Experience the holidays in the Bay Area

The holidays are upon us! If you're looking for destinations around the Bay Area where you can enjoy winter holiday festivities with your family and friends, you've come to the right place.

Check out the local sights and sounds of the holiday season #whereyoulive using this interactive map and list of events.

INTERACTIVE MAP: Experience the holidays in the Bay Area


Locations on map in alphabetical order below:

• Bay Street, Emeryville


• California Academy of Sciences


• Christmas in the Park, San Jose

Bay Area LIFE: Christmas in the Park in San Jose
Christmas in the Park is an annual holiday tradition that takes place in the heart of Downtown San Jose at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez.

BAY AREA LIFE: Christmas in the Park, San Jose



• Christmas Tree Lane, Palo Alto


• Danville Oak Tree


• Downtown Livermore


• Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate, Oakland


• Embarcadero Center, San Francisco *ice rink


• Fairy Winterland, Oakland


• Fantasy of Lights, Los Gatos


• Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco


• Gilroy Garden's Holiday Lights


• Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Daly City


• Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo


• Jack London Square, Oakland


• Lemos Farm


• Main Street, Pleasanton


• North Gate Mall, San Rafael *ice rink


• Oakland Zoo "ZooLights"


• Parkway Estates, South San Francisco


• Pier 39, San Francisco


• San Francisco Zoo "ZooLights"


• Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train


• Santa Clara Central Park *ice rink


• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Holiday in the Park


• Union Square, San Francisco *ice rink

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Do you know of a great Bay Area holiday destination not mentioned here? Comment below!