ocean, 7-9p. sealbeachlions /christmas-parade.html
TEMPLE CITY: Lighting
TWAIN HARTE: Lighting
TWAIN HARTE: Long Barn Lodge Ice Skating through Last Weekend in March 2016. longbarnlodge
TULARE: Lighting
VENTURA: Ventura County Ballet Company The Nutcracker. Location: Ventura College Performing Arts Center Seton Hall, 4700 Loma Vista Rd. Ventura, CA Dec. 4-6, 2015, 5 approx. venturacountyballet
VENTURA: Lighting
WALNUT CREEK: Walnut Creek on Ice. Skating through January 18, 2016. iceskatewalnutcreek
WOODLAND: Christmas Lighting
WOODLAND HILLS: Woodland Hills on Ice. Skating rink open through January 24, 2016. woodlandhillsice
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