Celebrate the season where inspiration glows during Holidays at Filoli. Every day November 19, 2022- January 8, 2023, from 10am-9pm Holidays at Filoli visitors are invited to make special memories, bask in the vibrant landscape, and spend time together. Step into the magic of Filoli’s historic House adorned in Holiday cheer and explore the winter Garden, where 16-acres of Garden glitter from day till night.

Nestled in the luminous landscape, the Woodland Court beckons with mulled wine, hot cider, coffee, and crackling firepits. This perfect spot to warm up in the winter chill is framed by glowing lights and festive decor, where groups of friends and family can be found snuggled close. On select Santa Days in December, Father Christmas sits in his golden throne in the Woodland Garden ready for you and your little ones to snap a photo and meet the big man himself. Experience the wonder during Holidays at Filoli!

Filoli
86 Cañada Rd
Redwood City, CA 94062
Online: filoli.org

Explore, test, tinker, and create with over 150 interactive exhibits focusing on the sciences, humanities, arts, nature, and health. The Purple Museum sparks learning through play and provides endless hours of family fun, whether it’s creating an enormous bubble in Bill’s Backyard, blasting objects with air pressure in Amazing AirMaze, igniting scientific inquiry in Mammoth Discovery!, or splashing around while sending balls soaring on jets of water in WaterWays. Outside adventures are a plenty in the half-acre nature space where your kids can scale the tree climber, scoop and shovel gravel in the Dig Pit, build a fort, and climb the lookout tower. Just follow Discovery Duck back to the happiest place in San Jose!

Cultural Celebrations this winter include Dia De Los Muertos on November 5th, 2022, Menorahs and Miracles Jewish Celebration on Dec 4th, 2022, and El Dia De Los Tres Reyes Magos on Jan 7th, 2023. We will have special performances and hands-on art activities related to each of our cultural celebrations for the whole family to enjoy!

Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: (408) 298-5437
Online: cdm.org

Nestled in the scenic Marin Headlands of Sausalito is the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, The Marine Mammal Center. This holiday season, you’ll want to bring your friends and family to visit this non-profit’s ocean-view center where you can dive into all things ocean.

Watch animal care experts give rescued seals and sea lions life-saving care so they can be released back to the wild, peek into our laboratory to learn more about our scientific research, explore interactive exhibits that give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to rescue hundreds of marine mammals every year and hear inspiring stories of marine mammal survival on a Guided Tour. Plus, you’ll discover how you can take action to protect marine mammals and our ocean.

You can also shop for the perfect present at our Gift Store. You’ll find ocean-friendly gifts for all ages from one-of-a-kind apparel to sustainable goods, with all proceeds supporting this life-saving work. You can even go home with your very own marine mammal – symbolically of course! When you adopt a released patient through our Adopt-a-Seal® program, you’ll give the next sick or injured animal a second chance at life.

Don’t wait! Book your tickets today!

The Marine Mammal Center
2000 Bunker Rd
Sausalito, CA 94965
Email: info@tmmc.org
Phone: (415) 289-7325
Online: marinemammalcenter.org/

‘Tis the season for LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Bay Area’s family favorite, Holiday Bricktacular event! Come explore an indoor playground filled with all kinds of LEGO® holiday-themed creations made up of thousands of LEGO bricks. We’ve got one-of-a-kind bricktastic holiday activities that you can only enjoy at the attraction!

• MINILAND Bay Area Holiday Transformation – Discover the Bay Area created completely out of LEGO and spot the holiday magic spread throughout the place just for Bricktacular.
• The Search for the LEGO Gingerbread Man – Have you seen the Gingerbread Man? We hear that the Gingerbread Man is hiding around the attraction… Can you tell us where he is? One day he was hanging out at NINJAGO and then someone saw him by the 4D Theater! Post a picture when you see him and you may just get a reward!
• Do you want to build a Snowflake? – Come to the Creative Workshop and join the play makers create a LEGO snowflake.
• Gingerbread Dance Party – Put your hands up, wiggle your feet, and dance with the Gingerbread Man at the Build Challenge Circle!

Experience these and more! Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with you family and friends at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area
870 Great Mall Dr
Milpitas, CA 95035
Email: BayArea@LEGOLANDDiscoveryCenter.com
Online: LEGOLANDDiscoveryCenter.com/BayArea/

“The best Christmas Carol ever . . . a guaranteed good time”—KCBS Radio

New for 2022: Special pricing for kids 17 and under. A Christmas Carol is the perfect show for all ages!

It’s been a long time since you last experienced A.C.T.’s celebrated production of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Featuring a lively cast of dozens, delightful music, gorgeous costumes, and those deliciously spooky ghosts, the Bay Area’s favorite holiday tradition returns home. This version of A Christmas Carol—adapted by Paul Walsh and Carey Perloff—stays true to the heart of Dickens’s timeless story of redemption and brings a playful sensibility to his rich language. A Christmas Carol is a decades-long cornerstone of the A.C.T. repertory and has become a holiday tradition for families all around the San Francisco Bay Area. This acclaimed holiday event is finally back and we can’t wait to see you there!

American Conservatory Theater
415 Geary St
SF, CA 94102
Email: tickets@act-sf.org
Phone: (415) 749-2228
Online: act-sf.org/