'A Christmas Carol;' Fantasy Of Lights; Holiday Train: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Northern California — 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. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 4.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities were updated since posted on Patch.

EAST BAY:

Bah Humbug! 5K Run/Walk and Kid's Dash: San Ramon Central Park Community Center, San Ramon

Ballet Petit's Nutcracker: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, Hayward

"Believe" Holiday Boutique: American High School, Fremont

Berkeley Potters Guild Holiday Show: Berkeley Potters Guild, Berkeley

Breakfast with Santa: Pleasant Hill Senior Center, Pleasant Hill

Breakfast with Santa: Shannon Community Center, Dublin

Celebrate the Season Sip, Shop Stroll Walnut Creek: Water Light Public Plaza, Walnut Creek

Christmas at McConaghy House: McConaghy House, Hayward

Doo Wop Project Christmas: Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Drag Yourself to Brunch: Alameda Comedy Club, Alameda

Holiday Art Fair: Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Holiday Celebration: Pacific Commons Shopping Center, Fremont

Holiday Concert: St. Stephen Catholic Church, Walnut Creek

Holiday Market: Albany Senior Center, Albany

Holiday Sights and Sounds Parade: First Street, Downtown Livermore

Holiday Tree Lighting: Community Center, Hercules

Holiday Tree Lighting: Community Center, Orinda

Holiday Tree Lighting: Fernandez Park, Pinole

"Home for The Holidays": Motown Review Concert: Suisun Harbor Theatre, Suisun City

Hometown Holiday Celebration and Parade: Main Street, Downtown Pleasanton

Jazz Band Holiday Concert: St. Mary's College, LeFevre Theatre, Moraga

Kids Ornament Party: Union City Police Department's Lobby, Union City

Lareen Fender's The Ballet School Performing Arts Presents "Once Upon A Christmas": Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek

Light Up The Season: City Hall Square, Hayward

Lighted Yacht Parade: Oakland Estuary, Oakland and Alameda

Livermore Valley Wine Community "Holidays In The Vineyards": Participating wineries, Livermore

Makers Market: Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek

Mean Dave: Alameda Comedy Club, Alameda

Milk and Cookies with Santa: Milpitas Community Center, Milpitas

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812: Ashby Stage, Berkeley

Oakland Jazz Choir Benefit Concert: St Alban's Episcopal Church, Albany

Radiance Ballet Presents "The Cobbler's Gift": Dublin Center for Performing Arts and Education,

Dublin

"Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski": Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Peet's Theatre, Berkeley

San Ramon Community Tree Lighting: City Hall Rotunda, San Ramon

SDES de Alvarado All-You-Can-Eat Hot and Cold Crab Feed: SDES de Alvarado, Union City

Snacks with Santa: Ruggieri Senior Center, Union City

Super Holiday Boutique: Pleasant Hill Community Center, Pleasant Hill

The Marsh Presents "The Mark of the Minotaur": The Marsh Berkeley, Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "The Never Too Late Show starring Don Reed": The Marsh Berkeley, Berkeley

Tots Winter Carnival: Live Oak Community Center, Berkeley

Visit with Santa and Ms. Claus: Rotator Taproom, Walnut Creek

Widmer World: Chelsea Court, Pleasanton

Winter Market: Boy Scout Hall, Crockett

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

12 Days of Christmas at Cornerstone: Cornerstone Sonoma, Sonoma

Alexander Valley Ladies Aid Old-Fashioned Christmas Bazaar: Alexander Valley Hall, Geyersville

Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade: Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga

Charles Dickens Christmas with Santa: Ackerman Heritage House, Napa

Christmas on the Waterfront: Harbor Plaza, Suisun City

Cloverdale Kiwanis Club Crab and Pasta Feed: Citrus Fairgrounds Auditorium, Cloverdale

Cotati Shop and Stroll: Old Redwood Highway, Cotati

Holiday Open House: Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, Downtown Santa Rosa

Holiday Tree Lighting: Imagination Park, San Anselmo

Holiday Open House and Kentucky Street Marketplace: Downtown Petaluma

Holiday Piano Concert: Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen

Holiday Tree Lighting: Imagination Park, San Anselmo

Holiday Tree Lighting Festival: Sherman Avenue, Downtown Novato

"It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play": Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, Napa

Italian Christmas Markets: Orsi Family Vineyards, Healdsburg

Light Up the Square: Theatre Square, Petaluma

Mad Hatter Holiday Festival and Parade: Vallejo

Magic of the Season: Shenandoah Park, American Canyon

Read to a Dog: Healdsburg Regional Library, Healdsburg

Reindeer Run and Walk 5K/10K: Wetlands Edge Trailhead, American Canyon

Tinsel Tea With a Princess: Meritage Resort and Spa, Napa

Transcendence's Holiday Spectacular: Hanna Center, Sonoma

U.S. Air Force Band Of The Golden West Holiday Concert: Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, Vacaville

Winter in the Wineries Passport: Participating wineries in Calistoga, Lake County, Pope Valley and St. Helena

Winterfest: Downtown Plaza, Mill Valley

THE PENINSULA:

Allied Arts Guild Christmas Market: Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park

Brunch with Santa at Pinstripes: Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo

Caltrain Holiday Train: Various stops in the Peninsula and San Francisco

Elf Market: Pacifica Community Center, Pacifica

Family Christmas Craft Workshop: The Episcopal Church of St. Matthew, San Mateo

Gilles Vonsattel in Concert: Bach, Beethoven and More: Menlo School, Atherton

Holiday Storytime: Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, Palo Alto

Holly Jollypalooza: Eureka Square Shopping Center, Pacifica

Popovich Comedy Pet Theater: Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, Palo Alto

Rockaway Tree Lighting Festival: Rockaway Beach, Pacifica

Santa Comes to Town: City Hall, 400 Grand Ave., South San Francisco

Santa Days: Filoli, Woodside

Sea Biscuit's Tree Lighting Ceremony: The Shops at Tanforan, San Bruno

"The Nutcracker": Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Palo Alto

Tree Lighting Ceremony: City Hall Constitution Square, Millbrae

Walking in a Winter Wonderland: Leo Ryan Park, Foster City

Winter Faire: Waldorf School of the Peninsula, Los Altos

Winter Wonderland: Central Park, San Mateo

SAN FRANCISCO:

"A Christmas Carol": American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco

Baltic Christmas Fair: Latvian Lutheran Church of Northern California, San Francisco

Caltrain Holiday Train: Various stops, San Francisco and the Peninsula

Cow Hollow Cleanup: Greenwich and Lyon streets, San Francisco

Dogpatch Cleanup: Espirit Park, San Francisco

Facing Life: Pendarvis Harshaw and Brandon Tauszik in Conversation: San Francisco Main Library, San Francisco

Head Brotherhood Mini Park Cleanup: Head Brotherhood Mini Park, San Francisco

Holiday Art Pop-Up: Creativity Explored, San Francisco

Holiday Concert with the San Francisco Youth Chorus: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco

Leland Avenue Cleanup: In front of Hans Schiller Greenway Plaza, San Francisco

Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup: Manny's, San Francisco

Mark Foehringer's "Nutcracker Sweets": Cowell Theater, San Francisco

Muttville Senior Dog Rescue Holidays Adopt-A-Thon Weekend: Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, San Francisco

National Psoriasis Foundation Walk: Crissy Field East Beach Picnic Area, San Francisco

Nob Hill Monthly Street Sweeps: Le Beau Market, San Francisco

NOPA Cleanup: The Mill, San Francisco

North Beach Cleanup: Washington Square Park, San Francisco

Parkside/Sunset Cleanup: Happy Days Preschool, San Francisco

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus "Holiday Spectacular": Goldstein Theater, San Francisco

SFP Presents Andrea Gonzalez Caballero, Grisha Goryachev: St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco

Sing-Along Messiah: Lakeside Presbyterian Church, San Francisco

Sunset Holiday Mercantile: San Francisco County Fair Building, San Francisco

SweaterCon Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl: Mayes Oyster House, San Francisco

The Marsh Presents "Grandma and Me": The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco

Valencia-Guerrero Cleanup: Dog Eared Books, San Francisco

"We Are All Friends": NOHSpace, San Francisco

Western Addition Cleanup: Limoncello, San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Art in the Cellars: Bargetto Winery, Soquel

Emmett Thompson Memorial Dad’s Club Basketball Tournament: Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz

Holiday Faire: Calvary Episcopal Church, Santa Cruz

Holiday Parade: Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

Kiwanis Holiday Lights Parade: Downtown Morgan Hill

Light Up the Night: Scotts Valley Community Center, Scotts Valley

Lighted Boat Parade: Santa Cruz Harbor, Santa Cruz

"No Room at the Inn": St. Philip the Apostle Episcopal Church, Scotts Valley

"Sounds of the Season" Choral Concert: Aptos High School, Aptos

Winter Wonderland: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz

SOUTH BAY:

Barn Lighting: Westwind Community Barn, Los Altos Hills

Breakfast with Santa: Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino

Carol of Lights: Downtown Campbell

De Anza Flea Market: De Anza College, Cupertino

Fantasy of Lights: Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos

Gilroy Gardens Holiday: Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy

Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting: Downtown Gilroy

Holiday Tree Lighting: Downtown Sunnyvale

"Holidays with the Historian": Winchester Mystery House, San Jose

IFES Crab Cioppino Feed: IFES Portuguese Hall, Mountain View

Los Gatos Children's Christmas/Holidays Parade: Los Gatos

Menorahs and Miracles: Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, San Jose

San Jose Wind Symphony Presents “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Out of the Blue": McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, Saratoga

South Valley Civic Theatre "A Christmas Story": Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, Morgan Hill

Sunnyvale Gingerbread Village: Sunnyvale Public Library Lobby, Sunnyvale

Symphony San Jose Presents "Mighty Cello": The California Theatre, San Jose

The Menagerie Oddities and Curiosities Holiday Market: Winchester Mystery House, San Jose

Winter Solstice Market: Satori Cellars, Gilroy

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• Aquarium Holidays; Knott's Merry Farm; December Nights: SoCal Weekend

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