Seasonal & Holidays
Holiday Events, Winter Concerts, Seasonal Fun in East Bay
Shipping deadlines, holiday recipes, find lights, enjoy shows throughout the month of December. Check dates of each event before attending.
By AUTUMN JOHNSON (Patch Staff)
Whether you’re looking for holiday fun for your family or are searching for seasonal shopping therapy, the East Bay has plenty of festive activities to help you celebrate and enjoy the season.
- Livermore Family Wins $50K in Christmas Lights Competition
- Popular Pleasanton Holiday Light Display Featured on ‘The Great Christmas Light Fight’
- Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Chanukah Party
- LARPD Breakfast with Santa
- ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Happenings in Dublin
- Santa’s Mailbox Open in Danville
- LARPD 10th Annual Holiday Classic
- Holiday Afternoon Tea at Hotel Healdsburg from November 28 to December 20
- Patterson House Christmas Open House and Tours
- Christmas Season at Lynnewood UMC
- 11th AAUW Annual Holiday Home Tour Fri., December 11 & Sat., December 12 10am-4pm Danville Area
- Niles Holiday Home Tour
- Whole Foods Market Fremont’s Winter Gala
- Holiday Card Making Class
- Holiday Classics Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach
- Wacky Winter Wonderland at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach
Donate:
- Holiday Coat Drive
- Support The Community By Buying For Tri-Valley Havens Holiday Wish List
- Open Heart Kitchen Seeks Donations for Holiday Season
- Toy Drive This Weekend for UCPD Santa Program
- Help Make Holidays Brighter for Building Futures’ Shelter Residents and Domestic Violence and Housing Clients
- Team Silva BJJ Alameda Collecting Coats for Needy
Shop:
Take in a Show:
- Christmas Swings with the Diablo Women’s Chorale
- Newark Symphonic Winds Free Holiday Concert
- Bay Area Children’s Theatre Brings Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang, TYA, to Berkeley
- Enjoy The 4th Annual Trinity Christmas Concert
- Albany High School Madrigal Delights: Tickets available now!
- Livermore Shakes celebrates the holidays at Swirl on the Square
- Horns for the Holidays
- TVRT’s Broadway Chorus presents: “Jingle, Ring, Fa La La”
- (Not) a Christmas Carol ~ Presented by Onstage Repertory Theatre in Association with Galatean Players Ensemble Theatre
- Livermore Shakespeare Festival celebrates the holidays with Charles Dickens
- Amador’s Winter Pops Concert: Tues, Dec 8th at 7:00 PM at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore
- Cantabella Children’s Chorus Performs Dec. 12 at St. Elizabeth Seton Church
Get Active:
- Ice Skating in Livermore!!
- Friends of Larkin Street - 6th Annual Ice Skating Party
- FREE Winter Soccer Clinic Offered Wednesdays Starting December 2nd thru January 16th
Travel:
More Holiday Ideas on Patch:
- Postal Service Christmas 2015 Shipping Deadlines
- Holiday Party Cocktail: How to Make a Crystal Cosmopolitan
- Holiday Dessert 101: Fall Pear Crisp
- 5 (Surprising) Tips to Help Beat the Holiday Bulge
- Photo(s) of the Week: Let’s Talk Turkey
- How to Care for Live Christmas Tree, Prevent Deadly Fire
- Avoid Charitable Donation Scams: Attorney General Issues Tips
- 10 Ways to Give Back in East Bay This Holiday Season
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