On Friday, December 6th, enjoy holiday cheer in Downtown Larkspur at the 3rd Annual Winter Wonderland celebration.
The Lark Creek shops will have plenty of delightful holiday treats in store for your entertainment! Event highlights include: complimentary professional photos with Santa, gingerbread cookie decorating, mulled wine, hot cocoa, and a hand-selected group of local artisanal pop-ups.
Resident boutiques will stay open late, and when you get hungry there are three amazing on-site restaurants to choose from!
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Admission is FREE.
Novato Parks, Recreation and Community Services is hosting its annual Holiday Crafts Faire on Friday, December 6, 6pm – 9pm, and Saturday, December 7, 10am – 4pm at the Margaret Todd Senior Center.
There will be more than 55 artisans selling handmade crafts including jewelry, ceramics, specialty foods, wreaths, ornaments, bath and body products and more! There will be entertainment throughout the event + food for sale. There will be entertainment throughout the event and food will be available. It is recommended that shoppers bring cash as not all vendors accept credit cards.
Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase unique holiday gifts!
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Admission is FREE.
The Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair returns Saturday & Sunday, December 7 - 8. Holiday shoppers can browse charming booths featuring an array of original, hand-made fine art, crafts, and gourmet treats while enjoying local live music.
Over 40 local artists hailing from Marin and throughout the Bay Area will be selling their fantastic artwork and colorful crafts, including hand-made jewelry, ceramics, textiles, woodworking, home & fashion accessories, wreaths, ornaments, children’s books, holiday knick-knacks, and gifts from the garden. The beloved MB Quilters will also be on hand with scarves, gloves, and quilts for sale. The Muir Beach Volunteer Firefighters will sell their popular dog logo clothing, hats, stainless-wear, and accessories, which will help fund the department. Again, this year, the MB Holiday Arts Fair will partner with the California College of the Arts and showcase some of the students.
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Admission is FREE.
** Food & beverages will be available for purchase all day.
Winter Open Studios at ICB/ART returns Saturday & Sunday, December 7 - 8. Located on Sausalito's working waterfront, annual Winter Open Studios is known among collectors, gallerists and art lovers as the one yearly art event not to be missed.
Under the ICB’s dramatic curved roof, with exposed beams and spectacular views of the SF Bay, 70+ fine artists of every stripe including sculptors, abstract and figurative painters, photographers, fiber artists, and jewelers, will open their studios to the public for this unique opportunity to meet the artists, talk to them about their creative process and discover + purchase exceptional art.
The show runs Saturday, December 7 - 8: 11am - 5pm
Sneak Preview on Friday, December 6: 5pm - 8pm
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Admission is FREE.
Join the Mill Valley Community Center for their annual Holiday Craft Fair. This festive shopping event features over 50 new and returning artists selling their fine handmade arts & crafts.
There is a wide variety of unique items to choose from, including: woodwork, jewelry, glass work, ceramics, decorations, knitwear, fiber arts, plants and much more.
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Admission is FREE.
(plenty of free parking!)
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party returns for five weekends to the Cow Palace.
An annual Bay Area tradition for nearly 40 years, the Great Dickens Christmas Fair features hundreds of costumed Victorian characters, from waltzing royals to scrappy chimney-sweeps, who populate over four acres of twilight-lit shops, pubs, stages, and dance halls. At the Dickens Fair, it's always Christmas Eve in 19th-century London!
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair offers a variety of entertainments for all ages and tastes. Step back into Christmas past of Ebenezer Scrooge at Fezziwig's Christmas Party, and marvel at the deductive skills of famed sleuth Sherlock Holmes. Families can also take part in hands-on craft activities, old-world games of skill and chance, lively interactive shows, and a new skating rink.
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General Admission: $45 (adults); $25 (Kids 5 to 12).
Twilight tickets (after 3pm): $30 (adults); $18 (Kids 5 to 12)
* Children under 5 are always free.
