Reindeer Run; Toys For Tots; Tree Lightings: NorCal Weekend

Mill Valley CA

04 December, 2020

10:05 AM

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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, a mini day trip or a virtual event, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Dec. 5 to Sunday, Dec. 6. Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities have been updated since posted on Patch. Please be mindful of social distancing guidelines while you do your part to slow the spread of the coronavirus. See the latest guidance from the CDC here. EAST BAY: Drive-Thru Holiday Tree Lighting and Santa: Public Safety Parking Lot, Pinole Ecology Center's 50th Anniversary Friendraiser Celebration: Virtual Family Sanity's Holiday Sidewalk Sale: Oakland Free Grocery Kits: St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church, Livermore Holiday Show: Berkeley Potters Guild. Berkeley Outside Holiday Craft Fair: Walnut Creek Super Holiday Marketplace: Concord and Pleasant Hill NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY: A Holiday Boutique: Sonoma "Believe Only the Caravan's Trace": Graduate Fellowship Exhibition: Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito Best of The Valley Wine Tastings: Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa Calistoga Lighted Tractor Display: Twenty locations, Calistoga Charles Dickens Christmas: Ackerman Heritage House, Napa "Cooking With Country" Virtual Cooking Series: Virtual Craft Market: San Anselmo Fairfax Craft Faire: Virtual Guide Dogs for the Blind's Virtual Holiday Celebration: Virtual Hanukkah Hootenanny: Judd's Hill Winery, Napa Holiday Tea: Dry Creek Kitchen, Healdsburg Novato's Community Tree Lighting: Virtual Open Air Open Studio: Fairfax Reindeer Run-Walk 5k /10/Half Marathon: Virtual Winter in the Wineries Passport: Participating wineries, Calistoga, Lake County, Pope Valley and St. Helena Wonderfully Wild Marin Pop-Up: Fairfax Wreath-Making Workshop: McEvoy Ranch, Petaluma THE PENINSULA: Festival of Trees: Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, Palo Alto Fresh Holiday Wreath Kit Fundraiser: Fernekes Recreation Building, South San Francisco Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: Pacifica Santa Saturdays: Filoli, Woodside Toy Drive-By: The Shops at Tanforan, San Bruno Walking in a Winter Wonderland: Leo Ryan Park, Foster City SAN FRANCISCO: A.C.T.'s "A Christmas Carol On Air" Radio Play: Virtual Celebration of Truffles and Piedmont Wine: The Vault Garden, San Francisco Webinar: "Truffle Magic with Chef Matteo": Virtual SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES: Fill A Bag Sale: Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter's Benefit Shop, Santa Cruz Virtual "No Room at the Inn" Nativity Display: Virtual SOUTH BAY: Fantasy of Lights Drive-Thru: Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos Holiday Carriage Rides: Los Gatos Holiday Pop-Up Shop: Los Gatos Homage To The Holidays: Virtual Home for the Holidays Virtual Magic and Comedy Show: Virtual Toys for Tots Drive: Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council, Saratoga Virtual Holiday Barn Lighting: Virtual Virtual Visit with Santa: Virtual Zoom with Santa: Virtual Heading to Southern California? Then See: Ice Skating Rink; Jungle Bells; Tree Lightings: SoCal Weekend Want to post your next neighborhood event on the Patch? We do too! No matter how big or small it may be, if it's local, it has a place on the Patch calendar. Posting an event is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Here's how to do it: Create a Patch account and sign up to post your own local content on Patch, totally free. It's probably the easiest thing you'll do all day.Make a Calendar Event and fill it with all the awesome info that people need to add it to their list of things to do in their neighborhood. Choose a fun image to upload and most importantly - have fun with it! It's your event, and the possibilities are endless.Post it on Patch! That's it. Get ready for RSVPs. You can post your event for free to a single Patch, or if you really want to get the community's attention, you can feature your event for $1 per Patch per day. When an event is featured, it receives priority placement on the local calendar as well as on the homepage, article pages, our daily newsletter, and our weekly calendar events newsletter.