Bay Area Holiday Events

Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink


Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet


A Sherlock Carol


Diablo Ballet: The Nutcracker Suite


San Jose Holiday Lights


Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet (San Jose)


Pinole Holiday Craft Fair


Merry Meritage


It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Ross Valley Players)


Light Up Orinda Tree Lighting


Northern Lights Winter Lights Art Walk


The 1940s Radio Hour (City Lights Theater Company)


City Center Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony


Gifts 'n Tyme Holiday Faire


Lightscape


Niles Canyon Railway Train of Lights


Pink Friday FEST Holiday Kickoff


Walnut Creek Civic Park Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony


Walnut Creek on Ice


Craft Fest 2026


Light Up the Night (Pleasant Hill)


Los Gatos Ballet: The Nutcracker


NVHA Cowboy Christmas Artisan Market


Triton Holiday Art Fair


A Song for You: The Music of Karen Carpenter At Christmas


PIER 39 Tree Lighting & Holiday Season


Cityline Winter Ice Rink


The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert (SF Symphony)


Irish Christmas in America


Christmas in the Park


Marin Holiday Light Spectacular


Niles Festival of Lights Parade and Tree Lighting


San José Made Holiday Fair


Santa Train Jolly Journeys


The Carpenters Songbook: At Christmas (San Jose)


Winter Lights Tree Lighting Celebration


WinterFest at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom


Alice in Wonderland (Presidio Theatre holiday panto)


Brentwood Holiday Parade


Christmas in My Hometown


Geyserville Lighted Tractor Parade


Ho Ho Holiday Carnival


Jeff Bordes: A New Orleans Christmas


Nutcracker Piñata


Sonoma Lighted Tractor Parade


The Velveteen Rabbit (ODC/Dance)


Yerba Buena Gardens Holiday Tree Lighting


A Christmas Tribute to Frank Sinatra


Pacific Chamber Orchestra: Handel's Messiah


Swing Into The Holidays with Caity Gyorgy & Christian Wiggs


Choir! Choir! Choir! Un-Silent Night: Holiday Sing-Along


Holiday Circle of Lights (Mountain View Cemetery)


Hip Hop Nutcracker (San Jose)


Lights Up Piedmont


Pink Martini Holiday Concert with the SF Symphony


The Carpenters Songbook: At Christmas


A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland (Santa Rosa)


Broadway Plaza Holiday Parade of Lights & Tree Lighting


Oakley Holiday Tree Lighting


San Pablo Holiday Tree Lighting & Winter Wonderland


Sebastopol Christmas Tree Lighting


Black Diamond Ballet: The Nutcracker


Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas (Rohnert Park)


Concord Tree Lighting & Mayor's Sing-Along


Cupertino Tree Lighting


Douglas Morrisson Chorus: Celebrate the Season


Downtown Fairfield Holiday Tree Lighting


Emeryville Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade


Handel's Messiah (SF Symphony)


It's A Wonderful Life in Lafayette Holiday Celebration


It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Lucky Penny, Napa)


It's a Wonderful Night (San Leandro)


Let's Glow SF


Los Gatos in Lights Winter Celebration


Magic of the Season: Holiday Marketplace & Tree Lighting


Magical Holiday Evening


Mannheim Steamroller Christmas (San Jose)


Merry Healdsburg Tree Lighting & Night Market


San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker


San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Spectacular (Golden Gate Theatre)


Snoopy's Home Ice Free Outdoor Holiday Shows


The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes


Winter at Wonderland Tree Lighting


Breakfast with Santa (Cupertino)


Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade


Carol of Lights Celebration


Cherish the Ladies Celtic Christmas


Downtown Alameda Winter Market


Downtown Dixon Christmas Tree Lighting Festival


Fantasy of Lights at Vasona Lake


GIFTY: The Crucible's Holiday Craft Fair


Holiday Bubbly Walk


Holiday Choral Concerts by Candlelight


Holiday Delites Celebration & Parade (Antioch)


Holiday Sights & Sounds Parade and Tree Lighting


Holidays in The Grove


Holly Dolly Parton Parade of Lights


Hometown Holiday Celebration


Kamasi Washington KEXP Yule Benefit


Lighted Yacht Parade


Lights of Livermore


Livermore-Amador Symphony Free Family Holiday Concert


Los Gatos Children's Christmas/Holidays Parade


Marin Ballet's The Nutcracker


Mill Valley Holiday Craft Fair


Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair


Napa Christmas Parade


Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir 41st Annual Holiday Concert: Scoopin' Up Joy


Pinole Holiday Tree Lighting


Reindeer Run/Walk


San Anselmo Holiday Tree Lighting


San Rafael Holiday of Lights & Winter Wonderland


Season's Greeting Singalong with Zoë Ellis and Janice Maxie Reid


Tiburon Holiday Festival


Winter Lights (Alameda City Hall Tree Lighting)


Deck the Hall (SF Symphony)


El Cerrito Winter Market


Grand Chanukah Celebration on Lake Merritt


Hercules Holiday Tree Lighting


Mill Valley Winterfest & Tree Lighting


Richmond Art Center Holiday Arts Festival


Sebastopol Center for the Arts Holiday Art & Makers Market


Solano Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Celebration


Super Holiday Boutique (Concord)


Symphony Pops: Home for the Holidays


WINTER on Solano & Santa on Solano


Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis (San Francisco)


Demetri Martin: Standup Comedy for Christmas


A Christmas Carol (Center REP)


A Drag Queen Christmas (San Francisco)


American Bach Soloists: Handel's Messiah


David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown


Menorah Lighting Ceremony (Fairfield)


Montclair Village Holiday Stroll


Smuin's The Christmas Ballet (San Francisco)


Vacaville Ballet Company: The Nutcracker


20th Annual Posada Navideña by Calidanza Dance Company


4th Annual Hometown Holiday Bash with The 85s


All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914


Con Funk Shun Holiday Concert Series


In the Christmas Mood with the Glenn Miller Orchestra


Mads Tolling's Cool Yule: A Nordic Holiday Celebration


Stella Heath Xmas Show


The Midwinter Revels: American Crossroads


A Cathedral Christmas


Benicia Holiday Parade


Broadway Holiday (Transcendence Theatre Company)


Christmas Dreaming with Stella Cole


Fairfax Winter Market


Fairy Winterland


Narada Michael Walden's 29th Annual Holiday Jam


Nut Tree Holiday Event (Vacaville)


Occidental Holiday Crafts Faire


San José Made Winter Wonder Market


Santa Beer Crawl


Santa's Helper Gift Faire


SantaCon SF Pub Crawl


Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks


Sing You a Merry Christmas


Spirit & Sweater Stroll (Onesie Edition)


Symphony San Jose: Holiday Spectacular


Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair


The Golden Follies – A Very Follies Holiday 2026


The Original San Jose Nutcracker


Valley Dance Theatre: The Nutcracker


Winterlude: Handel's Messiah (Santa Rosa Symphony)


A Drag Queen Christmas (Santa Rosa)


Fairfax Craft Faire & Wreathmaking


Oakland Symphony: Let Us Break Bread Together – A Tribute to Quincy Jones


Ravenswood Victorian Yuletide


Silicon Valley Santa Run


Elf the Musical – BroadwaySF


Holiday For Strings: Stella Cole with the Del Sol Quartet


A Magical Cirque Christmas (San Jose)


Kat Edmonson: Have Your Merry Christmas With Me


The Gift of Nothing (Marin Theatre)


World Ballet Company: The Nutcracker


Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet (San Francisco)


Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet (Santa Rosa)


The Hot Sardines: Holiday Stomp


Voctave: It Feels Like Christmas


A Christmas Carol (Pittsburg Theatre Company)


A John Prine Christmas with Jenner Fox Band


A Magical Cirque Christmas


California Symphony: Holiday Traditions


Cyrus Chestnut plays A Charlie Brown Christmas


Soulful Joy


Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas (San Francisco)


Alameda Civic Ballet: The Nutcracker


Christmas with the Count Basie Orchestra


Dance-Along Nutcracker


Love Actually In Concert


Napa Regional Dance Company: The Nutcracker


Oakland Ballet: Graham Lustig's The Nutcracker


San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus: Holiday Spectacular 2026


Sonoma Bach: Early Music Christmas – On Yoolis Night


The Nutcracker Bird (Berkeley Ballet Theater)


The San Jose Nutcracker


A Charlie Brown Christmas Tribute featuring Jason Crosby


A John Prine Christmas with the Jenner Fox Band


My Very First Nutcracker


San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus: Holiday Spectacular (Rohnert Park)


A Brass and Organ Christmas


An Evening with Peter Billingsley and A Christmas Story


The Christmas Jug Band's 50th Sleigh Ride


Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico


Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour (San Jose)


Maria Muldaur's Holiday Swing


Maurice "Mobetta" Brown Holiday Spectacular


Mindi Abair Christmas Show


The Christmas Jug Band 50th Sleigh Ride (Berkeley)


Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2026 (Santa Rosa)


Nzuri Soul: Christmas in Egypt IV – The Gift


The Grand Kyiv Ballet: The Nutcracker Symphony of Lights


World Ballet Company: The Nutcracker (San Francisco)


San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Spectacular: Home for the Holidays (Castro Theatre)


The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show


Boney James New Year's Eve at Yoshi's


Derek Hough Dance For The Holidays


Cimafunk: New Years Celebration


Deltron 3030 performing "Deltron 3030" (New Year's Eve)


Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!


ILLENIUM New Year's Eve


New Year's Eve with Hot Buttered Rum


Noon Year's Eve


Steel Pulse New Year's Eve


USS Hornet New Year's Eve Big Band Gala


Glowfari


Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square


San Francisco on Ice (Fisherman's Wharf)


Santa Trains & Santa Starlight Experience


Embarcadero Center Building Lighting Ceremony & Holiday Market


Garden of D'Lights


Lighting of the Sonoma Plaza


Merry-Achi Christmas with Mariachi Sol de México (San Jose)


Newark Holiday Tree Lighting


Winter Walk SF


WinterFest at Chabot Space & Science Center


World Tree of Hope Lighting (Grace Cathedral)

