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2024 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2024
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November 29-December 20, 2024
56th Annual Grass Valley Cornish Christmas Celebration
Grass Valley, California
 

December 7, 2024
Annual Oxnard Tamale Festival - Oxnard, California
Get the tastiest tamales in town - from sweet to savory, traditional to gourmet. Learn tamale making with live demos. Enjoy the tamale eating contest, holiday crafts fair, kids activities, and music.  FREE admission.  Attendance: 10,000.

December 7, 2024  Ventura Winter Wine Walk & Holiday Street Fair
Ventura, California
World's Largest Wine Walk is Back! The Ventura Winter Wine Walk & Holiday Street Fair will once again return to beautiful Downtown Ventura! The Most Magical day in Ventura will kick off with the Holiday Street Fair starting from 12pm-8pm on the 400 and 500 blocks of Main Street with vendors and live entertainment. Shop artists, crafters, non-profit organizations, commercial and food vendors. The street fair and entertainment is FREE and open to the public starting at Noon!

December 7-8, 2024 - Holidays in the Vineyards - Livermore, California
Holidays in the Vineyards is an annual wine country tradition where wineries showcase their tasting rooms with arts and craft vendors, holiday music, special wines, and more.

December 7-8, 2024  32nd Annual Indio International Tamale Festival
Indio, California
Miles Avenue Park.  The world's Largest Tamale Festival!  It all started in 1992 with an idea by Dave Hernandez, a member of the Downtown Indio Merchants Association.  The rich heritage of the tamale, consistent community support and hard working tamale makers have created the festival's tremendous success.  Recently, the Food Network-TV ranked the Indio International Tamale Festival in the top 10 "All-American Food Festivals" in the nation!    Attendance: 120,000.
 

December 8, 2024  Annual Mill Valley WinterFest
Mill Valley, California
One of this community's iconic annual events. This event has blossomed into a celebration that features snow sliding, a day-long program of entertainment, a visit by Santa Claus, an antique fire truck, food from local restaurants and food vendors, and culminates with a spectacular tree lighting ceremony.

December 10-23, 2024  The Bracebridge Dinner
Yosemite National Park, California
Celebrated annually since 1927, the renowned Bracebridge Dinner transforms The Majestic Yosemite Hotel’s Dining Room into a Old English-era hall filled with Christmas festivities. The inspiration for this incredible Yuletide ceremony was Washington Irving's Sketch Book about Squire Bracebridge and Christmas traditions of the period. More than 100 cast members portray the Squire and his family, their servants, the Lord of Misrule, and minstrels.

December 14, 2024  Annual Holiday Concert & Santa on the Pier
Redondo Beach, California

December 14-15, 2024  Winterfest Sausalito - Sausalito, California
Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks; Jingle Bell 5K and Brunch.  6 -7:15pm Sausalito Waterfront – Gabrielson Park.

December 31, 2024  New Year's Eve Grape Drop - Temecula, California
Ring in the new year Temecula style with the infamous Grape Drop! Celebrate 2024 twice with an East Coast (9pm) and West Coast (midnight) countdown. The New Year’s Eve Grape Drop will include live music, food vendors, and kid’s activities. Free Fun Zone will be open from 6:00-10:00pm.

December 31, 2024  Annual New Years' Eve Celebration
Simi Valley, California
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library.  Ring in the New Year at the Reagan Library, the only place to be this New Year’s Eve in Southern California. Enjoy an elaborate night of celebration, four-course served meal, and a champagne toast at midnight with all the party essentials-hats, horns, streamers, and more! Watch the ball drop and more as you welcome in the New Year. Do not forget to tour our amazing Air Force One and Christmas Trees Around the World exhibits from 8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.  Dance to live music played by top notch dance band, The Platinum Groove. Enjoy the classics, ballroom favorites, disco, Motown, and 50’s through the 90’s top hits played by our fabulous DJ. There will be something for everyone at this extraordinary celebration.
 

2023 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2023
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December 9, 2023-Jan 6, 2024  Holiday Tours & Annual Gingerbread House Display - Oxnard, California
We will be having our usual holiday programming this year - such as our Gingerbread House contest, Holly Trolley Tours and Sip, Taste, and Tour of Christmas Tree Lane. We will be decorated for the holidays. We encourage you to come to the Square to take your holiday family photos as folks have done for so many years.
 

2022 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2022
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December 10, 2022  35th Annual Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks
Sausalito, California
 

2020 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2020
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December -, 2020  Christmas at the Ranch - Camarillo, California
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.  Give your family the gift of a beautifully unique Christmas experience by visiting Camarillo’s very-own historic landmark, magically transformed for the holiday season. Join the Camarillo Ranch Foundation for a special historic home tour of Adolfo Camarillo’s 1892 Queen Anne Victorian Mansion plus the 1905 Red Barn transformed into Santa’s Workshop. Learn about Camarillo family Christmas traditions as you step back in time with visions of by-gone eras. 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  This year’s event features: Visit with Santa in Santa’s Workshop (photo included) - Festive Beverages and Treats for Purchase - Historical Themed Activities and Games - Holiday Market with Rustic Barnhouse - Victorian Carolers and Live Pianist.  Proceeds from the event support Camarillo Ranch Foundation’s educational programs.  Admission Pricing - Single: $6 admission (2 years and under free).  Family Pack: $20 (2 adults + 2 children over 2 years).  Admission includes holiday home tours and one souvenir photo with Santa per family. Food, beverages and holiday market items available for purchase.

December 5-6, 2020  The Nourished Festival - San Diego, California
The Largest Gluten Free, Allergy & Special Diet Festival in the United States.  Whether you're looking for specialty products that taste great or trying to learn how to cook and bake to meet your dietary needs, the Expo is the place to be!
 

2019 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2019
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December 5, 2019 - Candlelight Christmas Parade - Madera, California
Downtown Madera’s Annual Christmas Parade, where spectators can view the parade and wander through business establishments, tasting wines, or having hot beverages. Co-sponsored by the Madera Kiwanis Club and the Madera Downtown Association.

December 7, 2019 - Cultivate L.A. - Los Angeles, California
Join local chefs and vintners to support local foster kids, while enjoying an unforgettable evening of elegance and style under the stars at one of L.A.'s most historic and scenic private homes. Sample the finest tastes from the region's favorite restaurants, vintners, breweries, and artisanal food producers.

December 7, 2019 - Oxnard Christmas Parade - Oxnard, California
The Oxnard Christmas Parade is one of the largest parades in Ventura County and attracts thousands of spectators to the heart of Downtown. The Parade features nearly 100 decorative floats, vehicles, marching bands, dancers and more! The Parade is followed by the Oxnard Tamale Festival at Plaza Park.

December 8, 2019 - Mutt Lynch Yappy Hour - San Jose, California
Get Some Doggone Great Wine at SVPP’s Holiday Yappy Hour! Join Silicon Valley Pet Project and Mutt Lynch Winery for our Holiday Yappy Hour! Bring your dog, family, and friends to our fun-filled event where you can taste, sip, drink, and purchase our new SVPP 2017 North Coast Chardonnay as well as a selection of other Mutt Lynch Wines. Toast with us to the holiday season and our love for our pets.  In the Cambrian Park Plaza Shopping Center.  Funds raised will go to SVPP’s life-saving work of rescue, care, foster and adoption of homeless animals. Advanced registration recommended.  $25 (advance tickets) for a full tasting flight of 4 Mutt Lynch wines, and a beautiful Pup Plaza wine glass. $30 at the door.
 

2018 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2018
Food Festivals, Wine & Beer Festivals
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December 5-7, 2018  USA Rice Outlook Conference
San Diego, California
The USA Rice Outlook Conference program will cover issues critical to rice farmers and everyone in the U.S. rice industry.
 

2017 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2017
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December 2-3, 2017 - Taste Of Tamales Food Festival
Los Angeles, California
FREE entrance to the public. More than 50,000 people from all nationalities will taste a full variety of Tamales (a holiday tradition) offered by Food Vendors and Restaurants of Los Angeles area. Attendants can also get other type of foods and enjoy Arts & Crafts, Live Music, Carnival Rides & Games, 20,000 free toys for children, Commercial Products, free health screenings, services and information provided by all type of exhibitor companies.  Attendance: 50,000.

December 8, 2017 - Fillmore Holiday Wine Walk
San Francisco, California
From 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The tasting event will include merchants offering wine samples inside their stores throughout Fillmore Street from Jackson to Eddy.

December 14, 2017 - 2nd Annual North Beach Holiday Wine Walk
San Francisco, California
From 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.  The tasting event will include merchants offering wine samples and special treats inside their stores throughout North Beach on Grant Ave, Columbus Ave, Vallejo Street and Green Street.
 

2016 CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2016
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
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December 1, 2016 - 6th Annual Noe Valley Holiday Wine Walk
San Francisco, California
The Noe Valley Merchants Association and Steven Restivo Event Services, LLC. are hosting the 5th Annual Noe Valley Holiday Wine Walk from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.  The tasting event will be located throughout 24th Street from Diamond to Chattanooga and will include merchants offering wine samples, finger foods and special treats.  Attendees wishing to participate in the sampling program may purchase on-site tickets for $25 or advance tickets for $20 via the website. The on-site ticket sales locations are at the 3865 24th St. parking lot between Sanchez & Vicksburg and in front of Walgreens on Castro and 24th. Participants will receive a wine glass and map with all of the tasting locations. Ticket sales on the day of the event are "Cash Only."