Marin County Holiday Event Calendar

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December 1, 2011 10:00a to 7:00p

Event: 5th Annual Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour, December 1st-31st   

Location:  Downtown Sausalito

Event Description: Come to Sausalito this holiday season to view the beautiful and unique Gingerbread houses on display in 25 different stores, hotels, restaurants and businesses.  Visitors and local residents are encouraged to take the tour to view the Gingerbread Houses. Download a FREE MAP which lists all the locations where the Gingerbread houses are displayed. Take a tour of the houses and vote for your favorite in People’s Choice Ballot.

 

December 2, 2011 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Event: Dickens Family Victorian Holiday at Falkirk Mansion

Location: Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Avenue, 94901
Event Description: First Friday of December annually Join Charles Dickens and his family for a joyous evening of Victorian revelry at the Falkirk Mansion in San Rafael. Partake in a holiday treat as you go back in time to Victorian England and meet Charles Dickens, listen to him read from his famous works, watch his characters come alive (look out for Scrooge), meet and greet the true Father Christmas, play Victorian parlor games, dance and sing with our Victorian family and make traditional holiday crafts. Light food and drink will be served. A true family event.

More information: http://www.falkirkculturalcenter.org/event.html?eventid=165

 

Friday – Sunday, December 2nd - 4th
Friday, December 2 - 4PM to 9PM
Saturday, December 3 - 10AM to 6PM
Sunday, December 4 - 10AM to 5PM

Event: 40th Annual Holiday Crafts Fair at the Dance Palace

Location:  West Marin

Event Description: More than 40 craftspeople from all over the Bay Area will display their wares—ceramics, clothing, fiber artists, glass work, herbs, metal work, jams, jellies, jewelry, oils, ornaments, paintings, soap, toys, and much more.

The Holiday Crafts Fair was one of the first events ever held when the Dance Palace was found 40 years ago in the old Dance Palace building, the current home of the Cabaline. Over those 40 years the vibrant arts and crafts community of West Marin has sold their wares to neighbors, friends, and visitors alike. This year is no different. Visitors to the Fair can buy all their holiday gifts and enjoy delicious food prepared by Indian Peach Food Company. Support your local artists by shopping at this year for your holiday gifts!

More information: http://www.dancepalace.org

 

December 3, 2011 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Event: Holiday Craft Fair

Location: Mill Valley Community Center 180 Camino Alto Mill Valley, California 94941

Event Description: Come One, Come All! Enjoy some unique holiday shopping at the Mill Valley Holiday Craft Fair, Saturday, December 3rd, 10am-5pm at the Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto in Mill Valley. The fair features more than 55 new and returning artists selling their fine handmade arts and crafts. There is a wide variety of items to choose from including woodwork, jewelry, glasswork, ceramics, decorations, knitwear, fiber arts and much more. Admission and parking are FREE!

 

December 3, 2011 4:30pm to 8:00pm

Event: Novato's Holiday Celebration

Location: Sherman Avenue

Event Description: Highlights of the event include the visit from Santa and his elves and the Holiday Tree Lighting.

More information:

http://www.ci.novato.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=637&recordid=1128&returnURL=%2findex.aspx

 

December 4, 2011 4:00p

Event: Holiday Concerts by Candlelight - Marin Symphony

Location: Church of St. Raphael, San Rafael, CA

Event Description: Join us for the decades-long Marin Symphony tradition when families and friends in our community gather to share the spirit of the holidays. At this heart-warming event, our Symphony’s Chamber Chorus and the Marin Girls Chorus will be accompanied by string quintet, harp, oboe, and handbells.

More information: http://www.marinsymphony.org/index.php

 

December 10, 2011 9am

Event: Breakfast With Santa

Location: Belvedere Community Center

Event Description: Music, crafts, tasty breakfast and a visit with the Big Man! Photo opportunity with Santa. Bring your own camera. Please call (415) 435-4355 for reservations.

 

December 10, 2011 5:00p

Event: Marin Ballet's Nutcracker

Location: Marin Civic Center

Event Description: Come celebrate the grandeur of one of ballet's most famous stories! Rich in traditions of holiday magic and lavish surprises, Marin Ballet presents a delightful adventure of childhood fantasy and beautiful classical dance. Artfully revitalized by choreographer Julia Adam starting in 2008, Marin Ballet continues to add new elements to this cultural jewel of Marin County

More information: http://www.marinballet.org

 

 

December 10, 2011 5:30pm

Event: Santa by Sea

Location: Bel Marin Keys

 

December 10, 2011 6pm

Event: Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks Display

Location: Sausalito Waterfront

Event Description: Don't miss this festive Sausalito holiday event - with beautifully lit boats, fireworks and much merriment on Sausalito's waterfront.   For more information call 415-331-7204.

 

December 11, 2011 8am to 10:30am

Event: Breakfast With Santa 

Location: Corte Madera Rec Center 

Event Description: Come join Santa and his little helpers for a pancake breakfast with all the fixins. To register or to get further information please contact The Corte Madera Parks and Rec at 927-5072.

 

December 11, 2011 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Event: Festival of Lights

Location: Marin Jewish Community Center

Event Description: Celebrate the Festival of Lights with live musical performances, arts & crafts, delicious holiday treats, an artisan marketplace and much more!

 

December 11, 2011 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Event: Cookie Decorating Event at Panera Bread

Location: Northgate Mall

Event Description: Join us for cookie-decorating fun at Panera!  Each child will receive a complimentary Gingerbread Man to decorate for the holidays. Seats will fill up quickly so RSVP for one of the four time slots at Guest Services, or call (415) 472-3212.

 

December 17, 2011 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Event: Dream Circle Holiday Concert with Tim Cain, Judy Nee (Miss Kitty), Cindy Cohen and Christopher Smith

Location: Bay Area Discovery Museum

Event Description: Join us for a delightful and uplifting seasonal celebration featuring songs for a wide range of winter holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year. Dream Circle is indeed a dream lineup of Marin’s best loved children’s entertainers. Share in the true meaning of the holidays at this heart filled performance and then spend a wonderful day at the Museum.

Buy tickets: http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/store/performances/dream-circle-holiday-concert.html

 

December 17, 2011 1 pm and 5 pm
Event: Sophie and the Enchanted Toy Shop, Marin Dance Theatre

Location: Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael

Event Description: Marin Dance theatre, presents this delightful full-length, two act ballet, featuring over 150 dancers along with professional guest artists. This wonderful production has become a “must see” for the Bay Area community, as audiences marvel at the Dickens- style street scene alive with gypsies, magicians and mysterious masked players. As a kindly toymaker enters with his mischievous alley cats, he observes little Sophie, and being touched by her generous kind spirit, rewards her with an amazing journey to a beautiful Snow Kingdom. She is greeted by the elegant Snow Queen and her beautiful Snow Maidens and then continues on her way to the Enchanted Toyshop. It’s here that she’s entertained by magical toys and dancing dolls.

Following the 1 pm performance, meet the cast at the Teddy Bear Tea Party and enjoy cookies, candy canes and refreshments, and have the opportunity to take photos with the cast of several “Sophie” dancers.

More information: http://www.mdt.org

 

December 22, 2011

Event: Gingerbread Cookie Decorating and Holiday Stories

Location: Larkspur Library  

Event Description: Join us for a morning of holiday stories and crafting! We will be telling holiday stories, decorating gingerbread cookies, and creating holiday crafts, for a fun winter treat. Ages 3 and up, please have younger children accompanied by a care-giver. RSVP to the library by phone or email to library@cityoflarkspur.org

 

December 22, 2011 8:00p

Event: A Christmas Carol

Location: 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley

Event Description: Join us for a true-to-Dickens style version of A Christmas Carol, with imaginative sets, intense visuals, cinematic hues and shadow play which all bring this tale of Victorian ghosts, Scrooge's epiphanies and genuine holiday spirit from dark to light. While we slowly exit from a serious economic downturn and people the world over are encouraged to find happiness based more on spirit than finances, A Christmas Carol and its inherent message speak louder than ever

More information: http://www.142throckmortontheatre.com/event.php?eventid=1575

 

Month Long Events:

Town Center, Corte Madera

FREE SANTA PHOTOS

Santa will be here from 11 am - 4 pm on

November: Fri. 25, Sat. 26 & Sun. 27

December: Sat 3, Sun 4, Sat 10, Sun 11, Sat 17, Sun 18, Mon 19, Tues 20, Wed 21, Thur 22, Fri 23, Sat 24

 

FREE GIFT WRAP (Provided by Hospice by the Bay)

November 25th - December 11th: 11 am - 4 pm

December 12th - December 23rd: 11 am - 6 pm

Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24th: 11 am - 4 pm

 

The Village, Corte Madera

Sounds of the Season

Please visit for more information: http://www.villageatcortemadera.com/Events/Details/43323

 

Santa Photos

Visit Santa at the Santa House (located in the Macy's wing) for Photos and a FREE Gift

11am-7pm daily except Sunday through December 24th

 

Northgate Mall, San Rafael

Santa Photos

Visit Santa at the Santa House (located in the Macy's wing) for Photos and a FREE Gift

11am-7pm daily except Sunday through December 24th

 

Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito

Gingerbread Architecture Fundraiser

December 3 & 4, 10 & 11, 17 & 18

10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

December 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23

9:30, 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Let your imagination run wild as you create the most delightful gingerbread house on the block, festooned with candy canes, gumdrops, frosting and other treats. Don’t miss the sweetest event of the holiday season.

Pre-registration required: http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/store/events/gingerbread-architecture-fundraiser...