Garden of D’Lights 2021: 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-Dec. 23, Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery, 1552 Bancroft Road, Walnut Creek. Wander through 3.5 acres of mature cacti, succulents and trees that are transformed into magical and colorful botanical sculptures by thousands of lights. $8-$24. ruthbancroftgarden.org
Diablo Ballet — The Nutcracker Suite: Nov. 12-13, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. After the show, meet and mingle with the dancers at a reception at Massimo’s Ristorante across the street from the Lesher Center. $25-$52. Streaming Dec. 3-12, $40. diabloballet.org
La Selva Beach Holiday Fair and Library Opening Celebration: 10 a.m.-4 pm. Nov. 13, 314 Estrella Ave., La Selva Beach. Free. Browse handmade jewelry, art, pottery, books, bags, clothing, olive oil and vinegars, garden art and home decor. Enjoy live music, magic, baked goods and food trucks. Santa Cruz library: bit.ly/3nTB2DlGLIDE’s Annual Holiday Jam — Still We Raise: 7 p.m. Nov. 18, The Masonic, 1111 California St., San Francisco. Hear a live, in-person and livestreamed benefit concert featuring Bobby McFerrin, Fantastic Negrito and the GLIDE Ensemble. app.mobilecause.com/e/SHSmbg?vid=n27z0
The Christmas Ballet: Nov. 19-Dec. 26, Walnut Creek, Mountain View, Carmel, and San Francisco. This joyful program features classical ballet and festive contemporary numbers set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz and swing. $25-$99. Find details at smuinballet.org.
Holiday Show: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 20, San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. This annual show showcases local artists and their creations under the spectacular stained glass dome. Admission to the museum will be free on the day of the show. Art on the Square: bit.ly/3q4YhwU
Great America Winterfest: Nov. 26-Jan. 1, 4701 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. Enjoy more than 60 rides and holiday attractions, send letters to the North Pole, check out Santa’s workshop, bake cookies in Mrs. Claus’ kitchen and go ice skating. Tickets start at $30. cagreatamerica.com/events/winterfest
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony: 4-6 p.m. Nov. 26, Lawn at Vista Collina, 850 Bordeaux Way, Napa. Enjoy holiday carolers, a seasonally-inspired artisan market and a visit from Santa Claus, as well as locally crafted beer and wine. Cellarpass: bit.ly/3q3ZULn
Holidays in Wine Country: Nov. 26-Dec. 30. Healdsburg offers seasonal events centered around food, wine and time-honored traditions. Enjoy festive décor and holiday lights in Healdsburg Plaza, holiday wine country walking tours, breakfast with Santa and more. cm.healdsburg.com/events
Fairmont San Francisco’s Holiday Festivities: Giant Gingerbread House, Nov. 27 through the holiday season. Check out the giant, two-story gingerbread house adorned in hundreds of pounds of See’s candies in the hotel’s grand lobby. Holiday Tea, 1 and 3:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 26-Jan. 2. (Tea not available Dec. 2-3, 24-25). 950 Mason St., San Francisco. $89-$149. fairmont-san-francisco.com/holidays
Holiday Radio play — A Red Carol: Streaming Nov. 26-Jan 9. San Francisco Mime Troupe presents a new activist adaptation of the Dickens classic as a radio play. Free (suggested $20 donation). sfmt.org
The Magic Lamp Panto: Dec. 1-31, Presidio Theatre, 99 Moraga Ave., Presidio of San Francisco. A holiday parody updates the story of Aladdin with humor, music, dance and magic. $10-$75. presidiotheatre.org/
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets: Dec. 4-19, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco. This 50-minute version of “The Nutcracker” was designed for families with young children. $22.50-$44.50. mfdpsf.org/nutcracker-sweets
Drive Thru Dickens’ London: 11 a..m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4-19, Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City. Enjoy a taste of The Great Dickens Christmas Fair from the comfort of your car, from the fair’s famous foods and handcrafted gifts to multiple tableaux from Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and two stages of continuous live music, dance and comedy. $25. dickensfair.com
Holiday Concert: 1 p.m. Dec. 4, San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Bell Appeal will perform a variety of holiday tunes. After the concert, meet the ringers and learn to ring a handbell. Free. historysmc.org
Winter Open Studios: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4-5, ICB Building, 480 Gate Five Road, Sausalito. Browse the work of more than 100 Bay Area artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, fiber artists, printmakers, animators and jewelers. Free. Eventbrite: bit.ly/2YbWvP6
Help is on the Way for the Holidays XX — Feliz Navidad: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Brava Theatre Center, 2781 24th St., San Francisco. This holiday celebration features holiday music and an after-party with the cast. $45-$2,500. Eventbrite: bit.ly/3BGGq1K
Cool Yule: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose. Enjoy a jazz concert featuring festive holiday songs. $29. hammertheatre.com
Black Diamond Ballet’s — Nutcracker: Dec. 10-12, El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. Second St., Antioch. Enjoy the show, then browse the Nutcracker Boutique and adult and child-friendly refreshments in the lobby. $20-$35. El Campanil: bit.ly/31uujZ9
A Merry Little Christmas Cabaret: Live in-person and simultaneous livestream Dec. 10-19 (on-demand Dec. 20-31), Tabard Theatre, 29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose. Enjoy this big band holiday musical featuring San Jose’s Nineteen Jazz Orchestra. $19-$48. tabardtheatre.org/
San Francisco Ballet — Nutcracker: Dec. 10-30, War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. Step into the reverie of little Clara and enter a magical wonderland of toy soldiers, a blizzard of snowflakes and a kaleidoscope of more than 150 dancers. Starting at $19. sfballet.org
San Jose Dance Theatre — Nutcracker: Dec. 10-12, 17-19, The San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose. Enjoy an enchanted world of elegant sugarplums, a battle between brave soldiers and menacing mice, waltzing flowers and a new extra-large Christmas Tree that grows more than 200 feet. $20-$95. sjdt.org/the-nutcracker
Merry-Achi Christmas: 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San José. Join Mariachi Sol de Mexico and its 13-piece ensemble in a joyous holiday celebration. hammertheatre.com
Ragazzi Boys Chorus — Mysteries and Miracles: 4 p.m. Dec. 12, Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco. This holiday concert will include treasured yuletide gems and festive contemporary pieces to celebrate the holidays. Also available for streaming online. $20-$25. ragazzi.org
Holiday Concertos — Bach, Corelli & more: Dec. 17-19. Voices of Music returns to the stage with their signature holiday program of virtuoso concertos, including the Bach violin concerto in A Minor BWV 1041 performed by Rachell Ellen Wong. 7-9 p.m. Dec. 17, First Congregational Church Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 18, First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way (entrance on Dana), Berkeley; 8-10 p.m. Dec. 19, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco. $50-$55. voicesofmusic.org
A Celtic Christmas: Dec. 17, Santa Cruz’s Rio Theatre and Dec. 22, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Tomáseen Foley recreates the joy and innocence of a night before Christmas in a remote farmhouse in his native parish of Teampall an Ghleanntáin in the west of Ireland in the 1950s. $35-$63. tomaseenfoley.com/tours
‘Jingle + Mingle’ at the Wine Train: To celebrate the holidays, the Wine Train will be offering holiday-inspired cocktails and hot cider in addition to a multi-course gourmet meal from the train’s culinary team. Enjoy holiday music and carolers performing outside the train station from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 18-19, 23-24, 1275 McKinstry St., Napa. winetrain.com/daily-tours/gourmet-express
New Ballet — The San Jose Nutcracker: Dec. 18-22, California Theatre, 345 S 1st St, San Jose. This joyful production transports the well-loved tale to turn-of-the-century San Jose. For the youngest audiences, New Ballet will also offer “The San Jose Nutcracker,” shorter one-act performances that provide a delightful introduction to the world of dance. Starting at $25. newballet.com
The San Francisco Proper Nutcracker Tea: Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through December (excluding Dec. 25), 1100 Market St. but the hotel entrance is 45 McAllister St., San Francisco. This holiday event includes afternoon tea service and a Nutcracker takeaway gift. A kids’ tea featuring hot chocolate will also be available. $35-$55. properhotel.com/san-francisco/happenings
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