Holiday Happenings In San Mateo & Nearby 2017

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA – Mark your calendars as there is so much to see and do this holiday season.

Bookmark this page to use a guide, and Happy Holidays, from Patch!
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ATHERTON:
DEC. 3: Children's Holiday Tea Party & Santa
DEC. 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16, 17: It's a Wonderful Nutcracker
DEC. 13: 2017 Holiday Showcase

BELMONT:
DEC. 2: Carlmont Choirs Holiday Sing-Along & Santa: Free

BURLINGAME:

DEC. 1: Tree Lighting & Holiday Parade
DEC. 2: Caltrain Holiday Train: Stops In SF, Burlingame, Redwood City, MV

DEC. 2: Santa "Paws" Photos -Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
DEC. 3: Ragazzi Boys Chorus Presents "Ubi Caritas: Where There is Love"
DEC. 12: Chanukah Celebration: Menorah Lighting, Latkes & Snow

DALY CITY:
Through DEC. 17: The Great Dickens Christmas Fair 2017 - Living Theater: Cow Palace

EAST PALO ALTO:
DEC. 3: East Palo Alto - Belle Haven Chamber Holiday Show: Redwood City

FOSTER CITY:
DEC. 6: Tree Lighting, Kids' Activities & Santa 2017

HALF MOON BAY:
DEC. 1: Night of Lights Parade 2017

DEC. 9: Breakfast with Santa

HILLSBOROUGH:
NOV. 30: Holiday 'Light Up the Town' & Santa 2017

LOS ALTOS:
Through DEC. 5: 30th Annual Gingerbread House Exhibit

DEC. 1: Holiday Tree Lighting - Choirs, Train Rides & Santa: Downtown
DEC. 2: Annual Holiday Faire & Boutique - Waldorf School

DEC. 8: Egan School Holiday Craft Faire 2017
DEC. 17: The Great Big Chanukah Gelt Drop
JAN. 1: 2018 New Year's Day Fun Run

LOS ALTOS HILLS:
DEC. 5 - 23: TheatreWorks Presents "The Santaland Diaries"

MENLO PARK:
DEC. 1: Holiday Tree Lighting, Live Entertainment & Hot Cocoa
DEC. 2: Breakfast with Santa
DEC. 2: Christmas Festival & Lunch: Russian Orthodox Church
DEC. 2: Winter Art Show and Allied Arts Holiday Market at Esther Baran Artwork
DEC. 3: Caltrain Holiday Train: SF, Millbrae, San Mateo, Menlo Park Stops

DEC. 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16, 17: It's a Wonderful Nutcracker
DEC. 13: 2017 Holiday Showcase

MILLBRAE:
DEC. 2: Holiday Tree Lighting, Sing-Along, Cookies & Cocoa

DEC. 3: Caltrain Holiday Train: SF, Millbrae, San Mateo, Menlo Park Stops

MOUNTAIN VIEW:
DEC. 2: Caltrain Holiday Train: Stops In SF, Burlingame, Redwood City, MV

DEC. 4: Tree-Lighting - Holiday Festivities & Santa
DEC. 6-10: SMUIN Presents "The Christmas Ballet"

DEC. 9: Breakfast with Santa
DEC. 20: 'An Irish Christmas 2017' - Performing Arts Center

PACIFICA:
DEC. 1: Tree Lighting, Choirs & Santa

DEC. 3: Tree-Lighting Festival & Santa Arrival: Rockaway Beach

PALO ALTO:
NOV. 30- DEC. 17: Palo Alto Children's Theatre Presents "Madeline's Christmas"

DEC. 1: 7th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony - Caroling, Choirs & Treats
Through DEC. 10: Marketplace: A pop-up to benefit schools in Kenya
DEC. 2: Breakfast with Santa: Stanford Shopping Center
DEC. 2: Ragazzi Boys Chorus Presents "Ubi Caritas: Where There is Love"
DEC. 2: Holiday Sale, Original Works at Art Center
DEC. 3: Caring Santa For Special-Needs Children: Stanford Shopping Center
DEC. 5-9: Holiday Luncheon: Gamble Garden
DEC. 9: Gamble Garden Holiday Green Sale 2017
DEC. 9: Ragazzi Continuo Presents "Winter's Warmth"
DEC. 10: Holiday Family Day, Art Center: Free
DEC. 12: Menorah Lighting at City Hall
DEC. 17: The North Pole Review by Fratello Marionettes
DEC. 17: Lessons and Carols at St. Ann Chapel Anglican Church
DEC. 29: Breakfast at Mitchell's - Senior New Year's Brunch

REDWOOD CITY:
DEC. 2: Caltrain Holiday Train: Stops In SF, Burlingame, Redwood City, MV

DEC. 2: Hometown Holidays - Parade, Santa, Snow & Tree Lighting
DEC. 3: East Palo Alto - Belle Haven Chamber Holiday Show

DEC. 5: Holiday Celebration - Toys for Tots: Silicon Valley American Marketing Association
DEC. 9: Breakfast with Santa: St. Matthias Church
DEC. 15 and 17: Hip Hop Nutcracker 2017 - Peninsula Ballet Theatre
DEC. 16-17: Nutcracker 2017 - Peninsula Ballet Theatre
DEC. 17: Annual Chanukah Festival - Latkes, Donuts & Music

SAN BRUNO:
DEC. 7: Holiday Tree Lighting, Music & Crafts

DEC. 9: Cookie Decorating with Mrs. Claus: Shops at Tanforan

SAN CARLOS:
DEC. 1: Night of Holiday Lights with Santa

DEC. 10: Home Depot Menorah Workshop
DEC. 16: Breakfast With Santa

SAN FRANCISCO:
DAILY through Jan. 7: Holiday Ice Rink: Embarcadero Center
DAILY through JAN. 15: Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square
Saturdays and Sundays through JAN. 14: Free 'Learn To Skate' Union Square Ice Rink
Through DEC. 30: Beach Blanket Babylon Holiday Extravaganza
Through DEC. 3: Home for the Holidays - Michael Feinstein

Through DEC. 31: Winter Walk 2017 - Fun & Food Trucks: Union Square

Through DEC. 23: Holiday 'Teddy Bear Tea' at Ritz-Carlton
NOV. 30: Holiday Concert: Seal with SF Symphony

DEC. 1-24: 'A Noh Christmas Carol' - Theatre of Yugen
DEC. 1-24: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Geary Theater
DEC. 1: Guide Dogs for the Blind's Annual Holiday Luncheon
DEC. 2: Free Skating with Cool Effect: Embarcadero Holiday Ice Rink
DEC. 2: MCD MakeArt Family Day: Gingerbread Pavilions
DEC. 2: Caltrain Holiday Train: Stops In SF, Burlingame, Redwood City, MV

DEC. 2: Katie Garibaldi's 'Home Sweet Christmas' Album Release Party
DEC. 2: Union Street's Annual Fantasy of Lights Celebration
DEC. 2-17: Breakfast with Santa: Hyatt Regency
DEC. 3: Caltrain Holiday Train: SF, Millbrae, San Mateo, Menlo Park Stops
DEC. 3: Holiday Brass Concert -SF Symphony
DEC. 3: Holidays: New York Polyphony's San Francisco Performances Debut
DEC. 6-7: Holiday 'Cirque de la Symphonie' with SF Symphony
DEC. 6-24: 'The Secret Garden' Holiday Production
DEC. 8: Holiday Gaiety with Armistead Maupin & SF Symphony
DEC. 8: December Fiesta -multi-generational celebration of Latin American song and dance!
DEC. 8-10: Norm Lewis Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas
DEC. 9: San Francisco Santa Con Pub Crawl
DEC. 9: In the Red: FLG Gallery Show & Holiday Art Party
DEC. 9: SFCMP Presents 'Unsilent Night' by Phil Kline - Dolores Park
DEC. 9-10: A BAVA Christmas Concert with Light Reception
DEC. 9-23: Ninth annual Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets for Young Children

DEC. 10: Ragazzi Boys Chorus Presents "Ubi Caritas: Where There is Love"
DEC. 10: A MERRY-ACHI CHRISTMAS
DEC. 10: Bay Choral Guild and the Redwood Symphony present Messyah !
DEC. 12-13: Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir & SF Symphony
DEC. 12-19: Hanukkah Candle Lighting, Stories & Songs: JCC
DEC. 12-19: Union Square Menorah-Lighting Chanukah Ceremony
DEC. 13: Chanukah Pop Up Menorah Lighting
DEC. 14-24: SMUIN Presents "The Christmas Ballet"

DEC. 14-15: 'Handel's Messiah' SF Symphony Chorus
DEC. 15: HANUKKAH SHABBATIKAH FRYDAY: JCC
DEC. 16-17: 'Home Alone' with SF Symphony, Ragazzi Boys Chorus
DEC. 17: Ragazzi Continuo Presents "Winter's Warmth"

DEC. 17: SFMade Holiday Gift Fair - California College of the Arts
DEC. 18: 'Chanukah Under Dome' Festivities: Westfield Mall
DEC. 21: 'The Nutcracker' with Russian Ballet

DEC. 21-24: 'Charlie Brown Christmas Live' with SF Symphony
DEC. 24: Latke Ball 2017
DEC. 31: New Year's Eve 'Beach Blanket Babylon'
DEC. 31: New Year's Eve with Seth MacFarlane & SF Symphony
DEC. 31: Free Waterfront Fireworks Show: San Francisco
DEC. 31: San Francisco New Year's Eve PubCrawl
DEC. 31: W San Francisco New Year's 2018
DEC. 31: New Year's Eve Fireworks Gala Cruise
DEC. 31: New Year's Rock the Yacht
DEC. 31: Speakeasy New Year's Eve Cruise 2018
DEC. 31: M.O.A.N.Y. New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 - Regency Center
DEC. 31: Gatsby's House - SF New Year's 2018
JAN. 1: New Year's Day Polar Bear Skate 2018: Union Square

SAN MATEO:

Through JAN 15: Holiday Outdoor Ice Skating

DEC. 2-3, 9-10: Nutcracker Sweet! -Peninsula Ballet Theatre
DEC. 3: Caltrain Holiday Train: SF, Millbrae, San Mateo, Menlo Park Stops

DEC. 7: Kris Kringle Kookie Decorating at Hillsdale Shopping Center
DEC. 9: Santa's Craft Workshop at Hillsdale Shopping Center
DEC. 9-10: Holiday Festival of Dance 2017
DEC. 10: Menorah-Building Workshop: Home Depot
DEC. 22: 'The Nutcracker' with Russian Ballet

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO:
DEC. 2: Santa Comes to Town 2017
DEC. 2: Christmas In My Hometown - The Musical

DEC. 16-17: The Nutcracker with SSF Civic Ballet

WOODSIDE:

Through DEC. 19: Holiday Teas: Filoli Estate
Through DEC. 23: Santa Saturday: Filoli Estate

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ALSO FROM THE PATCH HOLIDAY FILES:

• Skate Through The Season: Holiday Ice Rinks In SF Bay Area 2017

• Breakfasts with Santa & Holiday Teas Nearby 2017

• Holiday Tree Lightings, Parades & Ice Rinks: SF Bay Area 2017

• Holiday Bazaars, Boutiques & Craft Shows 2017: SF Bay Area

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