Don't miss the brightest event of the season! Experience the wonder of winter like never before at the Holiday Light Spectacular! Your family, friends, and loved ones will enjoy a magical evening filled with dazzling light displays, twinkling pathways, enchanting photo ops, and joyful surprises around every corner. Wander through the lights, sip on hot cocoa, and make memories that will last a lifetime.
Marin Center Fairgrounds will feature nightly:
Admission is FREE.
The Sausalito Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony returns this Wednesday at Viña del Mar Park. Welcome the season with music, lights, laughter, and a bit of North Pole magic!
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Admission is FREE
Downtown Larkspur kicks off the holiday season this Wednesday with one of Marin's favorite traditions — Perry’s Annual Tree Lighting!
Enjoy the magic of the season with friends, family, and neighbors as they light up the Avenue with holiday cheer.
🎁 Giving Back: We’re proud to once again support the Central Marin Holiday Gift Drive — bring a new, unwrapped gift to help brighten someone’s holiday!
🌟 Make it a Night Out: Celebrate all weekend long with festive happenings and holiday shopping along Magnolia Avenue and the Lark Creek Shops.
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Admission is FREE
Join friends and neighbors this Saturday and experience the ultimate holiday celebration as downtown Tiburon magically transforms into a wonderland full of cheer and classic family fun.
The free Tiburon Holiday Festival will include:
Gingerbread House Decorating
Visit by Santa
Free Face Painting
Toddler Train (weather permitting)
Popcorn; Hot Latke Bar; Chanukah crafts
Gingerbread House Decorating at Tiburon Tavern
Christmas Tree Lighting + Carolers
DJ Yuka Yu will spin a curated collection of holiday tunes
Visit all the downtown businesses to complete your BINGO card and receive a free gift from the Tiburon Welcome Center. Enjoy specialty treats and specials from downtown shops, restaurants, and wine bars.
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and San Anselmo will be kicking off the season with their annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Come to Imagination Park this Saturday for an evening filled with holiday lights, festive music, cocoa & cookies, train rides, and photos with Santa. It's one of the town's most heartwarming traditions and a perfect way to kick of the holidays with family, friends, and neighbors!
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Admission is FREE.
Downtown Novato is kicking off the holiday season with its annual tree lighting this Saturday.
Enjoy live music, community dance performances, kids art & craft activities, cookie decorating, restaurants, cocktails & beers while shopping & strolling along Grant Avenue. Santa and his elves will be in Santa’s Village, ready to hear every child’s holiday wishes and take photos. Novato Fire Department will bring Santa at 5pm on the ladder truck.
The official tree lighting will take place at 5:30pm.
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Admission is FREE.
Celebrate the season with Bon Air’s Santa Saturdays!
On the first three Saturdays in December, Santa makes a grand entrance aboard a fire truck, ready to spread cheer to kids, adults, and even pets.
Enjoy free photos and festive fun—no reservations required. It’s a joyful, family-friendly tradition that brings the community together in the
Santa Claus is returning to Nick's Cove via his water sleigh this Sunday, from 1pm - 3pm.
This year Santa will be visiting with families from the newly rebuilt boat shack which will be decked out in holiday lights and decor. He'll be taking free photos with grown-ups, kids and pets. There will also be complimentary hot chocolate and cookies as well as seasonal specials served all day in the restaurant.
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Admission is FREE.
Winterfest, Mill Valley annual holiday celebration returns to the Downtown Plaza this Sunday (2pm - 6pm).
This joyous Holiday event is a celebration of Mill Valley's business community and the incredibly vibrant downtown.
Family and friends will be gathering for an evening of good cheer, including live music from a number of amazing local bands. There will also be a visit from Santa Claus, lots of children's activities, as well as a Kid-Centric Train Ride around Lytton Square from 2pm-5pm!
The festivities will cap off with the Tree Lighting on the Plaza at 5:30pm!
After Winterfest, grab a bite at one of the restaurants in or near the plaza (Piazza D'Angelo, Playa, Corner Bar, La Ginestra, Paseo Bistro, and Bungalow 44).
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Admission is FREE.
Sausalito's waterfront holiday tradition returns on Saturday, December 13th!
The Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks can be seen from Gabrielson Park, Humboldt Avenue and Anchor Street.
Catch dozens of brightly lit and beautifully decorated boats parade along the scenic Sausalito shoreline. There will also be food trucks & no-host bars.
Note: The boat parade starts at 6pm; followed immediately thereafter (7:15pm) with fireworks above the Bay.
Admission is FREE.
Following the parade, there will be a Captain's After Party at The Spinnaker from 8pm - 10:30pm with live music, dancing, and no host bar.
