Friday, November 23, 2018

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BIG BEAR LAKE: Big Bear Lake Tree Lighting Santa's Grand Entrance November 23, 2018, 5-8 p.m. Village at Big Bear Lake Village & Pin Knot Big Bear Lake, Ca (909) 878-4747 bigbearlakevillage.com

BIG BEAR LAKE: Mountain Christmas Boutique, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Big Bear Convention Center. Let the shopping season begin! Location: Big Bear Convention Center at 42900 Big Bear Blvd. bigbearevents.com

BREA: Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slide Show November 23-25, 2018 at Curtis Theater. $36, curtistheatre.com

BUELLTON, SOLVANG: Turkey Trot at Sunny Fields Park. Bring your family, friends and neighbors and join this turk-tastic 5k run. $, cityofsolvang.com | turkey trots

COPPEROPOLIS: Copperopolis Tree Lighting Ceremony November 23, 2018, 4-7 p.m.  Old Fashioned Holiday on the Square Copperopolis Town Square 100 Town Square Road Copperopolis, CA CopperopolisTownSquare.com

DANVILLE: Lighting of the Old Oak Tree. 5-8 p.m. Hartz & Prospect Ave. Danville, CA Free, danvillechamber.com | danville.ca.gov

HUNTINGTON BEACH: A Better World Turkey Trot Open Course at Bolsa Chica State Beach Pacific Coast Highway at Warner Ave. Huntington Beach, CA It's time for the Turkey Trot 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon $20-45, abetterworldrunning.com  | turkey trots

INDIO: Indio Powwow November 23-25, 2018
Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino Event Center
84-245 Indio Springs Dr. Free admission, fantasyspringsresort.com | pow wow

KINGSBURG: Julgransfest Christmas Tree Lighting, 6-8 p.m. Swedish Village Draper Street Kingsburg, CA cityofkingsburg-ca.gov

LAKE ALMANOR: Merchant's Night Holiday Celebration, 5-8 p.m. Chester Merchants throw open their doors offering food, hospitality, store specials, music and visits from Santa Claus. Location: Main Street, Chester, CA 96020. lakealmanorarea.com

LONG BEACH: Queen Mary Ice Rink opens now through January 6, 2019. The Queen Mary 1126 Queens Highway Long Beach, California (800) 437-2934 $25-67 queenmary.com

LOS ANGELES: Downtown on Ice Holiday ice rink is an annual event with free concerts and paid ice skating at Pershing Square, 532 South Olive Drive 

MAMMOTH LAKES: Mammoth Lakes Tree Lighting, 5:30-8 p.m. Village at Mammoth Mammoth Lakes, CA mammothmountain.com

MONTEREY: Cannery Row Tree Lighting, 5-8:30 p.m. Cannery Row Steinbeck Plaza Prescott Ave. Free, canneryrow.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW: Nutcracker Ballet with Pacific Ballet Academy November 23-25, 2018 at Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts 500 Castro St. Mountain View, CA $tickets, mvcpa.com

MOUNT SHASTA: Winter Magic Parade and Tree Lighting, 6 p.m.

NAPLES: Lighting of the Trees in the Bay nights through New Year's Day.

NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Dunes Lighting of the Bay, 3-8 p.m. Newport Dunes 1131 Back Bay Drive Newport Beach, CA Free, newportdunes.com

OAKDALE: Cowboy Christmas November 23-24, 2018. Cowboy Santa arrives on horseback at 11 a.m. on Saturday. oakdalecowboymuseum.org

OAK GLEN:   Apple Butter Festival November 23-25, 2018 Riley's at Los Rios Rancho 39611 Oak Glen Rd. #13, Yucaipa, CA losriosrancho.com

PASO ROBLES: Paso Robles Tree Lighting Ceremony, 5:30 p.m. Downtown Paso Robles 12th & Spring Streets Paso Robles, CA Cost: Free, pasoroblesdowntown.org

PASO ROBLES: Holiday Craft Bazaar, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Paso Robles Downtown City Park Paso Robles, CA pasoroblesdowntown.org Free admission Arts, crafts and handmade goods

PLACERVILLE: Placerville Festival of Lights, 5:30-8 p.m. Tree Lighting at approx. 6 p.m. Downtown Placerville Main Street Placerville, CA  visit-eldorado.com Music Live entertainment Santa Stagecoach rides

SAN FRANCISCO: Great Dickens Christmas Fair November 17-December 23, 2018 weekends at Cow Palace Exhibition Halls 2600 Geneva Ave. dickensfair.com

SAN FRANCISCO: Macy's Great Tree Lighting, 6-9 p.m. Holiday Tree Lighting 170 O'Farrell Street San Francisco, CA 94102 macys.com | visitunionsquaresf.com

SAN FRANCISCO: Ghirardelli Square Tree Lighting Ceremony, 4-9 p.m. Free, public invited.

SAN JOSE: Christmas in the Park Tree Lighting with "Santastic! Santa's Fantastic Musical Revue!" before headliner, singer/songwriter, Jules takes the stage.

SAN JOSE: Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show November 23-25, 2018 at San Jose McEnery Convention Center $9 admission, harvestfestival.com

SAN LUIS OBISPO: Central Coast Craft Fair November 23-24, 2018 Veterans Memorial 801 Grand Ave San Luis Obispo, CA Free admission, free parking californiacraftshow.com 

SAN RAFAEL: San Rafael Parade Of Lights & Winter Wonderland, sresproductions.com

SANTA CRUZ: Holiday Trains November 23-December 23, 2018 at Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Rd. Felton, CA. Train travels between depot and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. roaringcamp.com for tickets

SANTA ROSA: Santa Rosa Winter Lights Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting, 4-8 p.m. Old Courthouse Square Santa Rosa, CA facebook.com/ SantaRosaWinterLights

SARATOGA: Saratoga Tree Lighting Ceremony November 23, 2018, 5-8 p.m. Blaney Plaza Big Basin Way Saratoga, CA saratoga.ca.us

SONORA: Sonora Craft & Music Festival November  23-25, 2018 Mother Lode Fairgrounds fireonthemountain.com

SQUAW VALLEY: Gingerbread Village Unveiling and Grand Tree Lighting Ceremony, 12-7 p.m. Resort at Squaw Creek Lake Tahoe 400 Squaw Creek Road Olympic Valley, CA  squawcreek.com 

VALLEY CENTER: Santa's Coming Craft Fair November 23-25, 2018 at Bates Nut Farm.  Over 80 artisans, handmade crafts, fine art, bands, Santa arrives by hayride both Friday and Saturday. Admission and parking are free, batesnutfarm.biz

YUCAIPA: Apple Butter Festival at Historic Los Rios Rancho November 23-25, 2018 at Riley's at Los Rios Rancho
39611 Oak Glen Rd. #13,  losriosrancho.com

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