Holiday Lights, Festivals And Celebrations Fill The Livermore Calendar

LIVERMORE, CA — With Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa festivities filling the December calendar, the problem may be deciding which events in and around Livermore to attend.

Outside these religious and cultural celebrations, there are plenty of holiday light shows, parades, fairs and festivals to attend in and around Livermore.

Here are some to consider:

Livermore

• Deacon Dave’s: Thursday through Sunday through New Year’s, 6-10 p.m., 352 Hillcrest Ave.
• Holiday Village in the Park: Dec. 5, 4-8 p.m., Carnegie Park
• Holiday Sights & Sounds Parade and Tree Lighting: Dec. 6, 6 p.m., downtown Livermore
• Lights of Livermore Wine Trolley, nightly Dec. 5 - 23, Concannon Vineyard
• Holidays in the Vineyards, Dec. 6-7, 12-4:30 p.m., Livermore Valley Wine Country
• Livermore SantaCon, Dec. 20, 2-8 p.m., downtown Livermore

Pleasanton

• Magical Holiday Evening: Dec. 5, 4-7 p.m., 333 Division Street
• Hometown Holiday Celebration: Dec. 6, 5 p.m., Pleasanton Main Street
• Redfin & Rocket Annual Christmas Event: Dec. 7, 12 p.m. 3825 Hopyard Road
• Downtown Pleasanton Spirit & Sweater Stroll: Dec. 13, 5-8 p.m., Museum on Main

• Widmer World: Nightly through Dec. 31, 6-9 p.m., 3671 Chelsea Court
• Winter Glow Experience Drive-Thru Holiday Light Show: Nightly through Jan. 4, Alameda County Fairgrounds
• Chanukah Wonderland, Dec. 16, 5:30 p.m., Stoneridge Shopping Center
• Shabbat Hanukkah, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., Congregation Beth Emek, 3400 Nevada Court

Dublin

• Dublin Tree Lane: Nov. 3-Dec. 24, Dublin Civic Center
• Annual Holiday Tree Lighting: Dec. 4, 6-8 p.m., Dublin Civic Center
• Breakfast with Santa: Dec. 6, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Shannon Community Center
• Deck the Homes Holiday Home Decorating Contest: Dec. 8-12, winners announced Dec. 15, map of homes available online

San Ramon

• Santa on the Fire Truck: Dec. 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Athans Down Park to San Ramon City Center, followed by pictures
• Visits with Santa in the Square: Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 19, 12-4 p.m., 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road
• Community Chorus Holiday Concert: Dec. 14, 2 p.m., Dougherty Station Community Arts Center
• San Ramon Symphonic Band: Dec. 20, 7 p.m., Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center

Danville

• Danville SantaCon: Dec. 6, noon, Aracely Lounge Garden, 148 E. Prospect Ave.
• Christmas at the Livery, every Saturday and Sunday of December, 12-3 p.m., 100-820 Sycamore Valley Road West
• Meet & Greet with Santa Blackhawk Museum: Dec. 6 & 20, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Blackhawk Museum
• Santa on the Fire Truck: Dec. 13, 4:30-6 p.m., Camino Ramon & Fostoria to Veterans Hall, followed by pictures
• Elf Workshop: Dec. 12 & 13, different times, Danville Community Center

As you plan your calendar, here are some key dates to consider:

• Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods, begins at sundown on Dec. 14 and continues until sundown on Dec. 22. The dates vary every year.

• Christmas, of course, is always Dec. 25.

• Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration primarily held in the United States to honor African heritage and African-American culture, is observed from Dec. 26-Jan. 1, culminating with gift-giving and a lavish feast. The dates of this holiday do not change.