SF Bay Weekend: Sundar Shadi Holiday Display; 70-Home 'Crippsmas' Walk

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay and the Peninsula, to the uppermost points of North Bay and Wine Country.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Dec. 23 to Sunday, Dec. 24.

Always double-check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.

• ALSO SEE: SF Bay Area Restaurants Open Christmas Eve & Day & Takeout Offers

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EAST BAY:

Yin Yoga with Savasana Sound Bath Healing, Alameda

Christmas Eve Morning Service @ The Church on the Corner, Albany

Emmy & Tony Winner Billy Crudup In 'Harry Clarke': Repertory Theatre, Berkeley

Christmas Village & Outdoor Ice Skating Rink: Castro Valley

'Ice At The Veranda' Outdoor, Winter Skating Rink: Concord

Santa Meet and Greet at the Blackhawk Museum, Danville

Sundar Shadi Holiday Display: El Cerrito

'Crippsmas Place' Holiday Lights Walk- & Drive-By: Fremont

'Las Posadas' Christmas Traditions & Caroling: Mission San Jose, Fremont

Nochebuena: A Christmas Spectacular, Bankhead, Livermore

Motown Christmas, Almost Famous Wine Lounge, Livermore

Deacon Dave’s 'Casa Del Pomba' Christmas Lights Display: Livermore

Candlelight Service, Martinez

Christmas Worship Service, Newark

Taylor Eigsti with Erin Bode, Piedmont Piano Company, Oakland

Comedy Oakland at Calabash, Oakland

Oakland Zoo 'Glowfari' Holiday Lantern Festival: Oakland

'Fairy Winterland' Holiday Celebration: Children’s Fairyland, Oakland

Santa Photo Experience at Stoneridge Shopping Center, Pleasanton

Christmas Eve Candle Light Services, Pleasanton

Annual 'Widmer World' Christmas Lights Display: Pleasanton

Christmas Eve Service, San Pablo

Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Skating Rink: City Center Bishop Ranch, San Ramon

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Read to a Dog, Library, Healdsburg

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service & Family Christmas Eve Morning Service, Napa

'Merry Meritage' Holiday Ice Skating Rink & Winter Village: Napa

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at First Presbyterian Church San Rafael

New World Ballet 'Duke Ellington Nutcracker' & Orchestra: Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa

'Northern Lights' Winter Walk-Thru: Luther Burbank Center Sculpture Garden, Santa Rosa

'Winter Lights' Outdoor, Holiday Skating Rink: Downtown Santa Rosa

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 'Holiday In The Park': Vallejo
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PENINSULA:

Après Village & Skate Rink: Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley, East Palo Alto

Christmas Eve Service of Lessons & Carols, Los Altos

Family Nature Walk at Foothills Nature Preserve, Los Altos Hills

'Christmas Tree Lane' Drive & Walk-Thru: Fulton Street, Palo Alto

'Winter Lodge' Outdoor Ice-Skating Rink: Palo Alto

Free Photos With Santa: The Shops At Tanforan, San Bruno

'IlluminOdyssey' Winter Light Experience: CuriOdyssey Museum, San Mateo

'San Mateo On Ice' Holiday, Outdoor Skating Rink: San Mateo

Santa Days: Filoli Estate, Woodside
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SAN FRANCISCO:

Macy's & SPCA Annual Holiday Windows: San Francisco

Disney’s 'The Lion King': Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco

SF Ballet 'Nutcracker' With Orchestra: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco

SF Gay Men’s Chorus 'Holiday Spectacular': Castro Theatre, San Francisco

'A Christmas Carol': A.C.T. Toni Rembe Theater, San Francisco

'Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody': San Francisco

Safeway Holiday Ice Rink: Union Square, San Francisco

'The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes': Victoria Theatre, San Francisco

'Dear San Francisco' Holiday Version: Club Fugazi, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

7th Annual Reindeer Run, Boulder Creek

Flynn Creek Circus All-New Holiday Show Under Heated Big Top: Capitola

'Christmas On The Wharf' Festivities: Monterey

'Ice Skating By The Bay' Outdoor, Holiday Rink: Monterey

Reindeer Round-up, Downtown Santa Cruz

Visits with Santa, Downtown, Santa Cruz

Holiday Lights Train & Santa: Roaring Camp Railroads, Santa Cruz

'Boardwalk Winter Wonderland' Santa & Holidays, Santa Cruz

Holiday Lights Drive-Thru: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Gilroy Gardens 'North Pole Nights' Santa & Holiday Ice Rink: Gilroy

'Fantasy Of Lights' Holiday Drive-Thru: Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos

'Christmas On The Hill' Free, Lights Extravaganza: West Hills Community Church, Morgan Hill

Holiday Lights Pedicab Tour of Willow Glen, San Jose

'The San Jose Nutcracker': California Theatre, San Jose

'Enchant' Christmas Light Maze, Village & Ice Skating Trail: PayPal Park, San Jose

'Downtown Ice' Outdoor, Winter Skating Rink: San Jose

Winchester Mystery House Holiday Candlelight Tours: San Jose

WinterFest & Holiday Ice Rink: California’s Great America, Santa Clara

Christmas Eve Worship - Classic Carols & Candlelight, Saratoga

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ALSO SEE:

• Christmas Brunch & Dinner: SF Bay Area Restaurant & To-Go Offers 2023
• SF Bay Area Guide To Outdoor, Ice Skating Rinks: Holidays 2023-24
• 'The Nutcracker': Where To See The Holiday Ballet In SF Bay Area 2023

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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?

• Inland Empire Weekend: Boat Rides With Santa; Ugly Sweater Parties; 'Snowtopia'
• LA Weekend: Christmas Ferris Wheel; Las Posadas Fest; Lit-Up Fairplex
• San Diego Weekend: Holiday Lights Walk- & Drive-Thrus; Wildlife Refuge Tours
• OC Weekend: 'Grinch' On Stage; Christmas Eve Nutcrackers; Winter Fest

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